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Selside And Fawcett Forest

Quiet Back Lanes to Staveley – Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss loop from Borrow Beck

Road cycling routes

North West England

Selside And Fawcett Forest

Quiet Back Lanes to Staveley – Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss loop from Borrow Beck

Hard

52

riders

Quiet Back Lanes to Staveley – Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss loop from Borrow Beck

06:02

120km

1,340m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 55.9 km for 71 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

20.0 km

Quiet Back Lanes to Staveley

Highlight • Cycleway

A much quieter way to get to/from Kendal and Staveley - lovely narrow back lanes with beautiful views

Tip by

2

23.2 km

Stone Bridge Near Staveley

Highlight • Bridge

3

34.0 km

Holbeck Lane Ascent to Kirkstone Pass

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is the ascent to the Kirkstone pass used on the Fred Whitton cycle route. It's quieter than the Struggle or the main road using Holbeck Lane to climb up …

Tip by

41.9 km

Bull Close Coppice

Forest

55.9 km

The Brows

Forest

6

78.8 km

Grange-over-Sands Promenade

Highlight • Viewpoint

The promenade along the Morecombe Bay sea front of Grange over Sands offers a good surface and great views.

Tip by

7

86.3 km

Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice quiet lanes on NCN70 between the A590 and the Milnthorpe Sands.
Foulshaw Moss nature reserve is to the east, look out for Ospreys which nest here.

Tip by

8

89.1 km

Heather's Lane

Highlight • Cycleway

Heather's Lane offers a much better alternative than the dual carriageway through the Lyth.

Tip by

9

92.1 km

Bay Cycleway (NCN 700) – Cold Dark North Section

Highlight • Trail

This is a great traffic-free link that avoids the busy A590. It's a lovely smooth surface with great views and is part of the Bay Cycleway (NCN 700).

Tip by

10

117 km

Gated Road South of Shap

Highlight • Trail

The quieter way to head South from Shap (several gates and a few loose sections, but by and large gorgeous and empty!)

Tip by

B

120 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

98.6 km

10.6 km

9.05 km

1.16 km

234 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

79.2 km

40.0 km

439 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 11 October

15°C

3°C

53 %

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