Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 31, 2024

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6.37 km

Bridleway to Kentmere

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A gentle, but very pleasant climb and a similar descent whichever way you tackle it.

On a good day, the views are, as you'd expect, spectacular, and it's surprisingly quiet despite its proximity to the Ambleside and Windermere walking honeypots.

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7.95 km

Lunsty Howe doubletrack, Kentmere Hall

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A thrilling descent or testing climb, with stony doubletrack and Hall Wood to the side of the dry stone wall.

The views from here are just breathtaking, but you should probably be concentrating on where you're going!

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11.5 km

Shipman Knotts Byway

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This wide and rocky byway is steep in places, with a number of gates en route to tackle. It's all worth it though as you wind around the southern slopes of Shipman Knotts with spectacular Lakeland views.

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13.9 km

Sadgill Bridleway

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Gets rougher- not too bad for mountain bikes but rough for my skills on skinnier tyres though I’m sure it’s doable.

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16.1 km

Gatescarth Pass

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Not the most technical, no, this is a packhorse doubletrack all the way, with everything that entails, but it's still a stiff climb in both length and height. Your legs …

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21.7 km

Nan Bield Pass

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As you'd perhaps expect, biking the pass from north to south is no small matter. Passing up by Small Water Crag, the pass is extremely steep, and you'll no doubt …

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35.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

11.3 km

8.35 km

996 m

117 m

Surfaces

16.3 km

7.89 km

7.55 km

2.06 km

1.68 km

117 m

< 100 m

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