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Seascale Beach – Wast Water loop from Seascale

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North West England

Seascale Beach – Wast Water loop from Seascale

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Seascale Beach – Wast Water loop from Seascale

03:26

53.9km

590m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Includes a short out-and-back section

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After 18.1 km for 181 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

1

255 m

Seascale Beach

Highlight • Beach

Seascale beach is a pretty stretch of shoreline with views over the Irish Sea. On clear days, you may even see the distant hills of Galloway.

The beach was popular …

Tip by

2

18.2 km

Forest Trail by the Lake, Lake District National Park

Highlight • Lake

easy mtn bike or gravel ride if you can do some bumpy bits

Tip by

3

19.6 km

Eskdale Stores

Highlight • Rest Area

If you need supplies this little shop is the place to go in Eskdale. This place has saved me a number of times when I was running short on snacks or water!

Tip by

24.3 km

Greengate Wood

Forest

28.4 km

High Scales Wood

Forest

6

29.1 km

Lakeside Road by Wast Water

Highlight • Trail

Nice road with incredible views, although at times the road may be covered by small streams, go slower on those as they can be slippery

Tip by

7

29.7 km

Wast Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

It is from the western and southern banks of Wast Water that a view, often cited as England's favourite, will enchant anyone who visits. Framed perfectly by the lake below, …

Tip by

8

35.0 km

St Olaf's Church, Wasdale

Highlight • Religious Site

A belief that the roof beams came from a Viking longship may have lead to the dedication to St Olaf, the patron saint of Norway in 1974. One can imagine …

Tip by

9

36.9 km

View of Wast Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

10

49.9 km

Viking Way

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

B

53.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.8 km

6.66 km

2.88 km

882 m

628 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

43.9 km

8.44 km

1.15 km

199 m

136 m

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Wednesday 28 October

13°C

9°C

55 %

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