The off-road cycle touring route guide

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The index of routes


Routes starting in Lancashire


Routes from Carnforth Railway Station

A 37.6 mile ride to Hutton Gate and along Old Scotch Road to Kirkby Lonsdale.

A 25.4 mile ride around the Silverdale and Arnside Area.

A 22 mile ride to Hornby.

A 29.6 mile ride around Lancaster.

A 22.7 mile ride to Arnside.

A 29.02 mile ride around the Silverdale and Arnside Area.

A 35.4 mile ride to Levens.


Routes from Hornby.

32 mile ride to Barbondale starting and finishing in Hornby.

36.7 mile ride to Giggleswick starting and finishing in Hornby.

A 28.7 mile ride to Yordas Cave in Kingsdale.

A 23 mile ride to Ingleton.

A 22.4 mile ride to Cowan Bridge.

A 13.4 mile ride around Wenningdale.

A 26.6 mile ride to Three Men of Gragareth.


Routes from Tewitfield

A 46.7 mile ride up the Lyth Valley to Staveley starting and finishing in Tewitfield.

A 36.5 mile ride to Beck Head.

A 28.9 mile ride to Natland.

A 25.4 mile ride to Kitridding and over Scout Hill.


Routes from Conder Green.

A 37.21 mile ride to Grize Dale.

A 25.7 mile ride to Scorton.

A 31.1 mile off-road cycle route to Pilling and Grize Dale in North Lancashire.

A 49.5 mile cycle route to Chipping and over Mellor Knoll.

A 29.6 mile ride around Lancaster.

A 51.4 mile ride to Beacon Fell.

A 41.7 mile ride to Dunsop Bridge via Ouster Rake.

A 26.2 mile ride to Abbeystead and Grize Dale.


Routes from Wray.

A 30.7 mile ride to Clapham.

A 19.18 mile ride to the Crook n’Lune, near Halton.

A 25.6 mile ride to Ingleton via the Tow Scar Road.


Routes from Halton Station.

A 26.9 mile ride to Forton.

A 18.70 mile ride to Wray.


Routes starting in North Yorkshire


Routes from High Bentham.

56.9 mile ride to Semmer Water starting and finishing in High Bentham.

22.3 mile ride to Feizor.

28.6 mile ride to Horton-in-Ribblesdale.

24 mile ride to Feizor.

A 19.4 mile ride to Clapham.


Routes from Horton-in-Ribblesdale

37.5 mile ride to Semmer Water starting and finishing in Horton-in-Ribblesdale.


Routes starting in Cumbria.


Routes starting from Cartmel

A 32 mile ride to the Hoad Hill Monument at Ulverston.

A 13.70 mile ride to Simpson Ground.

A 16.20 mile ride to Grange-over-Sands and up the Winster Valley.


Routes from Ashes Lane.

A 28.4 mile ride a long the Old Shap Road to Borrowdale.

A 22.42 mile long ride to Sadgill in Longsleddale.

A 29.4 mile long ride to Claife Heights.

A 18.9 mile long ride around the Kent Valley.

A 18.32 mile long ride over Cocklaw Fell and down Longsleddale.

A 28.65 mile ride to Ambleside.

A 22.2 mile ride over Green Quarter and Cocklaw Fells.

A 24.75 mile ride to Garnett Bridge.

A 55.4 mile ride along the Old Coach Road.

A 20.4 mile ride to Brockhole Visitor Centre.


Routes from Sedbergh

A 28.5 mile ride around the Howgill Fells.

A 14.52 mile ride up the Rawthey Valley.

A 11.88 mile ride to Gawthrop in Dentdale.


Routes from Tebay.

A 25.9 mile off-road cycle route to Crosby Garrett.

A 24.5 mile off-road cycle route to Crosby Ravensworth.


Routes from Low Newton-in-Cartmel.

A 25.7 mile off-road cycle route to Oxen Park.

A 20.4 mile ride up Hempsfell and around the Cartmel  area.

A 18.05 mile ride to Simpson Ground and the Winster Valley.


Routes from Wath Sutton near junction 36 of the M6

A 37.8 mile off-road cycle route to Borrowdale.


Routes from Staveley.

A 10.8 mile ride to Kentmere Village.


Routes from Chapel House Wood, Staveley-in-Cartmel.

A 21.5 mile ride to Grizedale.