- START GR340324 There are various pull-ins up the Mosedale Valley
- Follow Tarmac East then SE as it changes into stony/grassy track leading to Skiddaw House (287291) after 6km. Turn right onto the access road. Very stony. Follow this down and up to gate at top of col.
- Take great care on loose descent to tarmac road at (250322)
- Turn right on road for 4km to Longlands (266359). Fork right onto the Cumbria Way (BW) and climb over a spur. Stay on the track until it becomes tarmac once again and leads to a T-junction at (312388)
- Turn right for 2.7km to a x-roads at Hesketh, then right again for 7km back to Mosedale village.
- Turn right by the phone box to return to the start
OS Landranger Map 90
Penrith & Keswick.
Quite a lot of minor lanes on tarmac, but a few excellent sections
Well worth doing
Caldbeck Fells—36km—Medium
The site for off-road cycle routes
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