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Selside And Fawcett Forest

Heart-Shaped Wood, Lune Valley – Shap Summit loop from Borrow Beck

Bike touring routes & trails

North West England

Selside And Fawcett Forest

Heart-Shaped Wood, Lune Valley – Shap Summit loop from Borrow Beck

Hard

6

riders

Heart-Shaped Wood, Lune Valley – Shap Summit loop from Borrow Beck

02:32

29.2km

610m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: August 4, 2026

Tips

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Lake District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

1

2.30 km

Borrowdale Valley Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

The route through Borrowdale valley is an absolute gem in either direction. Can get wet n puddly after wet weather. it is such a peaceful valley.

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7.10 km

Borrowdale Wood

Forest

3

7.60 km

Borrow Beck Viaduct and M6 Bridges

Highlight • Bridge

This is a quiet section of the Pennine cycleway which passes under the 1840s-built Borrow Beck Viaduct on the West Coast Main Line and the M6 motorway just south of …

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4

8.95 km

Heart-Shaped Wood, Lune Valley

Highlight • Viewpoint

Locals have pondered over the heart shaped wood for decades. Some believe that it is the site of a World War II plane crash, whilst others believe it was planted …

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5

9.40 km

View of the River Wye from Roundtwaite

Highlight • Viewpoint

6

16.0 km

Gravel and Grass Route to Bretherdale Head

Highlight • Trail

hard going with a loaded bike 🥵 not the worst mind, just watch for the last part as you cross some grass with no visible path

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7

22.6 km

Shap Summit

Highlight • Mountain Pass

From Kendal this is a 14km climb of some difficulty - never too steep but long and arduous. The descent on the other side (heading North) is magnificent!

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8

28.5 km

Bridleway Near Ashstead Plantation

Highlight • Trail

Very mixed surface, sometimes chunky, loose gravel, sometimes wet, potholed doubletrack - tough riding

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B

29.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.87 km

7.44 km

5.33 km

4.90 km

3.49 km

150 m

Surfaces

12.8 km

8.86 km

7.54 km

< 100 m

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Lowest point (160 m)

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