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Whinlatter Mountain Bike Trails – View of Derwent Water loop from Grange

Mountain biking trails

North West England

Whinlatter Mountain Bike Trails – View of Derwent Water loop from Grange

Moderate

5.0

(3)

29

riders

Whinlatter Mountain Bike Trails – View of Derwent Water loop from Grange

02:58

34.6km

870m

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 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 12.6 km for 76 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

324 m

Borrowdale Rainforest National Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

1.44 km

Grange Old School

Alpine Hut

3

4.58 km

View of Keswick Across Derwent Water

Highlight • Lake

Just ride it. Mostly road but on the west side, generally quiet. East Side is where the buses and campervans prowl...

Tip by

10.4 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

5

11.4 km

View of Skiddaw from the Quercus Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

Pinch yourself, are you really in the UK? This stunning vista over to Skiddaw is a highlight of the Quercus Trail.

Tip by

6

12.4 km

Whinlatter Mountain Bike Trails

Highlight • MTB Park

Whinlatter Forest offers breathtaking views of the Lake District. The forest's purpose-built mountain bike trails, designed to take full advantage of the rugged terrain, were voted the second-best trail centre …

Tip by

7

13.0 km

Gruffalo Viewpoint

Highlight • Forest

Nice new viewpoint with picnic tables to rest and admire the view before your descent into the forest.

Tip by

8

13.5 km

Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Great shop, Craig was a legend and stayed late when we showed up at closing time to help my friend with replacements for the contaminated rotor and pads he’d somehow …

Tip by

9

13.7 km

Start of the North Loop Bike Trails

Highlight • Trail

Start point and map

Tip by

10

21.9 km

Whinlatter South Loop — Bike Trail

Highlight • Forest

Start/end of the trails

Tip by

11

28.5 km

View of Derwent Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice quiet road from Grange to Portinscale has some superb viewpoints over Derwent water and the valley

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B

34.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.9 km

9.08 km

2.69 km

1.88 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.6 km

9.22 km

7.10 km

2.59 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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