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Descent towards Brothers Water – Thirlmere Reservoir Dam Road Loop from Windermere

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Descent towards Brothers Water – Thirlmere Reservoir Dam Road Loop from Windermere

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September 3, 2021

Descent towards Brothers Water – Thirlmere Reservoir Dam Road Loop from Windermere

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03:55

76.8km

19.6km/h

1,060m

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Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

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Start point

Train Station

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6.03 km

Kirkstone Pass Climb from Troutbeck

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Kirkstone Pass at 455m is the Lake Districts highest pass open to motor vehicles (and road bikes). Connecting Ambleside to the Patterdale or Windermere to Ullswater it's a useful as …

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11.6 km

Descent from Kirkstone Pass to Ullswater

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Super fast. Take care.

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12.1 km

Descent Towards Brothers Water via Kirkstone Pass

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One of the best descents in the Lake District. Passing the Kirstone Pass Inn on your right, head towards Patterdale and enjoy some spectacular views. A little 'technical' at the top so take care.

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49.1 km

Thirlmere Reservoir Dam Road

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Nice road but currently (04/22) the road to the western side of the reservoir is closed due to storm damage.

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51.1 km

Thirlmere Balcony Road

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the road on the eastern side of thirlmere is closed and may remain closed . a decision is expected in early 2024. so forget this ride

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53.8 km

Thirlmere Balcony Road

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A beautiful quiet alternative to the busy A-road on the opposite side of the reservoir. Runs to the west of Thirlmere.

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63.6 km

Grasmere Lake

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Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes and gives it's name to the village just north of the lake. It's associated with both William Wordsworth and the National Trust who …

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65.5 km

Rydal Water

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Rydal Water is one of the smaller lakes in the Lake district at about 1km long and less than 1/2km wide. It's very picturesque and was a favourite place of …

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76.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

50.5 km

18.6 km

5.60 km

1.81 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

64.8 km

11.4 km

461 m

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Descent towards Brothers Water – Thirlmere Reservoir Dam Road Loop from Windermere

Kirkstone Pass Climb from Troutbeck

Descent from Kirkstone Pass to Ullswater

Descent Towards Brothers Water via Kirkstone Pass

Thirlmere Reservoir Dam Road

Thirlmere Balcony Road

Thirlmere Balcony Road

Grasmere Lake

Rydal Water

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