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Great Mell Fell and Little Mell 1 Cross the bridge over the River 3 Take the L branch and follow the 5 Turn R at the jct at Bennethead Eamont on the B5320 and follow it road through the dog-leg at and head along the road to another Fel l Cycle Loop along the shore of Ullswater to the Stoddahgate and onto a T jct at jct after 150m. Take the L fork which junction with the A592. Turn R and Stoddah Bank. Turn L and follow the is followed to a T jct. Turn R and
Set amongst the gentle rolling fells on the northern side of follow it for 1.6km to a turning on road through the gap between Great head to Dacre then turn R again ROUTE Ullswater, the modest peaks of Great Mell Fell and Little Mell Fell the L at a bend. Turn onto it and Mell Fell and Little Mell Fell for 2.7km and retrace your outbound route display instantly recognisable profiles. They are surrounded by follow the road to Dacre. Just uphill to a fork. Take the L branch for 630m back to Pooley Bridge. quiet lanes that loop them at a relatively high level. This cycle after crossing the bridge over Dacre round a bend to a jct. ride follows these lanes circumnavigating Little Mell Fell and Beck turn L and then follow the road 4 Turn R at the junction and head for 2.6km to a X roads. nipping in the gap between Great Mell Fell allowing wonderful to a fork. At the fork take the L perspectives of them both and also opening up vistas to all the 2 Turn R and follow the road to a branch and follow it up to Ulcat Row surrounding mountains and valleys. junction at Sparket Mill. Turn R again and past Todgill to a T jct. Turn R and follow the road across Calley and follow past the side of Little Mell Bridge and uphill to a jct. Turn L Fell to a jct. Take the L branch which through Hutton to a fork. leads round past the campsites to Bennethead.
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The Old Coach Road 1 From the Steamer Car Park head out to join the A592. Turn L onto it Boredale and Eastern Flanks (Mountain Bike Ride) and follow it through Patterdale for East of Ullswater the massive Helvellyn range presents a formidable 1.8km to a turning on the L to of Ullswater (Mountain Bike Ride) 6 Rooking. Follow the lane for 400m ROUTE 3 wall of high peaks. The first feasible breach in its defences is on to a junction with two bridleways. Tucked away behind Place Fell the Boredale bridleway is a well- the flanks of Clough Head and Matterdale Common at the northern Take the RH bridleway and follow established classic mountain bike descent. The normal way of doing end. At this point an old coaching road links Dockray with St John's it a short distance uphill to join it is as a brief loop around Place Fell but with judicious use of the in the Vale and provides an exciting high-level mountain bike another bridleway. Follow it steeply Ullswater Steamers as a link, a neat route can be worked out from route. The riding is a combination of moderate technical challenges uphill to Boredale Hause, it is ride- either Pooley Bridge or Glenridding that takes in the Boredale with some fantastic descents and a pleasant return via minor roads able, but most mortals will choose descent and for added value includes the equally classic descent to push their bike up it! and cycle tracks giving wide ranging views of both Skiddaw and from Moor Divock to Howtown. There is a steep ascent to Boredale Blencathra. 2 The bridleway heads across the Hause at the start of the ride and there are a couple of brief hause towards Boredale into a technical passages so this ride falls squarely into the experienced notch. You will need to carry/push riders remit, but if you have ridden the rough stuff before and Start/finish: Aira Force your bike through the notch but it Car Park GR NY400199 1 Turn R out of the car park onto 4 Turn R onto the B5322 and follow is soon passed and it brings you to have bags of enthusiasm then this is the route for you. the A592 then turn R onto the it to a junction with the A66. Distance: 19.5 miles (31.4km) the top of the fantastic descent A5091 and follow it steeply up hill Carefully cross the A66 and join the track into Boredale. Follow it all the Grade: Medium - Challenge to Dockray. lane on the opposite side. This way down hill to the road at section is busy and the traffic is fast 1 3 2 Turn L past The Royal Hotel and Boredale Head. Refreshments so great care needs to be exercised 3 Join the road and follow it down 4 Turn R at the X roads and follow follow the road as it climbs through Cafés: Aira Force whilst crossing. Boredale and then over the road the lane ahead as it climbs to a gate Green How and Bank Farm to a jct Pubs: Dockray, Threlkeld, pass at Martindale to Howtown. (bridleway) at Roehead. Follow the and car park at Red Moss. bridleway as it climbs on to Moor Scales,Troutbeck 5 Follow the lane up to a T jct and From Howtown follow the road turn R and follow this to another T alongside Ullswater to the X roads Divock. At a X roads on Moor Divock 3 This is the start of the Old Coach Start: Glenridding steamer pier jct in the centre of Threlkeld. At this 2 at Pooley Bridge. (marked by a stone bench post) turn Road - go through the gate and car park, GR NY389169 junction turn R again and continue R and follow the rough section of follow it alongside the trees for past the pub then turn L on Fell Side Finish: Pooley Bridge car park track to The Cockpit (a Megalithic 7.2km. Generally the going is easy Road which is followed to the cycle GR NY470244 stone circle). but there are some boggy sections track by the side of the A66. Follow and a couple of climbs. The last this to Scales. Distance: 18.6 miles (30km) 5 From The Cockpit head along the 3.2km section down to the B5322 main track (ignoring the High Street at Wanthwaite gives a fairly speedy 6 Continue on the A66 for 200m Grade: Medium - Challenge bridleway/Roman Road) and follow descent. until opposite the Wallthwaite Refreshments it to the side of a wall. This is the turning. Cross the A66 (with care - Cafés: Glenridding, Patterdale, start of the down hill. It gives a long extremely busy) and turn R onto it, Pooley Bridge interesting descent to finally join follow the lane for 1km to a junction the road at Howtown after a loop Pubs: Glenridding, Patterdale, (second turning). Turn R and head through Mellguards. Pooley Bridge, Howtown into Wallthwaite. The road turns a corner in Wallthwaite and is then Shops: Glenridding, 6 From Howtown follow the road followed for 3.5km to the A5091. Patterdale, Pooley Bridge alongside Ullswater back to Pooley Turn R and follow the A5091 Bridge. through Matterdale End to Dockray. 7 From Dockray retrace the route back down the A5091 to the start at Aira Force car park. ROUTE
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