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Dent Village – The Coal Road Climb loop from Dentdale

Hard

5.0

(1)

13

riders

Dent Village – The Coal Road Climb loop from Dentdale

04:04

80.8km

1,160m

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: May 28, 2026

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74 m

Dent Village

Highlight • Settlement

A real must-visit village with cobbled streets, little lumps and gorgeous pastel-coloured houses. On clear days you can see as far as the sea in on direction and towards the …

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2

6.61 km

Coal Road from Cowgill

Highlight • Trail

Tough road, Toughest at the bottom. It doesn't relent easily, but stick with it & it will succumb to your will.

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3

10.5 km

The Coal Road Climb

Highlight • Climb

Magnificently tough from either side, the climb from Garsdale Head station is iconic. The road has been resurfaced in 2017 and is now one of the best quiet stretches in the Cold Dark North.

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4

13.0 km

Ooh err, grit your teeth. As soon as you are under the railway bridge, the road kicks up steeply. The vicious slope doesn't last too long although the respite is …

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5

19.2 km

A fine rolling road with excellent views in all directions. Traffic is generally light, so there's only the wind to worry about!

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21.2 km

Ash Bank

Forest

26.9 km

Janny Wood

Forest

8

43.5 km

9

44.7 km

View of Sunbiggin Tarn

Highlight • Lake

Great wild moorland road between Tarn Moor and Ravenstonedale Moor in north-eastern Cumbria.
The road runs from Orton in the west over the moor and down to the junction for …

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10

59.8 km

A difficult and lengthy drag up to Grayrigg from the Lune Gorge - slightly pitchy and a constant struggle with the steepest parts at the start and the top. Not …

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80.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

69.9 km

10.7 km

302 m

Surfaces

69.1 km

11.4 km

164 m

145 m

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Thursday 25 June

28°C

16°C

53 %

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