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Wha House Car Park – Hardknott Pass Summit loop from Eskdale

Wha House Car Park – Hardknott Pass Summit loop from Eskdale

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Wha House Car Park – Hardknott Pass Summit loop from Eskdale

00:40

9.25km

330m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 988 m for 52 m

After 6.41 km for 113 m

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Start point

Parking

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16 m

The Woolpack Inn

Highlight • Pub

Decent parking spot to hike Green Crag. Pay at the pub or get there early as I did and just have a polite coffee in the pub on your return. …

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1.01 km

Wha House Car Park

Highlight • Parking

A small P. The way over the Wynrose and Hardknot Pass have it all .. Absolutely drive before 9 clock! It is also a challenge for experienced motorists on the …

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2.31 km

Climb Hardknott Pass from Beckfoot

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Hardknott Pass from Beckfoot is one of the UK's toughest road climbs, with an average gradient of 13% and brutal ramps reaching 33%. The narrow, single-track road winds through stunning …

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4.70 km

View of the Lake District Valleys

Highlight • Summit

What a place to ride? An excellent place to summit as the sun sets in the west.

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4.81 km

Hardknott Pass

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The Hardknott Pass is a pass crossed by the steepest road in the United Kingdom: 28%

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4.86 km

View of the Winding Road in Lake District National Park

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4.86 km

Hardknott Pass Summit

Highlight • Summit

It is possible, just, to climb hardknott pass with bike packing gear. Put the weight forward to stop yourself falling back or sideways (which happened to half the group!). Lots …

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5.43 km

Hardknott Pass Hairpin Bends

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Ensure plenty of room ahead and behind you so you can focus on surviving :)

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9.25 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.03 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.03 km

112 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Saturday 30 May

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Wha House Car Park – Hardknott Pass Summit loop from Eskdale

The Woolpack Inn

Wha House Car Park

Climb Hardknott Pass from Beckfoot

View of the Lake District Valleys

Hardknott Pass

View of the Winding Road in Lake District National Park

Hardknott Pass Summit

Hardknott Pass Hairpin Bends

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