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: June 12, 2024

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.98 km

Lickbarrow Road

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Gets you quickly away from the traffic and people into a steep but lovely way out of Bowness.

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16.4 km

Brigsteer Causeway

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Miles of beautiful, flat, open and traffic-free roads in in the Lyth Valley.

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19.8 km

Bay Cycleway (NCN 700) – Cold Dark North Section

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This is a great traffic-free link that avoids the busy A590. It's a lovely smooth surface with great views and is part of the Bay Cycleway (NCN 700).

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22.7 km

Heather's Lane

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Heather's Lane offers a much better alternative than the dual carriageway through the Lyth.

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25.6 km

Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss

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Nice quiet lanes on NCN70 between the A590 and the Milnthorpe Sands.
Foulshaw Moss nature reserve is to the east, look out for Ospreys which nest here.

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32.8 km

Grange-over-Sands Promenade

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The promenade along the Morecombe Bay sea front of Grange over Sands offers a good surface and great views.

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45.4 km

Gummer's How Climb

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While not a major Lake District climb, from the west this is a particularly nasty short climb, you are pretty much straight into it from the off and clipping in …

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61.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

53.6 km

2.59 km

1.79 km

1.78 km

1.72 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.7 km

15.7 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (230 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

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Saturday 6 December

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Lickbarrow Road

Brigsteer Causeway

Bay Cycleway (NCN 700) – Cold Dark North Section

Heather's Lane

Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss

Grange-over-Sands Promenade

Gummer's How Climb

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