Park Head Pass Trail – Birks Bridge Swimming Spot loop from Broughton in Furness

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Park Head Pass Trail – Birks Bridge Swimming Spot loop from Broughton in Furness

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Park Head Pass Trail – Birks Bridge Swimming Spot loop from Broughton in Furness

03:22

35.1km

970m

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 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 26.9 km for 117 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

5.34 km

River Duddon Near Ulpha

Highlight • Natural

Great place to cool off after a hot walk!

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10.3 km

Descent to Seathwaite

Highlight • MTB Park

Excellent rocky descent to Seathwaite , you can grab refreshements at the Newfield inn at Seathwaite too

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10.3 km

Park Head Pass Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

From a mountain biking perspective, this is a perfectly acceptable, challenging climb when run north to south, but it's much more fun run south to north. It's the sort of …

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12.1 km

Newfield Inn

Highlight • Pub

An excellent pub at the bottom of two fantastic descents - the Park Head Rode from Stephenson Ground, and the Walna Scar road from Coniston.

The pub has a couple …

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16.2 km

Duddon River pools and waterfalls

Highlight • River

Perfect picnic or wild swim spot on a warm day.

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16.4 km

Birks Bridge Swimming Spot

Highlight • Bridge

Treat yourself to a dip in the river a birks bridge, its extremely deep!

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17.4 km

Dunnerdale Forest

Forest

24.6 km

Mill Close

Forest

25.2 km

Birker Fell 25% Climb from Ulpha

Highlight • Climb

They mean it too!

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35.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.5 km

8.25 km

7.10 km

3.78 km

1.25 km

288 m

Surfaces

8.39 km

8.25 km

7.55 km

6.48 km

4.44 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

12°C

8°C

68 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 35.0 km/h

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Comments

May 6, 2025,Unemployed Tuesday ride with Bob. 38%🔋remaining

Think i'm slowly getting the hang of the Park Head Road descent, this time I took my time and picked the line of least resistance. At this rate i'll be comfortable on it in 5 or 10 more attempts... 😂