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Little Langdale Tarn Road – Blea Tarn loop from Lakes

Little Langdale Tarn Road – Blea Tarn loop from Lakes

Hard

5.0

(1)

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Little Langdale Tarn Road – Blea Tarn loop from Lakes

05:05

95.4km

1,490m

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: March 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.21 km

Rydal Water

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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 …

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44.6 km

Coniston Water

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Coniston is the 5th largest lake and it's 5 miles (8 km) in length. Riding up the eastern shore is great because the road is so quiet – especially compared …

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49.1 km

East Side Road, Coniston Water

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Lovely dappled light on the rolling road on the East side of the lake

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51.4 km

Knipe Wood

Forest

63.5 km

Lovely road from Little Langdale in the east up towards either Wrynose and Hardknott pass or the right turn past Blea Tarn and then down into Greater Langdale. Beautiful scenery and a great road but the hills are big!

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65.9 km

Blea Tarn

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The roads to and from Blea Tarn are absolutely spectacular. For cyclists, the climb from the North (Oxendale) is the toughest (best) and is one of the best climbs in the Lakes.

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67.0 km

Blea Tarn to Great Langdale Descent

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One of the best views in the Lakes. A terrible surface down though. Take care.

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70.2 km

Greenhowe Caravan Park

Forest

74.3 km

Langdale Valley

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Beautiful Langdale Valley, good riding and several places to get food and drink.

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80.9 km

The Struggle Climb from Ambleside

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Made famous by Wiggins in theTour of Britain when he got of to run with his bike- this was more a cheeky nod to Froome's jog on the Tour de …

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95.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

56.0 km

33.3 km

5.42 km

533 m

113 m

102 m

Surfaces

72.5 km

22.9 km

102 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Wednesday 10 June

16°C

8°C

99 %

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Little Langdale Tarn Road – Blea Tarn loop from Lakes

Rydal Water

Coniston Water

East Side Road, Coniston Water