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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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Cumbria
This ride circumnavigates Windermere's southern basin visitng a number of vantage points and returning via a ride across it on the car ferry.
Not a light undertaking with some challenging climbing, particularly the infamous Walna Scar Road.
The loop begins by skirting along the edge of the fells with dramatic and atmospheric views over the valleys of the River Keekle and Dub Beck to distant villages and the rearing hills beyond.
Cumbria
Each of the three roads out of Coniston village are traced for part of their route by cycle paths. They offer traffic free cycling along easy travel tracks passing through some very pleasant landscape. The one alongside the A593 Ambleside Road and…
Cumbria
Generally you expect to find long rolling descents on mountain bike routes in the higher peaks and fells. However, tucked away amongst the low fells around Tilberthwaite and Tarn Hows are two trails that break this convention. The first one is an…
Lowick Green, Coniston
Really friendly company offering the best quality experience in gorge walking, canoeing, rock climbing and more for groups, families and individuals. Great adventures, equipment, facilities and service. Book online.
Cumbria
This route climbs out of Alston and heads down to Nenthead before exploring the fascinating upper reaches of the West Allen Valley.
Millom
This ride along the sea wall gives spectacular wide open views across the Duddon estuary and out to sea, to wild waves and stunning sunsets.
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
Some of Britain’s most famous landscapes lie to the south of Keswick.
72 miles of spectacular scenery in the heart of the Lake District. It starts in Ulverston and passes through Coniston, Elterwater, Grasmere, Keswick, Threlkeld, Skiddaw, and Bassenthwaite before finally finishing in Carlisle.
Our shortest route has no huge hills to tackle, but the lofty northern fells are an ever-present backdrop as you ride westwards along quiet country lanes to the pretty village of Greystoke and back.
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
Ride on a traffic free route by Windermere lake shore. Climb through the trees to emerge on Claife Heights, with grand views of the Coniston fells and pass the delightfully-named. Wise Een and Moss Eccles Tarns. Tis route is about 25% off r
A 72 mile network of cycle routes linking off road sections on disused railways with the minor road system. The route links Cockermouth, Workington, Distington, Whitehaven, Cleator Moor and Ennerdale. There are branches from Cleator Moor to Egremont…
Cumbria
Generally you expect to find long rolling descents on mountain bike routes in the higher peaks and fells. However, tucked away amongst the low fells around Tilberthwaite and Tarn Hows are two trails that break this convention. The first one is an…
Braithwaite, Keswick
Whinlatter Forest is home to the longest purpose-built mountain bike trail in the Lake District. At 19k long and rising to over 500m, the Altura Trail puts the mountain back into biking
Cumbria
Three main routes follow the River Esk along Eskdale to its mouth at Ravenglass. These are a road, a narrow gauge railway (Ravenglass to Eskdale Railway) and, of most interest to mountain bikers, a bridleway. The bridleway starts at Whahouse Bridge…
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 forestry has some way marked and colour-coded mountain bike routes - which are particularly ideal for…
National Route 7 goes from Penrith to Inverness. Part of the Lochs and Glens (South) route.
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