Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Bike touring routes & trails

North West England

Whinlatter Pass – Whinlatter Forest loop from Thornthwaite

Bike touring routes & trails

North West England

Whinlatter Pass – Whinlatter Forest loop from Thornthwaite

Moderate

29

riders

Whinlatter Pass – Whinlatter Forest loop from Thornthwaite

00:36

5.67km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. 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: April 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Lake District National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

Get Directions

1

190 m

Whinlatter Pass

Highlight • Climb

Winding its way through Thornthwaite Forest with views over Lorton Valley and Bassenthwaite Lake, Whinlatter Pass is one of the most beautiful areas of the Lake District. At the top …

Tip by

2

385 m

Whinlatter Forest Café & Visitor Centre

Highlight • Rest Area

The Full Ambio breakfast hits the spot.

Tip by

3

450 m

Siskins Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

The soup is always homemade and wholesome. Have it with a homemade cheese scone. Lush.

Tip by

4

561 m

Cyclewise Whinlatter Bike Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

Great shop, Craig was a legend and stayed late when we showed up at closing time to help my friend with replacements for the contaminated rotor and pads he’d somehow …

Tip by

5

1.15 km

Quercus Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

Great blue mountain bike route that is definitely suitable for gravel bikes! Nothing too narley. Nice and flowing single track with a good surface. Keep some speed in check on switchbacks but other than that all good!

Tip by

6

2.83 km

Whinlatter Gravel Route

Highlight • Cycleway

7

4.62 km

Whinlatter Forest

Highlight • Forest

Wonderfully maintained forest trails in the heart of the Lake District

Tip by

8

5.44 km

Start of the North Loop Bike Trails

Highlight • Trail

Start point and map

Tip by

B

5.67 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.41 km

759 m

253 m

124 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.78 km

357 m

324 m

182 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (410 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Monday 18 May

14°C

8°C

95 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

4.6

830

Derwentwater, Buttermere & Honister Pass loop from Keswick

02:32h

35.7km

660m

4.6

189

A circumnavigation of Bassenthwaite Water from Keswick — Lake District National Park

02:17h

33.2km

440m

4.9

166

A circumnavigation of Coniston Water from Coniston village

01:53h

29.3km

310m

4.5

1,994

Wast Water – View of Wast Water loop from Gosforth

01:53h

30.5km

300m

5.0

167

Keswick and Hesket Newmarket loop from Wigton – Lake District National Park

05:17h

78.7km

1,210m

4.7

118

Buttermere, Crummock Water & Derwent Water loop

03:11h

42.8km

880m

3.0

1,752

View of Wast Water – Wast Water loop from Eskdale

01:58h

30.4km

390m

4.6

63

Wastwater & Seascale loop

02:22h

38.3km

330m

39

Ullswater, Grasmere & Thirlmere loop from Pooley Bridge — Lake District National Park

05:28h

73.7km

1,270m

4.8

31

Elterwater loop on the Coniston cycleways — Lake District National Park

01:51h

23.3km

360m

5.0

33

Hardknott & Wrynose passes loop from Dalegarth Station — Lake District National Park

03:56h

49.0km

1,250m

3.0

21

Glenridding and Ambleside loop from Grasmere - Lake District National Park

04:41h

59.2km

1,150m