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North West England

Appleby-In-Westmorland

View of Brougham Castle – Langwathby Bridge loop from Appleby

Bike touring routes & trails

North West England

Appleby-In-Westmorland

View of Brougham Castle – Langwathby Bridge loop from Appleby

Hard

8

riders

View of Brougham Castle – Langwathby Bridge loop from Appleby

05:11

79.0km

920m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Lake District National Park

North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

12.8 km

Maulds Meaburn Village

Highlight • Settlement

2

14.6 km

St Lawrence’s Church

Highlight • Religious Site

Beautiful church set on the other side of a small footbridge over a small stream.

Tip by

33.6 km

Gillriggs Cover

Forest

4

35.3 km

Ruins of St. Michael and All Angels Church, Lake District

Highlight (Segment) • Historical Site

Lovely smooth gravel along the river, lots of picnic and paddle spots if its sunny! Ideal for children and balance bikes too!

Tip by

5

36.3 km

Low Gardens Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Low Gardens Bridge spans the River Lowther at Earl Henry's Drive. It is an old Grade II listed stone arch bridge which has a new steel beam bridge next to it.

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37.0 km

Horseholme Wood

Forest

7

39.8 km

Trail to Lowther Castle

Highlight • Trail

40.3 km

Brougham Hall

Castle

9

41.9 km

View of Brougham Castle

Highlight • Viewpoint

Very picturesque castle ruins that are visible from the M6.

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10

49.0 km

Langwathby Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

In the darkness of an early March morning in 1968 the 300 year old stone bridge collapsed leaving a 70m gap.
A "temporary" girder bridge was constructed as a replacement but this has been used ever since.

Tip by

11

53.5 km

Long Meg and Her Daughters Stone Circle

Highlight • Historical Site

3rd largest stone circle in England, dates back to the Bronze Age or 5000 years ago!

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B

79.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.2 km

3.17 km

3.13 km

1.17 km

662 m

552 m

115 m

Surfaces

40.2 km

34.0 km

2.99 km

1.82 km

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Elevation

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Highest point (320 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

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Weather

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Thursday 3 September

16°C

11°C

73 %

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Comments

April 8, 2022,Garden of Eden

Following Jack Thurston’s route from the Lost Lanes North book. Too snowy to go up Great Dunn Fell (honest!)

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