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North West England

Drigg And Carleton

Birker Fell Road – Birker Fell loop from Drigg

Road cycling routes

North West England

Drigg And Carleton

Birker Fell Road – Birker Fell loop from Drigg

Hard

60

riders

Birker Fell Road – Birker Fell loop from Drigg

02:55

55.4km

940m

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: August 9, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

13.4 km

Birker Fell Road

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Arguably the best road in the UK you've never heard of. Go and ride it. Immediately.

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2

17.2 km

Birker Fell

Highlight • Summit

Possibly the best of all the Lake District fells. Arguably.

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3

21.3 km

Birker Fell 25% Climb from Ulpha

Highlight • Climb

They mean it too!

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22.0 km

Mill Close

Forest

22.5 km

Low Wood

Forest

6

28.2 km

Duddon Valley

Highlight • Natural

The road through Eskdale is very nice to cycle very picturesque and not to much traffic

Tip by

7

32.7 km

Hardknott Pass Climb from Cockley Beck

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

For many people the hardest climb in the UK thanks to murderously steep 33% spikes that will severely test even the strongest climbers

Tip by

8

34.6 km

View of the Lake District Valleys

Highlight • Summit

What a place to ride? An excellent place to summit as the sun sets in the west.

Tip by

9

34.7 km

Climb Hardknott Pass from Beckfoot

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Hardknott Pass from Beckfoot is one of the UK's toughest road climbs, with an average gradient of 13% and brutal ramps reaching 33%. The narrow, single-track road winds through stunning …

Tip by

10

43.7 km

Hardknott Pass Climb

Highlight • Climb

Whilst you have 3-4 miles to change your mind, they mean it, Hardknott lies beyond!

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B

55.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

54.1 km

1.26 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

50.0 km

5.42 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Thursday 8 October

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79 %

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