Lake Distrct

CY
CY Posts: 11
edited July 2009 in Routes
I'm having a few days awak this weekend and staying in the Lake District. I'll be based on Windermere but happy to travel.

I've looked at the Grizedale forest with its North Face trails, has anyone tried that? And can anybody recommend any other good routes in the Lakes?

Many thanks
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  • pdid
    pdid Posts: 1,065
    Have a browse here:

    http://www.ridethelakes.co.uk/cms/
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  • passout
    passout Posts: 4,425
    Biketreks in Ambleside sell routes and know their stuff. Wheelbase in Stavely is another shop which should be a good centre of information. I'm sure that they organise group rides which you could join.

    Grizedale is fine but there's plenty of natural stuff too; Garbun is great for instance. The North Face is OK if you prefer man made stuff and don't want to buy an OS map.There's great singletrack around Ings. Avoid Under Loughrigg near Ambleside - it will be packed with walkers in the summer hols.
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  • trailpuppet
    trailpuppet Posts: 381
    http://www.offroadadventures-online.com/

    http://www.mountain-bike-cumbria.co.uk/

    Maps from the shops as above, approx £2+. Biketreks do an OS extract with al the best bits for approx £5

    In Ambleside
    http://www.biketreks.net/

    In Staveley + eat at Wilfs Cafe or pub @ Ings
    http://www.wheelbase.co.uk/

    In Kendal
    http://www.evanscycles.com/

    In Keswick
    http://www.keswickbikes.co.uk/acatalog/

    Buy the appropriate OS map and enjoy the bridleways

    http://www.bogtrotters.org/list_routes.php

    Parkamoor, Claife, Kentmere,Jenkin Crag, Walna Scar

    Could try getting the shops to post you some maps, give them a call
  • CJC105
    CJC105 Posts: 26
    North face is good fun but if you can get up to whinlatter as well its more like the riding in Wales.
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  • YIMan
    YIMan Posts: 576
    Give Whinlatter a go - big uphills, big flowing downhills.
  • trailpuppet
    trailpuppet Posts: 381
    I`ll be there tomorrow @ 11ish.

    Doing south side + blue with a newbie so pushed for time due to other appointments later.
  • ed_arnold
    ed_arnold Posts: 65
    IMO the lakes is great for the more 'natural trails'. My favourites are the borrowdale bash from keswick, the trail around rydal near Ambleside, and I've heard good things about skiddaw.
  • cammer
    cammer Posts: 55
    just to let you know that the North face trail is closed this Sunday until 2pm due to a mountain bike triathlon event, plus the last downhill section is closed until the 13th due to forestry logging.

    plenty of other (better) stuff around Grizedale and the Lakes though.
  • whalley665
    whalley665 Posts: 150
    +1 for whinlatter, it is amazing! Especially the north loop.
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