Lake district trail maps

duncanvale
duncanvale Posts: 18
edited November 2009 in Routes
Ive found some links for routes in the lake district but none with any maps. Would anybody have any links to mtb route maps so i can plot on wheres my path for gps routing or alternatively any gps routes. I am staying near ambleside but will travel for some good routes.

Thanks in advance

Duncan

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  • actsolutions
    actsolutions Posts: 94
    There is a few on this site with GPX files to download for your GPS.

    http://hosty.org/Brian%20and%20Charlotte/Mountain%20Biking/England/Lake%20District/

    Site is nothing to do with me but I have found it useful for getting GPS files.
  • solsurf
    solsurf Posts: 489
    Hi,

    I would strongly recommend this book http://www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/index/vi ... -books.htm

    The mountain bike book is great and fits in a pocket. Really worth the investiment.

    Make sure you go over iron keld and through the quary like being Indiana Jones! The other one you must do is over parkermoor over to coniston. best downhill.

    When you coming up here. maybe I could show a couple of routes if you were up for it

    Ambleside is a great base by the way.
    http://www.pogu.co.uk
  • trailpuppet
    trailpuppet Posts: 381
    http://www.bogtrotters.org/list_routes.php :lol:
  • duncanvale
    duncanvale Posts: 18
    cheers guys for all your replies. I am in the lakes from sat 24th Nov. May hook up with some others while i,m around.
  • ewok
    ewok Posts: 51
    If you get the chance pop into Biketreks in Ambleside. The guys there are really helpful and know all the routes up there. Everytime im up that way I try and get another route from them.
  • trailpuppet
    trailpuppet Posts: 381
    All the bike shops have small waterproof maps of the areas classics for a couple of pounds.
    If you are going to visit a shop for info do it early then they will have time to talk.
    If you are coming from the south there is ;
    Evans in Kendal
    Wheelbase in Staveley(+ Wilfs for lunch/coffee & cake if you do the Kentmere ride.Free parking btw)
    Biketreks in Ambleside
    Keswick Mountain Bikes & Cafe in Keswick.

    There are others but these are the popular ones
  • duncanvale
    duncanvale Posts: 18
    Hi,

    I am visiting ambleside next week and wondered what the state of the trails are like after all the heavy rainfalls?. Mainly my routes are ambleside, coniston, keswick,grizedale and loughrigg.

    Thanks in advance

    Duncan
  • solsurf
    solsurf Posts: 489
    Not good, I'm afraid, caution is needed as there are bridges missing and the paths have been badly eroded in places. :(
    http://www.pogu.co.uk

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