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Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Great Dun Fell Access Road loop from Cliburn Moss

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Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Great Dun Fell Access Road loop from Cliburn Moss

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Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Great Dun Fell Access Road loop from Cliburn Moss

03:50

51.7km

970m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 1.50 km for 205 m

After 25.8 km for 144 m

After 41.3 km for 309 m

After 50.1 km for 83 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.56 km

Whinfell Forest

Forest

8.71 km

Ousenstand Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

An attractive crossing built of mellow red sandstone, Ousenstand Bridge crosses the Eden just to the south of Temple Sowerby. It is crossed on the long-distance Lady Anne's Way, which journeys from Skipton Castle to Penrith.

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20.1 km

Great Dun Fell Radar Station

Highlight • Climb

Plenty of climbing in the remaining 5km after that first farm. Take it easy and save yourself.

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20.5 km

Descent on the North Pennines Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Love a fast descent on good condition roads with no traffic, watch out for the cross winds though.

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23.4 km

Great Dun Fell Access Road

Highlight • Climb

Take it easy on the brakes, there's loose gravel in places. I reached 42 mph on way down

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25.9 km

Great Dun Fell Radar Station

Highlight • Viewpoint

Standing at 2,782 feet (848 m) tall, Great Dun Fell affords spectacular views over the melancholy moors. It's the second-highest mountain in the Pennines, with its taller neighbour, Cross Fell, …

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26.9 km

Great Dun Fell Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Traffic free road. Pick good weather the day you ride, very changeable up here. Take it easy its a long climb with outstanding views. Extra care coming back down, I …

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32.0 km

Great Dun Fell Climb

Highlight • Trail

Bucket list climb, starts off gently but the gradient soon ramps up, unlikely to encounter many cars and the top half is not open to vehicles and gated off but permissible on bike.

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35.5 km

Scenic Road Between Dufton and Milburn

Highlight • Cycleway

Quiet, quite flat roads between the Lake District to the West and the Pennines to the East with beautiful views of both.

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51.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.3 km

10.5 km

7.53 km

1.02 km

333 m

Surfaces

26.8 km

20.3 km

3.39 km

1.19 km

Elevation

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (100 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

16°C

11°C

65 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Great Dun Fell Access Road loop from Cliburn Moss

Ousenstand Bridge

Great Dun Fell Radar Station

Descent on the North Pennines Road

Great Dun Fell Access Road

Great Dun Fell Radar Station

Great Dun Fell Climb

Great Dun Fell Climb

Scenic Road Between Dufton and Milburn

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