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Keswick Railway Path Tunnel – Whinlatter Mountain Bike Trails loop from Keswick

Mountain biking trails

North West England

Keswick Railway Path Tunnel – Whinlatter Mountain Bike Trails loop from Keswick

Hard

4.6

(19)

273

riders

Keswick Railway Path Tunnel – Whinlatter Mountain Bike Trails loop from Keswick

02:41

31.9km

620m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. Some portions of the route may require you to push your bike. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 13, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 28.2 km for 250 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

407 m

Keswick Railway Path Tunnel

Highlight • Bridge

Great simple ride (we did Threlkeld to Keswick and return). Easy enough for the youngest, fast enough for the eldest.

Tip by

7.31 km

Viewpoint

Viewpoint

3

8.35 km

View of Skiddaw from the Quercus Trail

Highlight • Viewpoint

Pinch yourself, are you really in the UK? This stunning vista over to Skiddaw is a highlight of the Quercus Trail.

Tip by

4

9.45 km

Whinlatter Mountain Bike Trails

Highlight • MTB Park

Whinlatter Forest offers breathtaking views of the Lake District. The forest's purpose-built mountain bike trails, designed to take full advantage of the rugged terrain, were voted the second-best trail centre …

Tip by

5

9.71 km

Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Great shop, Craig was a legend and stayed late when we showed up at closing time to help my friend with replacements for the contaminated rotor and pads he’d somehow …

Tip by

6

9.88 km

Start of the North Loop Bike Trails

Highlight • Trail

Start point and map

Tip by

7

14.0 km

Standing Stones with View of Skiddaw

Highlight • Viewpoint

More a picnic site than a bronze age monument, the standing stones with their commanding view over Skiddaw are impressive nonetheless. They are inscribed with the words, 'Nature's peace will …

Tip by

8

16.7 km

Whinlatter South Loop — Bike Trail

Highlight • Forest

Start/end of the trails

Tip by

9

19.4 km

Highest Point of the South Loop

Highlight • Summit

Highest point

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B

31.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.9 km

9.04 km

3.01 km

2.79 km

2.12 km

917 m

162 m

Surfaces

14.3 km

11.6 km

3.63 km

1.92 km

382 m

155 m

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Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Sunday 4 October

18°C

13°C

36 %

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