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The Cockpit Stone Circle – Lowther Castle loop from Pooley Bridge

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The Cockpit Stone Circle – Lowther Castle loop from Pooley Bridge

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The Cockpit Stone Circle – Lowther Castle loop from Pooley Bridge

01:51

19.5km

430m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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Parking

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3.74 km

The Cockpit Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

Moor Divock is a flat, featureless plateau on the broad Askham Fell above Ullswater.

It is home to a number of ancient stone circles, cairns and burial mounds. Amongst them, the Cockpit Stone Circle is the most impressive, measuring 88.6 feet (27 m) in diameter.

The Cop Stone is another intriguing sight. A leaning, 5-foot (1.5 m) tall standing stone in isolation on this lonely, windswept moor.

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6.36 km

Gravel Singletrack Descent in Lake District National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A really fun singletrack gravel descent – ridable on a gravel bike.

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7.13 km

Wooden Bridge Over River Lowther

Highlight (Segment) • River

Lovely bridge over the river and short muddy clumb. It gets VERY muddy after rain but it doesn't last long!

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8.32 km

River View in Lake District National Park

Highlight • River

Lovely spot along the river – could even be a nice paddle spot too, if cattle aren't in the field!

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8.53 km

Double-track along the River Lowther

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Lovely double track through the woods along side the River Lowther.

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9.81 km

Roughly Bank Plantation

Forest

10.3 km

Lowther Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Brilliant cafe, gardens, adventure playground, walking and cycling trails.

Large free car park is a brilliant place to start a bike ride.

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11.4 km

Low Gardens Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Low Gardens Bridge spans the River Lowther at Earl Henry's Drive. It is an old Grade II listed stone arch bridge which has a new steel beam bridge next to it.

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16.0 km

Askham Fell

Highlight • Natural

Excellent speedy descent to the east. Nice soft ground.

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19.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.90 km

5.82 km

5.69 km

1.42 km

636 m

Surfaces

12.2 km

4.63 km

1.42 km

1.17 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

27°C

8°C

0 %

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August 19, 2021,Askham Fell loop via Lowther Castle

Start at public car park next to pool in Askham and follow road west out of the village onto the fell. Route is signposted as ‘Askham Fell Loop’ all way round. Really nice route with only very short sections on very quiet roads (we didn’t see a single car). Lowther cycle hire rate this as ‘moderate/challenging’ but it is really …

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The Cockpit Stone Circle – Lowther Castle loop from Pooley Bridge

The Cockpit Stone Circle

Gravel Singletrack Descent in Lake District National Park

Wooden Bridge Over River Lowther

River View in Lake District National Park

Double-track along the River Lowther

Lowther Castle

Low Gardens Bridge

Askham Fell

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