Garburn Pass – Bridleway to Kentmere loop from Windermere School

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Garburn Pass – Bridleway to Kentmere loop from Windermere School

Hard

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riders

Garburn Pass – Bridleway to Kentmere loop from Windermere School

03:38

35.6km

1,080m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 11.0 km for 163 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.38 km

Annie's Clock Café, Lake District

Highlight • Cafe

This is a beautiful small village with an idyllic landscape surrounding. Worthy of stopping and admiring

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4.25 km

Jennyscar Wood

Forest

5.98 km

Garburn Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Debate has long raged as to whether it's better to ride the Garburn Pass from Kentmere to Troutbeck or vice versa. The trail is much steeper on the Kentmere side; more gradual on the Troutbeck side. Once an extremely technical descent, surfacing work necessitated by the large amount of walking traffic rendered the Kentmere descent an exercise in wash-out braking, so many people prefer to ride/push up from Kentmere and enjoy the more languid descent down to Troutbeck.

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10.5 km

St. Cuthbert's Church, Kentmere

Highlight • Religious Site

Get there early for parking

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11.0 km

Lucys Wood

Forest

12.6 km

Green Quarter Pass

Highlight • Trail

Arguably one of the easiest passes in the Lake District, Green Quarter is particularly stunning in the spring when the floor is a carpet of bluebells.

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20.8 km

Lunsty Howe doubletrack, Kentmere Hall

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A thrilling descent or testing climb, with stony doubletrack and Hall Wood to the side of the dry stone wall.

The views from here are just breathtaking, but you should probably be concentrating on where you're going!

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21.7 km

Start of downhill to Kentmere Church

Highlight • Viewpoint

Downhill to farm before steep track up to Kentmere Church.

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21.8 km

Bridleway to Kentmere

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A gentle, but very pleasant climb and a similar descent whichever way you tackle it.

On a good day, the views are, as you'd expect, spectacular, and it's surprisingly quiet despite its proximity to the Ambleside and Windermere walking honeypots.

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35.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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