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Ullswater Lakeshore Road – Pooley Bridge (2020) loop from Lowther

Ullswater Lakeshore Road – Pooley Bridge (2020) loop from Lowther

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Ullswater Lakeshore Road – Pooley Bridge (2020) loop from Lowther

02:32

52.4km

500m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 34.4 km for 271 m

After 35.2 km for 101 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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717 m

Warrengill Plantation

Forest

3.29 km

Scenic Country Lanes

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Some of the best roads I’ve ridden on with no traffic. Very safe with beautiful scenery too!

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7.44 km

View of Brougham Castle

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Very picturesque castle ruins that are visible from the M6.

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23.7 km

Greystoke Village Cross

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Greystoke is a village in Cumbria on the edge of the Lake District. There has been a church here since 1255 and the cross in the village square dates back to the early 1600's.

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32.5 km

View of Ullswater

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View from Watermillock

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34.0 km

Ullswater Lakeshore Road

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Lovely road along the north shore of Ullswater Lake with great climbs up Watermillock or Matterdale on the right, and the savage Kirkstone Pass straight on through Glenridding.

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34.5 km

View of Ullswater from the Ullswater Way

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Ullswater is the second largest lake in the Lake District. It formed in a glacial trough where the glacier scraped out the valley bottom and then dammed the end with …

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34.8 km

View of Ullswater Looking South

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Beautiful spot to stop and take some pics, very busy at weekends though so best visited during the week if you can.

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35.2 km

Pooley Bridge (2020)

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Pooley Bridge got a new bridge on 23rd October 2020! The new bridge is 128ft (39 m) in length and replaces the 18th-century stone bridge that was destroyed during Storm …

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52.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.4 km

9.26 km

2.10 km

501 m

149 m

Surfaces

37.5 km

14.5 km

447 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (260 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Monday 25 May

24°C

12°C

35 %

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Ullswater Lakeshore Road – Pooley Bridge (2020) loop from Lowther

Scenic Country Lanes

View of Brougham Castle

Greystoke Village Cross

View of Ullswater

Ullswater Lakeshore Road

View of Ullswater from the Ullswater Way

View of Ullswater Looking South

Pooley Bridge (2020)

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