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Ullswater Lakeshore Road – Pooley Bridge (2020) loop from Watermillock

Road cycling routes

North West England

Ullswater Lakeshore Road – Pooley Bridge (2020) loop from Watermillock

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5.0

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Ullswater Lakeshore Road – Pooley Bridge (2020) loop from Watermillock

02:55

56.0km

640m

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: July 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.63 km for 100 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

1.04 km

View of Ullswater

Highlight • Lake

View of Ullswater

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2

2.11 km

View of Ullswater

Highlight • Lake

View from Watermillock

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3

3.58 km

Ullswater Lakeshore Road

Highlight • Cycleway

Lovely road along the north shore of Ullswater Lake with great climbs up Watermillock or Matterdale on the right, and the savage Kirkstone Pass straight on through Glenridding.

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4

4.68 km

Pooley Bridge (2020)

Highlight • Viewpoint

Pooley Bridge got a new bridge on 23rd October 2020! The new bridge is 128ft (39 m) in length and replaces the 18th-century stone bridge that was destroyed during Storm …

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5

19.9 km

Haweswater Dam

Highlight • Structure

Haweswater was a controversial construction as it flooded the pretty Mardale valley in 1929. It was built to provide water to north-west England but flooded two villages and a farming …

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6

22.6 km

Haweswater Hotel

Highlight • Pub

Great food, coffee and beer with very friendly & efficient service. Views from the front terrace are lovely.

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7

24.8 km

View of Haweswater

Highlight • Viewpoint

This reservoir valley was flooded in 1935 to create an additional water source for Manchester and the northwest. Now it's a tranquil and less visited corner of the Lake District …

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8

26.4 km

View of Haweswater Reservoir

Highlight • Lake

A fantastic long downhill section on the way back!

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32.8 km

Low Forest

Forest

42.0 km

Gillriggs Cover

Forest

B

56.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.0 km

7.88 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.2 km

26.8 km

< 100 m

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Thursday 8 October

15°C

9°C

79 %

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