Windermere Ferry Crossing – Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss loop from Hawkshead

Windermere Ferry Crossing – Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss loop from Hawkshead

Moderate

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Windermere Ferry Crossing – Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss loop from Hawkshead

03:39

73.5km

800m

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: August 13, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 64.2 km for 71 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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13.2 km

Sun Hill Climb

Highlight • Climb

Horrible little climb up from the main road at Troutbeck to the back road

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18.9 km

This is the Bowness Nab ferry terminal on the east side of Windermere. The ferry takes bikes and the crossing is around 10 minutes.

For fares and times see: westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/parking-streets-and-transport/windermere-ferry

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26.5 km

Winster Woods

Highlight • Cycleway

Lovely quiet lanes through the woods between Winster and Bowland Bridge

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32.6 km

Descent Toward Witherslack

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fast flowing descent toward Witherslack heading South - lovely lane

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33.3 km

Hell Moss

Forest

37.8 km

Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice quiet lanes on NCN70 between the A590 and the Milnthorpe Sands.
Foulshaw Moss nature reserve is to the east, look out for Ospreys which nest here.

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42.6 km

View of Morecambe Bay

Highlight • Beach

48.6 km

The Mallard Tea Shop

Highlight • Cafe

An ace little cafe stop in Cartmel that's well worth a stop by and wonderfully cyclist-friendly. It's named after the ducks on the nearby River Eea that are always looking for crumbs!

Check out seasonal opening times here: unsworthsyard.co.uk/mallard-tea-shopnest

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60.0 km

Newby Bridge and the River Leven Weir

Highlight • River

Newby Bridge is a hamlet situated on the banks of River Leven at the southern end of Lake Windermere. Historically part of Lancashire, it takes its name from the five-arched …

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