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View of Derwent Water – Keswick loop from Braithwaite

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View of Derwent Water – Keswick loop from Braithwaite

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View of Derwent Water – Keswick loop from Braithwaite

01:35

23.3km

370m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 27, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 17.8 km for 111 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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145 m

View of Bassenthwaite Lake from Whinlatter Pass

Highlight • Lake

At the layby there's a fabulous view of Bassenthwaite Lake, the fourth-largest among the lakes in the Lake District.

The River Derwent serves as both its primary inflow and outflow, ultimately emptying into the Irish Sea at Workington.

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5.89 km

Cycling Route Along Derwent Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

6.92 km

View of Derwent Water from Brandlehow

Highlight • Lake

Lovely spot with a convenient bench on Brandlehow for taking in the views over Derwent Water.

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7.05 km

View of Derwent Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

7.45 km

Cycling the West Bank of Derwent Water

Highlight • Cycleway

9.24 km

Grange Café

Highlight • Cafe

Great cafe that always gives a lovely welcome to hikers and cyclists. All of the cakes are made at the cafe, and I'd probably have to say that the scones …

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10.2 km

Borrowdale Rainforest National Nature Reserve

Nature Reserve

16.2 km

Keswick

Highlight • Settlement

Found a few miles from the banks of Derwentwater Lake, Keswick is one of the most famous towns in the Lake District. Here, you will find a huge number of …

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17.9 km

Portinscale Suspension Footbridge

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The main road from Keswick to Cockermouth used to take you through the village of Portinscale via a two arched stone bridge known as the Long Bridge. There were plans …

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23.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.6 km

1.19 km

479 m

114 m

Surfaces

17.5 km

5.90 km

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 30 May

16°C

11°C

46 %

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View of Derwent Water – Keswick loop from Braithwaite

View of Bassenthwaite Lake from Whinlatter Pass

Cycling Route Along Derwent Water

View of Derwent Water from Brandlehow

View of Derwent Water

Cycling the West Bank of Derwent Water

Grange Café

Keswick

Portinscale Suspension Footbridge

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