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Ullswater Lakeshore Road – Pooley Bridge (2020) loop from Lowther

Ullswater Lakeshore Road – Pooley Bridge (2020) loop from Lowther

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Ullswater Lakeshore Road – Pooley Bridge (2020) loop from Lowther

03:06

61.5km

760m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 52.6 km for 100 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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609 m

Warrengill Plantation

Forest

3.18 km

Scenic Country Lanes

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Some of the best roads I’ve ridden on with no traffic. Very safe with beautiful scenery too!

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7.33 km

View of Brougham Castle

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Very picturesque castle ruins that are visible from the M6.

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7.75 km

Pathway Under Bridge Near Penrith

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This little section of bike path is very rideable on skinny slick tyres

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39.7 km

Greystoke Village Cross

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Greystoke is a village in Cumbria on the edge of the Lake District. There has been a church here since 1255 and the cross in the village square dates back to the early 1600's.

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51.5 km

Ullswater Lakeshore Road

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Lovely road along the north shore of Ullswater Lake with great climbs up Watermillock or Matterdale on the right, and the savage Kirkstone Pass straight on through Glenridding.

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52.2 km

View of Ullswater Looking South

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Beautiful spot to stop and take some pics, very busy at weekends though so best visited during the week if you can.

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52.6 km

Pooley Bridge (2020)

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Pooley Bridge got a new bridge on 23rd October 2020! The new bridge is 128ft (39 m) in length and replaces the 18th-century stone bridge that was destroyed during Storm …

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60.9 km

Highcross Wood

Forest

61.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.5 km

3.70 km

3.11 km

154 m

131 m

Surfaces

44.7 km

16.7 km

108 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Wednesday 29 July

18°C

9°C

24 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Ullswater Lakeshore Road – Pooley Bridge (2020) loop from Lowther

Scenic Country Lanes

View of Brougham Castle

Pathway Under Bridge Near Penrith

Greystoke Village Cross

Ullswater Lakeshore Road

View of Ullswater Looking South

Pooley Bridge (2020)

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