Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Road cycling routes

North West England

Pendragon Castle ruins – View of Sunbiggin Tarn loop from Orton

Road cycling routes

North West England

Pendragon Castle ruins – View of Sunbiggin Tarn loop from Orton

Moderate

35

riders

Pendragon Castle ruins – View of Sunbiggin Tarn loop from Orton

02:27

50.7km

560m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 20.8 km for 103 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1

90 m

Orton Scar Café

Highlight • Cafe

Orton Scar cafe is one of the few places in the area where you can eat / drink. Not expensive yet tasty.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

2

11.5 km

Bike Path Beside A685, Yorkshire Dales National Park

Highlight • Cycleway

Another great way to stay off the A685

Tip by

3

12.7 km

Turn to Adamthwaite

Highlight • Climb

Easy to miss turn to this beautiful quiet dead end climb!

Tip by

4

13.2 km

Start of Adamthwaite Bank Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Here starts the beautiful dead end road to Adamthwaite Bank - including an iconic steep section that is worth the effort to get to!

Tip by

5

20.9 km

Pendragon Castle ruins

Highlight • Castle

This romantic ruin, set amongst the Vale of Mallerstang’s scenic beauty, has a rich history and many associated legends. Said to have once been the fortress of Uther Pendragon of …

Tip by

22.2 km

Janny Wood

Forest

7

42.8 km

Little Asby Road Through Yorkshire Dales

Highlight • Trail

8

43.6 km

View of the Northern Pennines AONB

Highlight • Viewpoint

9

44.1 km

View of Sunbiggin Tarn

Highlight • Lake

Great wild moorland road between Tarn Moor and Ravenstonedale Moor in north-eastern Cumbria.
The road runs from Orton in the west over the moor and down to the junction for …

Tip by

B

50.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.2 km

1.44 km

669 m

308 m

155 m

Surfaces

38.8 km

11.7 km

237 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

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

Highest point (340 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Wednesday 27 May

24°C

9°C

12 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

5.0

760

Fred Whitton Challenge western loop from Grasmere

03:19h

67.8km

990m

5.0

586

Fred Whitton Challenge eastern loop from Grasmere — Lake District National Park

05:53h

111km

1,980m

5.0

407

Blencathra, Castlerigg & Ullswater loop from Penrith

04:25h

90.1km

1,150m

4.8

210

Coniston and Hardknott Pass loop from Windermere – Lake District National Park

04:59h

87.5km

1,790m

5.0

134

Wrynose Pass and Coniston Water loop

04:03h

71.4km

1,170m

5.0

97

Three classic climbs loop, the Struggle, Honister & Wrynose

07:16h

139km

2,440m

4.0

159

A loop of Teesdale, Warcop & the cobbles in Alston — North Pennines

05:18h

111km

1,340m

4.8

129

Silverdale and Arnside loop from Kendal

02:49h

57.2km

690m

107

Ullswater & Haweswater loop including Kirkstone Pass & Shap summit

04:24h

90.1km

1,190m

4.3

109

Kirkstone Pass & Great Langdale loop from Windermere — Lake District National Park

03:00h

57.3km

990m

5.0

88

Hawkshead and Newby Bridge loop from Windermere

02:48h

50.7km

780m

73

Ullswater shore and Shap summit loop from Penrith

05:06h

105km

1,290m