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    Mountain Biking in the Lake District, Guide Review

    Sep 27, 2020 by Ian Carruthers | This post may contain affiliate links.

    Mountain Biking in the Lake District

    Mountain Biking in the Lake District is a guidebook of 24 short, medium, long and full-day mountain bike routes in the Lake District. The graded circular rides are arranged by difficulty, from Kendal to Cleator Moor in the far north-west and Keswick to Winster in the Lyth Valley. The Lake District has plentiful and varied trails offering some of the best MTB riding in the UK. The routes described in this guide offer spectacular views of the famous lakes and great memories time and time again.

    REVIEW

    I don't get to go up to the lake District as much as I like, it used to be a yearly occurrence growing up to visit relatives. Now the trips are not as regular, but each time I get up there this book goes with me and gives me inspiration for some mountain bike routes.

    Each route come with an easy to follow set of instructions, even if when trying to follow them sometimes working out which trail or track to take isn't always clear. This is where the Ordnance Survey map extract with the route on comes in handy. The directions steps are marked on both the map and the elevation, which helps when the road ahead isn't as clear as you'd like it to be.

    The physical book is well made having a robust plastic cover and a handy built in bookmark to allow for quick route checking. This may not sound that exciting but when your caught in a downpour trying to navigate back to the car, having a guide book that will survive and can the route quickly access is most beneficial.

    You can buy the guide on Amazon.

    Guide content

    Short Loops

    Route 1 Tour of Loughrigg Fell
    Route Grade: easy. Distance 12km
    Route 2 Spark Bridge
    Route Grade: easy. Distance 16.5km
    Route 3 Borrowdale and Whinfell
    Route Grade: easy. Distance 16km
    Route 4 Kendal and Brigsteer
    Route Grade: easy. Distance 19km
    Route 5 Hawkshead and Hodge Close
    Route Grade: easy. Distance 21km
    Route 6 Howtown and Askham
    Route Grade: easy. Distance 23.5km
    Route 7 Elterwater and the Langdales
    Route Grade: hard. Distance 18km

    Medium Loops

    Route 8 Muncaster
    Route Grade: easy. Distance 18km
    Route 9 Winster
    Route Grade: easy. Distance 22.5km
    Route 10 High Newton and Cartmel
    Route Grade: easy. Distance 27.5km
    Route 11 Tour of Claife Heights and High Wray
    Route Grade: hard. Distance 20.5km
    Route 12 Kentmere Special
    Route Grade: hard. Distance 22.5km
    Route 13 Cleator Moor

    Route Grade: hard. Distance 24km

    Long Loops

    Route 14 Torver and Kirkby Moor
    Route Grade: easy. Distance 32km
    Route 15 Grizedale Grunt
    Route Grade: hard. Distance 26km/29km
    Route 16 Loadpot Hill
    Route Grade: hard. Distance 28km
    Route 17 Blencathra and the Old Coach Road
    Route Grade: hard. Distance 41.5km
    Route 18 Garburn and Longsleddale
    Route Grade: very hard. Distance 29km
    Route 19 Haweswater and Gatesgarth
    Route Grade: very hard. Distance 29km
    Route 20 Dunnerdale Enduro
    Route Grade: very hard. Distance 33.5km

    Full Day Loops

    Route 21 Parkamoor, Satterthwaite and Hawkshead Monster
    Route Grade: hard. Distance 37km
    Route 22 Tour de Windermere
    Route Grade: hard. Distance 64km
    Route 23 Mealbank, Borrowdale and the Breasthigh Road
    Route Grade: very hard. Distance 38.5km
    Route 24 Longsleddale, Kentmere and Troutbeck
    Route Grade: very hard. Distance 40km

    If this review has sparked your interest in Mountain Biking in the Lake District then check out our Lake District rides!

    Mountain Biking in the Lake District, contains 24 short, medium, long and full-day mountain bike routes in the Lake District.  Grab a copy on Amazon now.
    Don't forget to check out my favourite Lake District routes!

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