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Mountain biking trails

North West England

View of Lake Windermere – Rydal Water Beach loop from Bowness-on-Windermere

Mountain biking trails

North West England

View of Lake Windermere – Rydal Water Beach loop from Bowness-on-Windermere

Moderate

4.9

(7)

37

riders

View of Lake Windermere – Rydal Water Beach loop from Bowness-on-Windermere

02:20

33.3km

460m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 393 m for 289 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1

496 m

Claife Viewing Station — View over Lake Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

At Claife Heights, is Claife Station, built in the 1790s as a viewpoint where visitors could look at Lake Windermere. It was most fashionable with tourists in the 1830s and 40s. The windows of the drawing room were the Station’s most celebrated feature; each had a different aspect, viewed through different coloured glass to enhance variations in weather and seasons. The tinted glass in these windows was intended to recreate lighting effects in the landscape. Yellow represented summer, orange was for autumn, light green for spring, and light blue for winter. There was also a dark blue for moonlight and a lilac tint to give the impression of a thunderstorm.

Tip by

2

1.76 km

View of Lake Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

Free parking if you get there early enough

Tip by

3.77 km

Fleming Wood

Forest

4

7.19 km

Joey's Café at Wray Castle

Highlight • Rest Area

Joey's Cafe at the castle - instagram.com/joeyscastle

🌱 Plant Based Kitchen & Café
🌯 Takeaway with tables
⏰ Summer times 9:30-4:30

Tip by

14.1 km

Fieldfoot Wood

Forest

6

16.1 km

Rydal Water Beach

Highlight • Beach

Easy trail- just watch out for the walkers!

Tip by

7

16.8 km

Loughrigg Terrace Path With Views of Grasmere and Rydal Water

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Cyclists and hikers share this unique panoramic path, contouring around the side of Loughrigg Fell. Best to avoid the busiest times at weekends. It gets really rocky in parts so be prepared for a bit of hike-a-bike!

Enjoy the view over Grasmere and Rydal Water as you link to the road at Red Bank.

Tip by

8

22.8 km

Stone Bridge Over the River Brathay

Highlight • River

Great of road short cut

Tip by

9

25.4 km

Gravel Trails Between Brathay, Outgate and Wray

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice way to avoid the roads into Ambleside. Good for campers in Low Wray.

Tip by

10

29.7 km

Windermere Western Shore — Gravel Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Perfect for younger or newer mountain bikers, the gravel stretch along the western shore of Windermere also makes for a scenic warm up.

Tip by

B

33.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.4 km

10.2 km

8.83 km

2.99 km

663 m

260 m

Surfaces

17.2 km

12.2 km

2.47 km

1.25 km

190 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 16 July

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