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Banishead Quarry Waterfall – Brantwood House and Gardens loop from Lowick

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Banishead Quarry Waterfall – Brantwood House and Gardens loop from Lowick

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5.0

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Banishead Quarry Waterfall – Brantwood House and Gardens loop from Lowick

02:55

37.6km

640m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 5.25 km for 137 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.36 km

Steep climb from the farm

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Good going up on the gravel bike from south. Descent north is a bit steep and rough but rideable

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11.0 km

Steep Dirt Path with Loose Rock

Highlight • Trail

Ridable on a gravel bike but technical.

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17.1 km

Banishead Quarry Waterfall

Highlight • Structure

Banishead Quarry is a rarely publicised beauty spot in the Lake District that is hidden away on the eastern flanks of the Old Man of Coniston. It is a super …

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22.0 km

Coniston Water Lakeside Gravel Track

Highlight • Trail

Bluebird Café at ConistonWater

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25.2 km

Knipe Wood

Forest

26.0 km

Brantwood is a historic house, estate and arts centre overlooking Coniston Water. Once home to John Ruskin, England’s greatest art critic, thinker and social reformer, it now holds exhibitions, collections, …

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27.4 km

East Side Road, Coniston Water

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely dappled light on the rolling road on the East side of the lake

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29.0 km

Dodgson Wood

Forest

29.8 km

Wooden pier on the eastern shore of Coniston Water

Highlight • Lake

This is such a stunning route, which follows almost the whole eastern side of Coniston Water. It's a popular route during peak times, so be considerate of other users.

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31.0 km

Coniston Water

Highlight (Segment) • Lake

Coniston Water is a lake in the Lake District region of North West England. The third largest by volume, after Windermere and Ullswater, it's the fifth-largest by area.

The views …

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37.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

19.4 km

7.75 km

5.95 km

2.64 km

1.03 km

877 m

Surfaces

19.0 km

8.32 km

8.02 km

1.35 km

943 m

Elevation

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Highest point (280 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

24°C

11°C

0 %

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Banishead Quarry Waterfall – Brantwood House and Gardens loop from Lowick

Steep climb from the farm

Steep Dirt Path with Loose Rock

Banishead Quarry Waterfall

Coniston Water Lakeside Gravel Track

Brantwood House and Gardens

East Side Road, Coniston Water

Wooden pier on the eastern shore of Coniston Water

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