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The Boat House Cafe – Off road round Elterwater Loop from Far Sawrey

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The Boat House Cafe – Off road round Elterwater Loop from Far Sawrey

David Milligan planned a bike ride

July 10, 2021

The Boat House Cafe – Off road round Elterwater Loop from Far Sawrey

Hard

03:27

49.2km

14.3km/h

750m

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Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 29.7 km for 199 m

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3.10 km

The Boat House Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Not only beer and cakes but they do breakfasts and have a TV screen of the Esthwaite Water Osprey nest.
You can also rent electric boats to take out on Esthwaite Water and view the Ospreys from the water.

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12.9 km

Regional Route 37 — Skelwith Bridge to Brathay

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Takes you off the main road but it's much hillier and slower

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16.1 km

Skelwith Force

Highlight • Waterfall

Skelwith Force is one of the smaller waterfalls in the Lake District but is still impressive. You can walk up a boardwalk to a viewpoint on large rocks.

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16.5 km

Elterwater Cycle Path

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Elterwater is a wonderful lake in Langdale Valley. A smooth gravel trail leads around the water's edge, through shaded woodlands. Hugged by emerald fells, this is a beautiful spot in the Lake District.

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25.3 km

Climb to Blea Tarn

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Stunning road section between Little and Great Langdale valleys

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29.8 km

Blea Tarn

Highlight • Viewpoint

The roads to and from Blea Tarn are absolutely spectacular. For cyclists, the climb from the North (Oxendale) is the toughest (best) and is one of the best climbs in the Lakes.

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40.6 km

Coniston Cycleways

Highlight • Cycleway

Cycle path heads out of Coniston towards Tilbetthwaite

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43.9 km

Swallows & Amazons Tearoom

Highlight • Cafe

Great Tearoom (and B&B) in farmhouse upon which Arthur Ransome based Holly Howe for the Swallows and Amazons children's stories, and was used as a location for the 1974 film.

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49.2 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.6 km

6.35 km

3.17 km

1.52 km

754 m

730 m

Surfaces

31.8 km

11.4 km

3.07 km

1.46 km

1.08 km

332 m

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The Boat House Cafe – Off road round Elterwater Loop from Far Sawrey

The Boat House Cafe

Regional Route 37 — Skelwith Bridge to Brathay

Skelwith Force

Elterwater Cycle Path

Climb to Blea Tarn

Blea Tarn

Coniston Cycleways

Swallows & Amazons Tearoom

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