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Whinlatter Pass – Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Shop loop from Maryport

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Whinlatter Pass – Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Shop loop from Maryport

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Whinlatter Pass – Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Shop loop from Maryport

04:21

67.7km

800m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 30.7 km for 111 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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12.2 km

Wordsworth House and Garden

Highlight • Monument

Wordsworth House rises majestically on Main Street in Cockermouth, a charming town on the edge of the Lake District. Built around 1745, the house reflects the understated grandeur of Georgian …

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15.5 km

Whinlatter Pass

Highlight • Climb

Winding its way through Thornthwaite Forest with views over Lorton Valley and Bassenthwaite Lake, Whinlatter Pass is one of the most beautiful areas of the Lake District. At the top …

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24.8 km

Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Great shop, Craig was a legend and stayed late when we showed up at closing time to help my friend with replacements for the contaminated rotor and pads he’d somehow …

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26.8 km

View of Bassenthwaite Lake from Whinlatter Pass

Highlight • Lake

At the layby there's a fabulous view of Bassenthwaite Lake, the fourth-largest among the lakes in the Lake District.

The River Derwent serves as both its primary inflow and outflow, ultimately emptying into the Irish Sea at Workington.

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28.4 km

Jasper's Café

Highlight • Cafe

Nice little café at the bottom of Whinlatter Pass.

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30.8 km

Portinscale Suspension Footbridge

Highlight • River

The main road from Keswick to Cockermouth used to take you through the village of Portinscale via a two arched stone bridge known as the Long Bridge. There were plans …

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67.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.8 km

21.5 km

2.25 km

816 m

370 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

46.7 km

20.5 km

243 m

159 m

132 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Friday 3 July

19°C

15°C

55 %

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Max wind speed: 32.0 km/h

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Whinlatter Pass – Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Shop loop from Maryport

Wordsworth House and Garden

Views from Hundith Hill Road

View Towards Buttermere

Whinlatter Pass

Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Shop

View of Bassenthwaite Lake from Whinlatter Pass

Jasper's Café

Portinscale Suspension Footbridge

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