Cycle Windermere with new off-road routes

9 Jul 2014

Finding a safe place to cycle in the heart of the Lake District has never been easy, with busy traffic squeezing into the narrow valleys. A new series of off-road cycle…

Days Out

Weekend rides

Find somewhere to cycle this weekend. Here’s our route-planner’s top picks around Ambleside:

Borrowdale · 29mi round-trip
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Wasdale, Eskdale and Duddon · 42mi round-trip
View route ★★★

Steam Yacht Gondola · 7mi one-way
View route ★★★

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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Ambleside

The National Cycle Network is a great way to find traffic-free routes and quiet lanes. These routes pass through Ambleside:

6 View route

To Manchester, Ramsbottom, Accrington, Rishton, Blackburn, Preston, Morecambe, Carnforth, Kendal and Windermere.

Knowledge

Share your tips for cycling in Ambleside

What are the roads like? Which are the most cycle-friendly cafés? Where’s your favourite place for a Saturday afternoon spin? Share your knowledge with other local cyclists.

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A note on our PDF maps

30 Oct 2022 · 2

When you’re planning a route, cycle.travel has always offered the option to export a print-ready PDF in one of several scales. PDF maps are great as a fallback for electronic…

cycle.travel now has Ordnance Survey maps

2 Apr 2021 · 3

Ordnance Survey maps are justly famed for their clear, detailed coverage of the British countryside. Generations of cyclists have planned their adventures with an OS map or two stuffed in…