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View of Lune Gorge – Lowgill Viaduct loop from Burneside

View of Lune Gorge – Lowgill Viaduct loop from Burneside

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View of Lune Gorge – Lowgill Viaduct loop from Burneside

03:17

45.4km

680m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 6.42 km for 835 m

After 7.60 km for 785 m

After 14.5 km for 4.63 km

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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11.7 km

Gated Road South of Shap

Highlight • Trail

The quieter way to head South from Shap (several gates and a few loose sections, but by and large gorgeous and empty!)

Tip by

21.0 km

Borrowdale Wood

Forest

24.1 km

Cattle Grid Descent, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Highlight • Trail

Off camber cattle grid at the bottom

Tip by

25.5 km

View of the Lune Gorge

Highlight • River

Lovely quiet road through the valley

Tip by

25.6 km

Howgill Lane and Lune Gorge View

Highlight • Trail

A beautiful view looking north toward Tebay into the Lune Gorge with the Howgills on the right and Whinfell on the left - the M6 and Westcoast Mainline run through this beautiful vista too

Tip by

26.8 km

Perhaps best known for the M6 motorway and the railway line that run up the other side of the River Lune, this valley is absolutely gorgeous. The gorge falls within the western boundary of the Howgill Fells.

Tip by

30.1 km

Lowgill Viaduct

Highlight • Monument

Lowgill Viaduct dates to 1859 and is Grade II-listed. The 11-arched bridge is 100 feet (30 m) high and 620 feet (189 m) long.

Tip by

45.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.2 km

6.33 km

5.35 km

2.36 km

894 m

162 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.2 km

15.9 km

6.11 km

147 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

21°C

9°C

32 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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View of Lune Gorge – Lowgill Viaduct loop from Burneside

Gated Road South of Shap

Cattle Grid Descent, Yorkshire Dales National Park

View of the Lune Gorge

Howgill Lane and Lune Gorge View

View of Lune Gorge

Lowgill Viaduct

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