Mountain Biking in the Lake District

Introduction

Getting to the Lake District

Accommodation

Equipment

Food

Bike checks

When to ride

Rest and recovery

Routes

Maps

Timings

Rights of way

Trail centres

The dirty dozen

Pre-ride checklist

Short Loops

Route 1 Tour of Loughrigg Fell

Route 2 Spark Bridge

Route 3 Borrowdale and Whinfell

Route 4 Kendal and Brigsteer

Route 5 Hawkshead and Hodge Close

Route 6 Howtown and Askham

Route 7 Elterwater and the Langdales

Medium Loops

Route 8 Muncaster

Route 9 Winster

Route 10 High Newton and Cartmel

Route 11 Tour of Claife Heights and High Wray

Route 12 Kentmere Special

Route 13 Cleator Moor

Long Loops

Route 14 Torver and Kirkby Moor

Route 15 Grizedale Grunt

Route 16 Loadpot Hill

Route 17 Blencathra and the Old Coach Road

Route 18 Garburn and Longsleddale

Route 19 Haweswater and Gatesgarth

Route 20 Dunnerdale Enduro

Full Day Loops

Route 21 Parkamoor, Satterthwaite and Hawkshead Monster

Route 22 Tour de Windermere

Route 23 Mealbank, Borrowdalen and the Breasthigh Road

Route 24 Longsleddale, Kentmere and Troutbeck

Appendix

Appendix Bike shops in the region