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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.
This gently undulating ride is surprisingly quiet bearing in mind its location within the…
The high rolling hills of Alston Moor separate two deep valleys which hold the upper reaches of the…
Coniston used to have its own railway line with a terminus station in the village just up from the…
The old Drove Roads and Green Roads of the Yorkshire Dales offer excellent off road challenges for…
Covering 112 miles, and the most famous passes of the Lake District, the 4 Seasons Fred Whitton…
Generally you expect to find long rolling descents on mountain bike routes in the higher peaks and…
The 174 mile Hadrian's Cycleway snakes through the entire World Heritage Site. It's a cycleway that…
This ride circumnavigates Windermere's southern basin visitng a number of vantage points and…
The Whitehaven to Ennerdale cycle path transports you from Cleator Moor to the tranquil shores of…
Take the Bike bus and enjoy a ride along the length of Lake Windermere. Staring at Backbarrow and…
Tracing the course of the River South Tyne downstream from Alston, this route provides an excellent…
Three main routes follow the River Esk along Eskdale to its mouth at Ravenglass. These are a road,…
Some of Britain’s most famous landscapes lie to the south of Keswick.
The narrow dale of Mallerstang is the uppermost and remotest part of the Eden Valley (leading to…
Leave the traffic and crowds behind to discover the glaciated valley of Langdale, tarns and…
Cycle out from Windermere and explore the lanes in this quiet corner to the south east of Lake…
There are 8 waymarked walks and 5 waymarked cycle trails, plus the North Face trail, in the…
Most of the low fells East of Coniston Water are covered by woodland and forestry plantations. The…
This route climbs out of Alston and heads down to Nenthead before exploring the fascinating upper…
Crossings of the Eden, Belah, Argill Beck, Swindale Beck and Scandal Beck rivers, plus medieval…
Cycle out from Windermere and explore the lanes in this quiet corner to the south east of Lake…
Based at the head of England's best trail centre, the Altura trail in Whinlatter Forest, Keswick. A…
Tarn Hows is a stunning local beauty spot, artificially made in the 19th Century by joining 3 tarns…
Subberthwaite Common and the Blawith Fells lie at the southwest tip of Coniston Water. Most people…
Shifting gears through one of the most beautiful parts of the country
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
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…
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…
Cumbria
Short - Easy (6.2km)/ Off-road and Bridleway. Family Route
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.
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…
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.
Staveley
Short length - Easy (16km)/Road and Cycle Path.
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…
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.
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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