Cycle Rides in Allerdale

oliday Lakeland has taken great care to find some of the most enjoyable and scenic rides in and around the Allerdale area, however some rides can be of greater difficulty than others and are hence graded as shown in the table below. If you are unsure about your own personal abilities or the difficulty of a ride, feel free to contact Sue or Dave at the phone number or E-mail address at the bottom of the page.

***A detailed map with all of these rides is available from Holiday Lakeland Cycling***
Ride Name	Quick Explanation of Route	More Details
Allonby	The Allonby Ride is a beautiful and easy circular ride through picturesque villages.	Click
Loweswater/ Mosser Fell	A lovely ride past this pretty lake and into the fells with on- and off- road options. The ride can be extended by parking at Whinlatter Visitor Centre and cycling down to the start at Lorton, but this does involve a long climb back to 318m.	Click
Solway Firth Coastline	Flat large expanse of countryside, rarely above 100 feet. Bird sanctuary on marshes. Good views. Much of interest historically from the Roman Wall & remains through the Reivers and more recent local history	Click
Cockermouth Bassenthwaite	This route gets you away from it all, with spectacular views of Bassenthwaite Lake and on to Keswick, also a good spot for a picnic.	Click
Crummock Water	A good summer’s day ride with an adventurous feel, not for the faint hearted!	Click
Caldbeck & Uldale	Using the Cumbria Way, this route offers and exciting climb up Skiddaw (Cockup) to Skiddaw House and down Bowscale Fell to Mosedale, returning to the cycleway via Hesket Newmarket and the Reivers Route.	Click
Cockermouth Loweswater	This route down the Lorton Valley and along the River Cocker takes you to Loweswater, a delightful picnic spot and with an optional short cut back from Ullock, saving 8 miles.	Click

ini tours can be extended using the Cumbria Cycleway, C2C and Reivers Routes to make a longer holiday, with accommodation, luggage transfer and transports.

Ride Difficulty	Colour Code
Easy (for all abilities)	Green
Moderate (some steep sections)	Blue
Hard (many steep & rough sections)	Red
Experienced (for very experienced riders only)	Purple

1.	Whitehaven. 30 miles each way.	2.	Penrith. 30 miles each way.
3.	Ambleside. 20 miles each way.	4.	Carlisle. 30 miles each way.

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