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Langdale Valley – Little Langdale Tarn Road loop from Ambleside

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
North West England
Cumbria
South Lakeland
Lakes

Langdale Valley – Little Langdale Tarn Road loop from Ambleside

Hard

5.0

(1)

36

riders

Langdale Valley – Little Langdale Tarn Road loop from Ambleside

03:15

55.1km

1,300m

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: February 28, 2026

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Start point

Parking

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1

6.07 km

Langdale Valley

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

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2

10.5 km

Little Langdale Tarn Road

Highlight • Trail

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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10.8 km

Bield Coppice

Forest

4

11.8 km

Wrynose Pass Climb from Fell Foot Farm

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Incredibly steep (almost all over 20%) but so rewarding when you get to the top. The average grade is 11% for this 1.6 mile (2.5 km) climb. On the more …

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5

15.6 km

One of the nicest descents around, the road is laid out ahead of you and feels relatively safe as you coast down to the Duddon Valley. Be careful in the …

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6

17.9 km

Hardknott Pass Climb from Cockley Beck

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

For many people the hardest climb in the UK thanks to murderously steep 33% spikes that will severely test even the strongest climbers

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19.6 km

Hardknott Pass

Mountain Pass

8

19.6 km

Climb Hardknott Pass from Beckfoot

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Hardknott Pass from Beckfoot is one of the UK's toughest road climbs, with an average gradient of 13% and brutal ramps reaching 33%. The narrow, single-track road winds through stunning …

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9

28.6 km

Hardknott Pass Climb

Highlight • Climb

Whilst you have 3-4 miles to change your mind, they mean it, Hardknott lies beyond!

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10

39.3 km

Wrynose Pass Climb from Cockley Beck

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Wrynose Pass 2.5km at 11%. It's a tough climb as you can see it going on forever in front of you. It's a mental game to keep going!

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42.6 km

Wrynose Pass

Mountain Pass

51.6 km

View point looking north west

Viewpoint

52.7 km

Jeffy Knotts Wood

Forest

B

55.1 km

End point

Parking

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48.0 km

4.97 km

1.66 km

444 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

53.2 km

1.75 km

106 m

< 100 m

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