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Windermere Ferry – View of Lake Windermere loop from Ambleside

Windermere Ferry – View of Lake Windermere loop from Ambleside

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Windermere Ferry – View of Lake Windermere loop from Ambleside

03:30

54.0km

750m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel 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: June 26, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 597 m for 297 m

After 15.7 km for 155 m

After 41.0 km for 336 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.47 km

View of the Langdales

Highlight • Viewpoint

On a clear day the view is stunning

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15.6 km

Grizedale Forest

Forest

15.8 km

Grizedale Cycle Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Superb section to ride! Can confirm :-)

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19.6 km

Wood Moss Tarn

Lake

23.0 km

Quakers' Wood

Forest

41.1 km

Claife Viewing Station — View over Lake Windermere

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At Claife Heights, is Claife Station, built in the 1790s as a viewpoint where visitors could look at Lake Windermere. It was most fashionable with tourists in the 1830s and …

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41.7 km

Windermere Ferry

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The Windemere Ferry carries people between the eastern and western shores of the lake. The crossing takes around 10 minutes and boats leave generally around every 20 minutes. You can …

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42.7 km

View of Lake Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely views across Windermere from the west Winderemere cycle path.

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43.1 km

View of Lake Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

Free parking if you get there early enough

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43.4 km

West Shore Gravel Trail, Lake Windermere

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

If you can get there for sunrise as I did, or sunset, it is totally stunning

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48.1 km

Wray Castle

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A National Trust property that's open for visitors from late March to late October, Wray Castle is a stunning Victorian house built in 1840. A bit of a strange sight …

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54.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.5 km

16.3 km

4.80 km

1.52 km

948 m

946 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

23.8 km

14.1 km

8.99 km

6.49 km

726 m

Elevation

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Highest point (250 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Wednesday 15 July

26°C

12°C

6 %

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Max wind speed: 7.0 km/h

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Windermere Ferry – View of Lake Windermere loop from Ambleside

View of the Langdales

Grizedale Cycle Trail

Claife Viewing Station — View over Lake Windermere

Windermere Ferry

View of Lake Windermere

View of Lake Windermere

West Shore Gravel Trail, Lake Windermere

Wray Castle

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