Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 3, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.66 km for 111 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.08 km

Keswick

Highlight • Settlement

Found a few miles from the banks of Derwentwater Lake, Keswick is one of the most famous towns in the Lake District. Here, you will find a huge number of …

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4.73 km

Portinscale Suspension Footbridge

Highlight • River

The main road from Keswick to Cockermouth used to take you through the village of Portinscale via a two arched stone bridge known as the Long Bridge. There were plans …

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8.72 km

View of Bassenthwaite Lake from Whinlatter Pass

Highlight • Lake

At the layby there's a fabulous view of Bassenthwaite Lake, the fourth-largest among the lakes in the Lake District.

The River Derwent serves as both its primary inflow and outflow, ultimately emptying into the Irish Sea at Workington.

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11.0 km

Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Great shop, Craig was a legend and stayed late when we showed up at closing time to help my friend with replacements for the contaminated rotor and pads he’d somehow …

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11.3 km

Whinlatter Pass

Highlight • Climb

Winding its way through Thornthwaite Forest with views over Lorton Valley and Bassenthwaite Lake, Whinlatter Pass is one of the most beautiful areas of the Lake District. At the top …

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20.1 km

Views from Hundith Hill Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

31.9 km

Ouse Bridge and View of Bassenthwaite Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

From this delightful little bridge and its surroundings at the northern end of Bassenthwaite is a wonderful view of the North and North Western Lakeland Fells. Bassenthwaite's location in the …

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32.3 km

Bassenthwaite Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the many stunning lakes in the Lake District, Bassenthwaite stretches for 4 miles (6.4 km) amongst the hills. There are no major settlements on the lake, instead you …

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38.5 km

Brackenplatt Wood

Forest

48.4 km

Sheepclose Plantation

Forest

49.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.6 km

9.52 km

2.59 km

881 m

327 m

154 m

Surfaces

44.6 km

3.98 km

168 m

159 m

111 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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