Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Windermere and Coniston water loop from Grange-over-Sands

Routes

Bike touring routes & trails

Windermere and Coniston water loop from Grange-over-Sands

Hard

4.8

(6)

riders

Windermere and Coniston water loop from Grange-over-Sands

04:48

69.3km

1,030m

Cycling

Embark on the Windermere and Coniston water loop from Grange-over-Sands, a truly demanding touring bicycle ride that spans 43.1 miles (69.3 km) with a significant 3375 feet (1029 metres) of elevation gain. This difficult route, which typically takes around 4 hours and 47 minutes to complete, requires very good fitness…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

12.2 km

River Leven

Highlight • Natural

Flowing 8 miles (12.8 km) from Windemere to Morecambe Bay, the River Leven is a stunning feature in the landscape. It carves through a rocky valley that has barely changed …

Tip by

15.8 km

Crossing the Bay

Highlight • River

There are some fantastic views crossing over the footbridge. Especially when the sun is low. It can get very busy. So you may have to push your bike

Tip by

27.9 km

Wooden pier on the eastern shore of Coniston Water

Highlight • Lake

This is such a stunning route, which follows almost the whole eastern side of Coniston Water. It's a popular route during peak times, so be considerate of other users.

Tip by

44.3 km

Windermere Ferry

Highlight • Structure

The Windemere Ferry carries people between the eastern and western shores of the lake. The crossing takes around 10 minutes and boats leave generally around every 20 minutes. You can …

Tip by

69.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

62.8 km

3.99 km

2.04 km

244 m

123 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.8 km

23.7 km

2.99 km

665 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Friday 22 May

16°C

11°C

-- %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: -- km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

This route was planned by komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Moderate

4.9

166

A circumnavigation of Coniston Water from Coniston village

01:53h

29.3km

310m

Moderate

4.7

Windermere, Elterwater & Grasmere loop

02:40h

38.2km

440m

Moderate

4.5

108

Kentmere and Sadgill loop from Kendal – Lake District National Park

02:23h

35.3km

370m

Moderate

4.5

105

River Sprint & Kentmere loop from Kendal — Lake District National Park

02:14h

34.3km

350m

Easy

4.4

Bay Cycle Way and Way of the Roses Loop

01:42h

28.8km

130m

Hard

4.7

Carnforth to Arnside loop

01:53h

29.2km

290m

Moderate

4.5

Lancaster to Morecambe Bay and Glasson Dock loop

02:19h

39.1km

160m

Moderate

4.8

Elterwater loop on the Coniston cycleways — Lake District National Park

01:51h

23.3km

360m

Hard

5.0

Kirkby Lonsdale & Dentdale loop from Sedburgh

03:39h

54.4km

800m

Hard

4.7

Newby Bridge and Troutbeck loop from Kendal – Lake District National Park

04:33h

66.9km

980m

Hard

4.8

Windermere and Coniston water loop from Grange-over-Sands

04:48h

69.3km

1,030m

Moderate

4.8

Gleaston Castle & Ulverston loop from Barrow-in-Furness

02:43h

44.0km

360m

Windermere and Coniston water loop from Grange-over-Sands

River Leven

Crossing the Bay

Wooden pier on the eastern shore of Coniston Water

Windermere Ferry

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️