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View of Lake Windermere – Windermere Ferry loop from High Cross

View of Lake Windermere – Windermere Ferry loop from High Cross

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View of Lake Windermere – Windermere Ferry loop from High Cross

02:17

33.5km

580m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 13.7 km for 300 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.22 km

View of Blelham Tarn

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Lovely flowing gravel tracks through beautiful woodland.....just be prepared to open a fair few gates

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6.69 km

Wray Castle

Highlight • Castle

A National Trust property that's open for visitors from late March to late October, Wray Castle is a stunning Victorian house built in 1840. A bit of a strange sight …

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7.27 km

West Shore Gravel Trail, Lake Windermere

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

If you can get there for sunrise as I did, or sunset, it is totally stunning

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11.7 km

View of Lake Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

Free parking if you get there early enough

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12.2 km

View of Lake Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely views across Windermere from the west Winderemere cycle path.

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13.2 km

Windermere Ferry

Highlight • Structure

The Windemere Ferry carries people between the eastern and western shores of the lake. The crossing takes around 10 minutes and boats leave generally around every 20 minutes. You can …

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13.9 km

Claife Viewing Station — View over Lake Windermere

Highlight • Viewpoint

At Claife Heights, is Claife Station, built in the 1790s as a viewpoint where visitors could look at Lake Windermere. It was most fashionable with tourists in the 1830s and …

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16.4 km

Cunsey Wood

Forest

32.6 km

Hawkshead Hall Park

Forest

33.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.3 km

13.0 km

4.83 km

279 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.9 km

9.41 km

8.57 km

3.64 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (240 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Wednesday 19 August

17°C

9°C

76 %

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Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

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View of Lake Windermere – Windermere Ferry loop from High Cross

View of Blelham Tarn

Wray Castle

West Shore Gravel Trail, Lake Windermere

View of Lake Windermere

View of Lake Windermere

Windermere Ferry

Claife Viewing Station — View over Lake Windermere

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