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Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss – Lyth Valley loop from Kents Bank

Hard

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Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss – Lyth Valley loop from Kents Bank

03:23

65.8km

920m

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: June 18, 2026

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Lake District National Park

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Parking

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14.4 km

Quiet Lanes at Foulshaw Moss

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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.

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19.0 km

Hell Moss

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3

19.6 km

Descent Toward Witherslack

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Fast flowing descent toward Witherslack heading South - lovely lane

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4

27.3 km

Lyth Valley

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Noticeably quieter than the rest of the Lakes, the Lyth Valley is prime riding territory with more rolling hills, less mountainous terrain, scenic woodland, and little lanes.

Springtime is when …

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5

34.2 km

Steep Climb Out of Crook

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Seems to never end this slog up from Crook but the views are breath-taking and the descent is FUN

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6

35.5 km

Grandsire Lanes

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Beautiful gated (and therefore traffic free) lanes above Windermere

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7

45.0 km

Winster Woods

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Lovely quiet lanes through the woods between Winster and Bowland Bridge

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8

49.8 km

Fell Foot Brow Hill Climb

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Pretty steep climb - features in Simon Warren’s best climbs of the North West

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9

49.9 km

Gummer's How Climb

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While not a major Lake District climb, from the west this is a particularly nasty short climb, you are pretty much straight into it from the off and clipping in …

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52.4 km

Chapel House Wood

Forest

B

65.8 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

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64.8 km

1.03 km

Surfaces

47.7 km

18.1 km

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