Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Great Dun Fell Climb loop from Penrith (North Lakes)

Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Great Dun Fell Climb loop from Penrith (North Lakes)

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Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Great Dun Fell Climb loop from Penrith (North Lakes)

03:42

62.1km

1,130m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: July 19, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

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After 62.0 km for 228 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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5.96 km

Strawberry Hill Climb

Highlight • Climb

This is a seemingly endless drag up from the valley to get you back in Penrith. Lovely but hard work

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7.05 km

Eden Valley Lanes North-East of Penrith

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice lanes which are a bit flatter than most of the surrounding area. Good opportunity to go a bit faster than usual.

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25.0 km

Great Dun Fell Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Great Dun Fell is one mighty road climb heading up onto the Pennines and summiting at 2,900 feet (895 m), with an average gradient of 9% ramping up to a …

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25.4 km

Great Dun Fell Radar Station

Highlight • Climb

Plenty of climbing in the remaining 5km after that first farm. Take it easy and save yourself.

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40.7 km

Scenic Road Between Dufton and Milburn

Highlight • Cycleway

Quiet, quite flat roads between the Lake District to the West and the Pennines to the East with beautiful views of both.

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53.8 km

In the darkness of an early March morning in 1968 the 300 year old stone bridge collapsed leaving a 70m gap.
A "temporary" girder bridge was constructed as a replacement but this has been used ever since.

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62.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

44.3 km

9.58 km

5.67 km

2.16 km

414 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.4 km

30.7 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (830 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

12°C

6°C

54 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 33.0 km/h

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Comments

September 3, 2024,Great Dun Fell

I decided to go up Great Dun Fell today (couldn’t resist the temptation as I was so close and had heard good things about it) and the weather was on my side again. It’s a great climb - though very uneven in gradients - with testing ramps. However going up it I was rewarded with superb views so well worth …