The Lake District Passes Anti Clockwise
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RouteXpert Nick Carthew - (MRA Master)
Last edit: 31-10-2021
Route Summary
A route that covers all 6 major passes within the Lake District National Park in a anti clockwise direction. I rode this route in June 2015, The landscapes alone make this a 5***** star route.
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Duration
7h 39m
Mode of travel
Car or motorcycle
Distance
181.48 km
Countries
Wrynose Pass
RouteXpert Review
This is a anti clockwise route of all 6 of the major passes of The Lake District National Park. This route starts and ends at a fuel station in Troutbeck Bridge near Windermere. I have marked both ends of each pass with a yellow route point (RP). The passes are:
RP 2 to RP 4 = Kirkstone Pass.
RP 5 to RP 6 = Whinlatter Pass.
RP 9 to RP 11 = Honister Pass.
RP 13 to RP 15 = Newlands Pass.
RP 20 to RP 22 = Hardknott Pass.
RP 23 to RP 24 = Wrynose Pass.
The Hardknott Pass is the trickiest with tight bends on a bumpy surface all at a 30% gradient, the views from the top are well worth the effort though. The pass is described as one of the most challenging roads in Britain and shares the title of steepest road in England with Rosedale Chimney Bank in Yorkshire. There are some good remains of a Roman fort at pink RP 21, click on it for more information.
Slate mining has taken place in the Lake District for 100s of years and the last remaining mine in England is at pink RP 10, on the Honister Pass, once again click for more information.
Lunch stop is at red RP 12 in Keswick. This is a secure motorcycle park at the back of Oddfellows Arms where we had a superb lunch there but you are surrounded with other places to eat and drink if you prefer.
The Lake District Passes has to be on everyone's list of places to visit and each pass is completely different if ridden in the opposite direction. The whole of the Lake District is full of beautiful roads to ride and around every corner is another fantastic view.
For those of you who would like a reversed copy of this route, I have added one to the MyRoute-app RouteXpert's Library and titled it: The Lake District Passes Clockwise. See the link for this below.
Bottom of Honister Pass
Hardknott Pass
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