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Mountain biking trails

North West England

View of Lake Windermere – Wray Castle loop from Skelwith

Mountain biking trails

North West England

View of Lake Windermere – Wray Castle loop from Skelwith

Moderate

1

riders

View of Lake Windermere – Wray Castle loop from Skelwith

02:28

34.4km

640m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 24.2 km for 289 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1.76 km

Jeffy Knotts Wood

Forest

2

2.33 km

Stone Bridge Over the River Brathay

Highlight • River

Great of road short cut

Tip by

3

4.52 km

Ambleside Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Many tourists about, plenty of shops, cafes, pubs, restaurants, souvenir shops. This is a busy place

Tip by

4

24.3 km

Claife Viewing Station — View over Lake Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

At Claife Heights, is Claife Station, built in the 1790s as a viewpoint where visitors could look at Lake Windermere. It was most fashionable with tourists in the 1830s and …

Tip by

5

24.5 km

Joey's Café at Claife Viewing Station

Highlight • Cafe

Joey's Cafe in the courtyard of the Claife Viewing Station serves baked goods, light meals, drinks and snacks. It's not owned or managed by the National Trust but is part …

Tip by

6

25.6 km

View of Lake Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

Free parking if you get there early enough

Tip by

7

27.5 km

Picnic Spot by Lake Windermere

Highlight • Natural Monument

Great views all around.

Tip by

28.4 km

Belle Grange Crag

Forest

9

31.6 km

Wray Castle

Highlight • Castle

A National Trust property that's open for visitors from late March to late October, Wray Castle is a stunning Victorian house built in 1840. A bit of a strange sight …

Tip by

10

33.1 km

Gravel Trails Between Brathay, Outgate and Wray

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice way to avoid the roads into Ambleside. Good for campers in Low Wray.

Tip by

B

34.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.9 km

9.00 km

4.77 km

3.99 km

2.91 km

867 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.7 km

8.53 km

1.96 km

147 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (440 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

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Wednesday 7 October

13°C

5°C

95 %

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