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Mention the Lake District to any cyclist enthusiast and their faces will light up at the thought of shifting gears through one of the most beautiful parts of the country. From gentle country lanes and flat cycle paths skirting alongside a lake to long-distance trails and iconic mountain ascents that will challenge even the fittest cyclist, the Lake District is perfect cycling territory. There’s plenty for off-roaders and mountain bikers too, with a range of challenging trails at Grizedale and Whinlatter forests as well as plenty of outfits that will test and improve your riding skills. Bring the family and follow one of our family friendly cycling routes, enjoy tours by electric bike or sign up for a Sky Ride. And you don’t even have to bring bikes with you, with plenty of spots that will rent them – including electric bikes.
 

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Lindale
Lindale

This gently undulating ride is surprisingly quiet bearing in mind its location within the…

Cycle Route
Cycle Route

The high rolling hills of Alston Moor separate two deep valleys which hold the upper reaches of the…

Tour of Coniston Water & the Torver Trail
Tour of Coniston Water & the Torver Trail

Coniston used to have its own railway line with a terminus station in the village just up from the…

High Pike and the flanks of Great Coum
High Pike and the flanks of Great Coum

The old Drove Roads and Green Roads of the Yorkshire Dales offer excellent off road challenges for…

Ennerdale - Coniston
Ennerdale - Coniston

Covering 112 miles, and the most famous passes of the Lake District, the 4 Seasons Fred Whitton…

Tour of Tiberthwaite and Tarn Hows
Tour of Tiberthwaite and Tarn Hows

Generally you expect to find long rolling descents on mountain bike routes in the higher peaks and…

Hadrian's Cycleway (NCN 72)
Hadrian's Cycleway (NCN 72)

The 174 mile Hadrian's Cycleway snakes through the entire World Heritage Site. It's a cycleway that…

Tour of Lake Windermere.
Tour of Lake Windermere.

This ride circumnavigates Windermere's southern basin visitng a number of vantage points and…

Ennerdale Water
Ennerdale Water

The Whitehaven to Ennerdale cycle path transports you from Cleator Moor to the tranquil shores of…

Backbarrow
Backbarrow

Take the Bike bus and enjoy a ride along the length of Lake Windermere. Staring at Backbarrow and…

River South Tyne
River South Tyne

Tracing the course of the River South Tyne downstream from Alston, this route provides an excellent…

Eskdale and Ravenglass
Eskdale and Ravenglass

Three main routes follow the River Esk along Eskdale to its mouth at Ravenglass. These are a road,…

The Borrowdale Bash
The Borrowdale Bash

Some of Britain’s most famous landscapes lie to the south of Keswick.

Mallerstang
Mallerstang

The narrow dale of Mallerstang is the uppermost and remotest part of the Eden Valley (leading to…

Discover Langdale by Bike
Discover Langdale by Bike

Leave the traffic and crowds behind to discover the glaciated valley of Langdale, tarns and…

Windermere to Fell Foot off Road.
Windermere to Fell Foot off Road.

Cycle out from Windermere and explore the lanes in this quiet corner to the south east of Lake…

Walking & Cycling Trails at Grizedale
Walking & Cycling Trails at Grizedale

There are 8 waymarked walks and 5 waymarked cycle trails, plus the North Face trail, in the…

Grizedale Forest and Selside from Coniston
Grizedale Forest and Selside from Coniston

Most of the low fells East of Coniston Water are covered by woodland and forestry plantations. The…

Newshield & West Allendale
Newshield & West Allendale

This route climbs out of Alston and heads down to Nenthead before exploring the fascinating upper…

Eden Rivers
Eden Rivers

Crossings of the Eden, Belah, Argill Beck, Swindale Beck and Scandal Beck rivers, plus medieval…

Rides from the Bike Bus, Windermere to Fell Foot.
Rides from the Bike Bus, Windermere to Fell Foot.

Cycle out from Windermere and explore the lanes in this quiet corner to the south east of Lake…

Cyclewise Whinlatter
Cyclewise Whinlatter

Based at the head of England's best trail centre, the Altura trail in Whinlatter Forest, Keswick. A…

Tarn Hows
Tarn Hows

Tarn Hows is a stunning local beauty spot, artificially made in the 19th Century by joining 3 tarns…

Subberthwaite Common
Subberthwaite Common

Subberthwaite Common and the Blawith Fells lie at the southwest tip of Coniston Water. Most people…

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  • 1Lindale
  • 2Cycle Route
  • 3Tour of Coniston Water & the Torver Trail
  • 4High Pike and the flanks of Great Coum
  • 5Ennerdale - Coniston
  • 6Tour of Tiberthwaite and Tarn Hows
  • 7Hadrian's Cycleway (NCN 72)
  • 8Tour of Lake Windermere.
  • 9Ennerdale Water
  • 10Backbarrow
  • 11River South Tyne
  • 12Eskdale and Ravenglass
  • 13The Borrowdale Bash
  • 14Mallerstang
  • 15Discover Langdale by Bike
  • 16Windermere to Fell Foot off Road.
  • 17Walking & Cycling Trails at Grizedale
  • 18Grizedale Forest and Selside from Coniston
  • 19Newshield & West Allendale
  • 20Eden Rivers
  • 21Rides from the Bike Bus, Windermere to Fell Foot.
  • 22Cyclewise Whinlatter
  • 23Tarn Hows
  • 24Subberthwaite Common
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  1. Whitehaven & St. Bees Head
    Whitehaven & St. Bees Head

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    Cumbria, CA22 2DB

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Head for the coast and then follow Hadrian’s Cycleway to Whitehaven via the attractive villages of St Bees and Sandwith, with a short diversion to the lighthouse at St Bees Head.

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  2. Edge of Lakeland
    Edge of Lakeland

    Address

    Penrith, CA11 7TP

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Cycle your way steadily westwards, marvelling at the increasingly dramatic views of high Lakeland fells which rise up steeply behind the villages of Mosedale and Mungrisdale.

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  3. Rides from the Bike Bus, Windermere to Fell Foot.
    Rides from the Bike Bus, Windermere to Fell Foot.

    Address

    Windermere, Cumbria

    info@windermereinfo.co.uk

    Cumbria

    Cycle out from Windermere and explore the lanes in this quiet corner to the south east of Lake Windermere. Finish the ride at Fell Foot park on the lake shore and let the Bike Bus bring you back to Windermere.

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  4. whitehaven harbour to ennerdale bridge
    whitehaven harbour to ennerdale bridge

    Address

    Whitehaven, Cumbria

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Cumbria

    Great cycling activities for all the family in the Lake District and Cumbria. With mountains and valleys, miles of mature forest, endless lake and coastal shores, the landscape of Cumbria makes an amazing place to go cycling.

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  5. Skiddaw Loop
    Skiddaw Loop

    Address

    Keswick, Cumbria, CA12

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    keswicktic@lake-district.gov.uk

    Cumbria

    One of the Lakeland classics. Bikers have been enjoying this route since the dawn of cycling. A cycling club called ‘The Rough Stuff Fellowship’ record following this route in the 1920s on their trusty touring bikes.

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  6. C2C - Sea to Sea Cycle Route (NCN 71)
    C2C - Sea to Sea Cycle Route (NCN 71)

    Address

    -

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    140 miles cross-country route linking Whitehaven or Workington with Sunderland or Newcastle. Mostly on-road but some sections off-road. This is a Sustrans national cycle route.

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  7. Grizedale Forest and Parkamoor
    Grizedale Forest and Parkamoor

    Address

    Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8EH

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Cumbria

    Most of the low fells east of Coniston Water are covered by woodland and forestry plantations. The extensive network of access tracks within the forest has some way marked and colour-coded mountain bike routes - which are particularly ideal for…

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  8. Coniston Water
    Coniston Water

    Address

    Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8EH

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Cumbria

    Coniston used to have its own railway line with a terminus station in the village just up from the Sun Hotel. It was connected to the Furness Railway at Foxfield but sadly it was abandoned in 1958. The track bed has since then been unused (apart…

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  9. Hodge Close Quarry
    Hodge Close Quarry

    Address

    Little Langdale, Cumbria, LA22 9PA

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Cumbria

    An enjoyable mountain bike ride on gravel and stony tracks with views across the Langdale Pikes and down into the depths of Hodge Close.

    Distance: 3.85 miles (6.2km).

    Nearest Town: Ambleside.

    Start Location: Tilberthwaite Car Park…

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  10. Coast to Coast Packhorse
    Coast to Coast Packhorse

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    Coast to Coast Packhorse, 20, Wild Boar, St Lukes Road, Kirkby Stephen, Cumbria, CA17 4HT

    Telephone

    017683 71777

    enquiries@c2cpackhorse.co.uk

    St Lukes Road, Kirkby Stephen

    Package Holidays and Support Services for Wainwright's Coast to Coast Path plus bespoke Coast to Coast Cycle Routes and Packages from St Bees to Robin Hood's Bay.

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  11. Cumbria Cycle Way
    Cumbria Cycle Way

    Address

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    website@cumbriatourism.org

    260 miles circular route (on-road) around Cumbria exploring parts of the county rarely explored by tourists. Being circular it can be started anywhere on the route: Carlisle, the Eden and Lune Valleys, Morecambe Bay, the West Coast and Solway Firth…

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  12. Subberthwaite Common
    Subberthwaite Common

    Address

    Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8EH

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Cumbria

    Subberthwaite Common and the Blawith Fells lie at the southwest tip of Coniston Water. Most people tend to ignore this quiet corner of Lakeland and speed on by to the greater heights of the nearby Coniston Fells. This is a pity as this attractive…

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  13. Windermere Lake Shore
    Windermere Lake Shore

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    Windermere, Cumbria

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Cumbria

    Short - Easy (6.2km)/ Off-road and Bridleway. Family Route

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  14. North Face Trail
    North Face Trail

    Address

    Grizedale Forest & Visitor Centre, Grizedale, Hawkshead, Cumbria, LA22 0QJ

    Telephone

    0300 067 4495

    grizedale@forestryengland.uk

    Hawkshead

    The North Face trail is a single track trail designed for experienced mountain bikers with better quality mountain bikes. Please be aware that this trail is not for tag-alongs or trailers bikes.

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  15. Tour of Skiddaw
    Tour of Skiddaw

    Address

    Keswick, Cumbria, CA12

    keswicktic@lake-district.gov.uk

    Cumbria

    North of Skiddaw lies an area of high moors and rolling hills. Bleak and lonely – these fells do not attract the crowds as do their southern neighbours. Great sweeps of open fells dominate the landscape relieved only by the becks. Penetrating this…

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  16. Orton Fells
    Orton Fells

    Address

    Appleby Tourist Information Centre, Moot Hall, Boroughgate, Appleby-in-Westmorland, Cumbria, CA16 6XE

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    tic@applebytown.org.uk

    Boroughgate, Appleby-in-Westmorland

    Ancient Orton village (with its own chocolate factory) makes a welcome midway refreshment stop after you’ve ridden out of the Eden Valley and entered the grey limestone of the Orton Fells area.

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  17. Kent Valley
    Kent Valley

    Address

    Kendal, Staveley

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Staveley

    Short length - Easy (16km)/Road and Cycle Path.

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  18. 4 Seasons Fred Whitton - 4 Day Tour
    4 Seasons Fred Whitton - 4 Day Tour

    Address

    Coniston, Cumbria, LA21 8EH

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Cumbria

    Covering 112 miles, and the most famous passes of the Lake District, the 4 Seasons Fred Whitton Bike Tour follows the annual sportive route but can be completed 365 days a year at your own pace. It's a fantastic opportunity for individuals, groups…

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  19. Troutbeck and Staveley
    Troutbeck and Staveley

    Address

    Bowness on Windermere, Cumbria

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Cumbria

    This tour visits Windermere's neighbouring villages of Staveley and Troubeck, making use of the network of back lanes and cycle paths that weave through the intervening fells.

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  20. Seascale to Cold Fell
    Seascale to Cold Fell

    Address

    Cumbria, CA20 1NS

    Telephone

    01539 822222

    website@cumbriatourism.org

    Tide to tops....a route with everything from a beach-side spin, quiet villages and the wild and open views of the western fells.

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