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St John'S Castlerigg And Wythburn

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

Moderate

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

03:06

61.6km

800m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.9 km for 101 m

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Parking

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8.83 km

Gills Row and View of Blencathra

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One of the nicest ways in which you can avoid the A66 and the obvious way in which you would avoid the A66.

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16.8 km

Descent from Matterdale to Ullswater

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The decent on the A5091 from Matterdale End to Ullswater is super nice with good roads and views to boot. The scenery is simply sublime to look at, and after …

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20.9 km

View of Hallin Fell

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View from Gowbarrow Bay

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23.2 km

View of Ullswater

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View of Ullswater

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24.3 km

View of Ullswater

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View from Watermillock

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25.8 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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26.9 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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40.3 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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61.6 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

34.2 km

22.1 km

4.47 km

528 m

325 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.6 km

16.1 km

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Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Friday 22 May

17°C

11°C

13 %

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