Wrynose and Hardknott passes
23 miles (37 km), 1 hr 5 min, advanced
Photo: Mick Knapton, CC BY-SA 3.0, resizedMotorcycle ride in England
Kirkstone Pass and Ullswater
27 miles (44 km), 1 hr, intermediate
From Windermere, the A592 climbs through Troutbeck to Kirkstone Pass, the highest road pass in the Lake District open to cars, then plunges down to Patterdale and Glenridding. The road then follows the whole shore of Ullswater to Pooley Bridge before reaching Penrith.
Stops along the way
- SStart: Windermere
- 1Troutbeck, after 3 miles (5 km)
- 2Kirkstone Pass, after 7 miles (12 km)
- 3Glenridding, after 13 miles (21 km)
- 4Pooley Bridge, after 21 miles (35 km)
- FFinish: Penrith, after 27 miles (44 km)
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