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

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Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
North West England
Cumbria
Eden
Matterdale

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

Moderate

5.0

(1)

80

riders

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

02:52

56.0km

630m

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: March 27, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 4.63 km for 101 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

48.0 km

7.88 km

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.5 km

25.6 km

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

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Thursday 28 May

18°C

11°C

43 %

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