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Cycling · Westmorland and Furness

Lakes & Dales Loop

A 315.8 km loop route near Newton Rigg, with 3,977 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 22.0 hours.

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Distance315.8 kmClimbing3,977 mEstimated time22.0 hrDifficultyhard

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

Lakes & Dales Loop is a complete cycling route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 315.8 km as a loop route.

Route shapeloop
ActivityCycling
SurfaceAsphalt
Descent3,970 m

Mapped surface mix

Paved62% Unknown39%

Before setting out

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Stay near the route

Named campsites near Lakes & Dales Loop.

UK campsite A–Z
Hillcroft ParkCaravan Site · 6.9 km from the mapped route startWaterfoot Caravan ParkCaravan Site · 7.0 km from the mapped route startPark Foot Holiday ParkCaravan Site · 7.9 km from the mapped route startWaterside House Camp SiteCamp Site · 8.2 km from the mapped route startThe Quiet SiteCaravan Site · 9.4 km from the mapped route startUllswater Holiday ParkCamp Site · 9.5 km from the mapped route start

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