Directions

A yellow infill indicates the need to take extra care because of traffic or steep descent

	Distance	Road	Direction	Instruction	Feed Station
1	0.0		Left	Start at Halton Camp, exit Gate 2 turning left, Halton Road	•
2	0.2		Right	Turn sharp right up Kellet Lane (follow cycle route 90)
3	2.8		Right	Turn right at T junction, proceed through Nether Kellet taking the road to Over Kellet
4	5.0			At Over Kellet cross roads, go straight across following signs to Capernwray and Borwick
5	5.2		Left	At Y junction, turn left into Kellet Lane following sign to Borwick. straight across at crossroads
6	7.4	A6070	Right	At junction (Longlands Hotel), A6070 turn right following signs to Burton in Kendal
7	11.1	B6384	Left	After leaving Burton take 2nd left, B6384 to Holme and Milnthorpe (Burton Road)
8	13.4	B5385	Left	Follow sign to Milnthorpe left at mini roundabout on B5385
9	13.9	A6	Right	Turn right at A6 traffic lights into Church Street and climb out of Milnthorpe towards Levens. Pass under the A590 and proceed towards Levens Village
10	17.2		Left	Turn left at Londis Shop (on left) take left fork off main road
11	17.2			Left at X roads signed to Grange
12	17.6		Left	Left at Hare & Hounds, taking Cycle route 20 to Gilpin Bridge
13	18.3		Right	At Dobsons Garage turn right continuing west, following route 20
14	18.7			Past Gilpin Bridge Hotel (Timing and water station only), take the cycle track parallel to A590
15	20.7		Left	Just before the Derby Arms turn left under A590 subway, following signs to Ulpha and Meathop
16	23.6		Right	Right at T junction following cycle route 20
17	23.9			Remain on cycle route 20, passing golf course on your right
18	25.9		Left	At T junction with B5271 turn left towards Grange
19	26.3		Left	At mini roundabout, first left through town centre
20	26.6	B5277	Left	B5277 left (and route 20) at top of the hill (mini roundabout), follow the road left to Flookborough
21	29.6	B5278	Right	B5278 at Flookborough take sharp right turn to Cark
22	30.3	B5278	Left	Remain on the main road to Haverthwaite (Bay Dash turns right to Cartmel). Approaching Haverthwaite keep on the B5278 bearing left after bridge
23	36.0	A590	Left	Turn left to join the A590 to Greenodd, Ulverston and Barrow
24	37.2		Right	Just after Rusland Pool Hotel take great care when you turn right to Bouth
25	37.4			At T Junction follow road to Spark Bridge and at X Roads go straight over
26	38.5		Right	After Spark Bridge keep right following road to Lowick Green
27	38.8	A5092	Right	At T Junction turn right onto A5092 and follow road to Broughton in Furness
28	40.1	A5092		Straight on at Y junction road signed to Lowick and Grizebeck
29	41.3	A5092		A5092 feed and water station and Turn Back point	•
30	42.8			At Grizebeck join the A595
31	46.3	A595		Remain on A595 until the Duddon Bridge Traffic Lights
32	46.3		Right	Turn right before traffic lights at Duddon Bridge to Ulpha
33	49.3			Follow Dunnnerdale road to Whistling Green
34	49.3		Right	Right at T junction following signs to Ulpha
35	49.7			At Ulpha follow signs to Wrynose
36	56.2			At junction with Hardknott-(Cockley Beck), keep right and start the climb towards Wrynose Pass
37	58.6		Right	Wrynose Pass - Caution on the 30% descent from top of Wrynose Pass - hazardous & VERY STEEP
38	61.3			Pass through Little Langdale to T junction at Colwith
39	62.7	A593		A593 turn onto road signposted to Skelwith Bridge and Ambleside
40	63.6			After Skelwith Bridge before the bridge turn into road to Hawkshead (route 37)
41	64.1			Right Take 2nd right & climb to Bull Close signed to Hawkeshead
42	64.3		Right	At Bull Close bear right. At T Junction follow signs to Hawkshead
43	66.9			At Drunken Duck X roads go straight over
44	68.2		Right	Follow road to T junction at Outgate and join B5286 to Hawkshead
45	69.3	B5286		Stay on B5286 bypassing Hawkshead village to T Junction
46	69.3		Right	Right at T junction following signs to Grizedale and continue alongside Esthwaite Water (on left)
47	69.7		Right	At Y junction take right fork to Rusland. Keep on this road through Rusland to Causeway End
48	78.7	A590	Left	Left at Causeway End to T Junction A590
49	79.0			HAZARD Dismount to cross A590 follow B5278 sign to Cark, bypass Haverthwaite village
50	80.6		Left	After bridge turn left on the Low Wood road to Lindale (Cycle route 20). Bearing right and start the climb of Bigland Hill. Stay on this road bearing left at three junctions until you see the sign for Wood Plumpton
51	84.5	B5286		Where overhead powerlines cross the road keep left
52	84.8		Right	At T junction go right
53	84.9		Right	Take 1st right at church signposted High Newton
54	86.0		Right	At Barber Green Cross Roads turn right to High Newton
55	86.2		Left	At T junction turn left to High Newton
56	86.4			Pass over dual carriageway into Village and join old A590 (re-join Bay Dash return route)
57	86.4		Left	Take next side road on left and pass the village hall
58	86.5		Left	At Crown Inn take left road and climb
59	86.8		Right	At top take Right Fork to Witherslack. Take great care on the hazardous descent of Tow Top, it is very STEEP with a poor road surface and TIGHT hairpin BENDS
60	87.4			At bottom straight over at crossroads to Witherslack
61	89.1	A590		At T junction in Witherslack, take road to Town End and A590
62	89.3		Right	At Town End T junction go right signed to Kendal
63	90.2		Left	At Derby Arms go left (just before A590 underpass) below A590 and retrace journey (timing and feed station at Gilpin Bridge), to Milnthorpe traffic lights	•
64	96.5	B6385	Left	Left at traffic lights to re-join B6385
65	96.9	B6385		At mini roundabout take 3rd exit (B6384) and pass through Wasset and on to Bela and Holme
66	99.9		Right	After passing through Holme, cross over M6 and at T junction, turn right for Burton in Kendal (A6070)
67	102.5	A6070	Left	Pass through Burton continue for a mile and take the 2nd left signed for Priest Hutton (new return route)
68	103.7		Left	Through Priest Hutton continue left to Borwick and left at the village X roads
69	106.7		Right	Continue on this road up Sunneybank before turning right at mini roundabout (B6254)
70	107.6	B6254	Left	Passing The Red Well Inn on the right, take the left fork signed Halton and Lancaster
71	111.9			Continue along this road before passing through Halton Village dropping down to a mini roundabout, take 2nd exit to Lancaster, passing under the M6
72	112.8			Arrive at Halton Camp and re-enter Gate 2.	•

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