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North West England

Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Great Dun Fell Access Road loop from Melmerby

Bike touring routes & trails

North West England

Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Great Dun Fell Access Road loop from Melmerby

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Great Dun Fell Radar Station – Great Dun Fell Access Road loop from Melmerby

03:17

45.6km

860m

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: February 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 22.8 km for 144 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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17.0 km

Great Dun Fell Radar Station

Highlight • Climb

Plenty of climbing in the remaining 5km after that first farm. Take it easy and save yourself.

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17.5 km

Descent on the North Pennines Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Love a fast descent on good condition roads with no traffic, watch out for the cross winds though.

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20.3 km

Great Dun Fell Access Road

Highlight • Climb

Take it easy on the brakes, there's loose gravel in places. I reached 42 mph on way down

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22.8 km

Great Dun Fell Radar Station

Highlight • Viewpoint

Standing at 2,782 feet (848 m) tall, Great Dun Fell affords spectacular views over the melancholy moors. It's the second-highest mountain in the Pennines, with its taller neighbour, Cross Fell, …

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23.9 km

Great Dun Fell Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Traffic free road. Pick good weather the day you ride, very changeable up here. Take it easy its a long climb with outstanding views. Extra care coming back down, I …

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29.0 km

Great Dun Fell Climb

Highlight • Trail

Bucket list climb, starts off gently but the gradient soon ramps up, unlikely to encounter many cars and the top half is not open to vehicles and gated off but permissible on bike.

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30.7 km

Old Yellow Cars at Great Dun Fell

Highlight • Other

If you’ve climbed up Great Dun Fell you’ll have seen these dilapidated cars. There’s something about them that makes me smile.

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8

32.5 km

Scenic Road Between Dufton and Milburn

Highlight • Cycleway

Quiet, quite flat roads between the Lake District to the West and the Pennines to the East with beautiful views of both.

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45.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.6 km

9.59 km

2.28 km

118 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

27.5 km

17.9 km

128 m

118 m

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Highest point (840 m)

Lowest point (140 m)

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Thursday 7 May

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35 %

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