Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Grasmere Lake – Wray Castle loop from Mungrisdale Road end (E bound)

Grasmere Lake – Wray Castle loop from Mungrisdale Road end (E bound)

Hard

riders

Grasmere Lake – Wray Castle loop from Mungrisdale Road end (E bound)

04:48

90.4km

1,040m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The route includes a crossing by ferry. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

This route includes a ferry crossing

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 43.8 km for 498 m

After 51.9 km for 1.57 km

Customers only

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

13.1 km

Thirlmere Reservoir Dam Road

Highlight • Lake

Nice road but currently (04/22) the road to the western side of the reservoir is closed due to storm damage.

Tip by

15.1 km

Thirlmere Balcony Road

Highlight • Lake

the road on the eastern side of thirlmere is closed and may remain closed . a decision is expected in early 2024. so forget this ride

Tip by

17.8 km

Thirlmere Balcony Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

A beautiful quiet alternative to the busy A-road on the opposite side of the reservoir. Runs to the west of Thirlmere.

Tip by

21.9 km

Mountain Pass

27.9 km

Grasmere Lake

Highlight • Lake

Grasmere is one of the smaller lakes and gives it's name to the village just north of the lake. It's associated with both William Wordsworth and the National Trust who …

Tip by

29.8 km

Rydal Water

Highlight • Lake

Rydal Water is one of the smaller lakes in the Lake district at about 1km long and less than 1/2km wide. It's very picturesque and was a favourite place of …

Tip by

38.7 km

Sun Hill Climb

Highlight • Climb

Horrible little climb up from the main road at Troutbeck to the back road

Tip by

43.8 km

Windermere Ferry Crossing

Highlight • Rest Area

This is the Bowness Nab ferry terminal on the east side of Windermere. The ferry takes bikes and the crossing is around 10 minutes.

For fares and times see: westmorlandandfurness.gov.uk/parking-streets-and-transport/windermere-ferry

Tip by

47.8 km

Fleming Wood

Forest

51.1 km

Wray Castle

Highlight • Castle

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 …

Tip by

56.2 km

Beck Pane Wood

Forest

75.2 km

Thirlmere

Lake

90.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

37.9 km

32.2 km

12.9 km

3.98 km

2.56 km

927 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

69.7 km

16.2 km

2.67 km

1.68 km

281 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Today

Wednesday 15 July

26°C

12°C

4 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

Want to know more?

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

Hard

5.0

741

Fred Whitton Challenge western loop from Grasmere

03:19h

67.8km

990m

Moderate

4.7

511

Honister Pass and Buttermere loop from Keswick

01:52h

35.0km

620m

Hard

5.0

581

Fred Whitton Challenge eastern loop from Grasmere — Lake District National Park

05:53h

111km

1,980m

Moderate

4.8

404

Around Skiddaw from Caldbeck

02:39h

52.3km

680m

Hard

5.0

408

Blencathra, Castlerigg & Ullswater loop from Penrith

04:25h

90.1km

1,150m

Hard

4.8

199

Coniston and Hardknott Pass loop from Windermere – Lake District National Park

04:59h

87.5km

1,790m

Hard

5.0

121

Wrynose Pass and Coniston Water loop

04:03h

71.4km

1,170m

Hard

5.0

Three classic climbs loop, the Struggle, Honister & Wrynose

07:16h

139km

2,440m

Moderate

5.0

124

Honister Pass, Buttermere & Cockermouth loop from Keswick

03:02h

60.2km

810m

Hard

100

Ullswater & Haweswater loop including Kirkstone Pass & Shap summit

04:24h

90.1km

1,190m

Hard

4.4

103

Kirkstone Pass & Great Langdale loop from Windermere — Lake District National Park

03:00h

57.3km

990m

Moderate

5.0

Hawkshead and Newby Bridge loop from Windermere

02:48h

50.7km

780m

Grasmere Lake – Wray Castle loop from Mungrisdale Road end (E bound)

Thirlmere Reservoir Dam Road

Thirlmere Balcony Road

Thirlmere Balcony Road

Grasmere Lake

Rydal Water

Sun Hill Climb

Windermere Ferry Crossing

Wray Castle

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️