Cycling in the Western Lake District

As you'd imagine, mountain bikers are well catered for -  but what about tourers and families? The region's cycling possibilities will not disapoint. Bring you own bike or hire one and set off on the Hadrian's Wall Cycle Trail, or even the famous C2C to name a few.

There are a huge variety of cycling routes available in the Western Lake District.

C2C Route:

Most famous of all is probably the C2C route which starts in Whitehaven or Workington on the Cumbrian Coast to Sunderland or Tynmouth on the North Sea Coast.

For more details on this route please visit www.c2c-guide.co.uk

Hadrian's Wall Cycle Trail:

The 174-mile Hadrian's Cycleway goes through the entire World Heritage Site. It is a new cycleway (the final western section was opened in 2007) that combines existing shorter cycle routes, quiet roads and off-road tracks. Clearly signposted, the Cycleway takes cyclists near many major Roman sites, and other attractions are just a short distance from the main route.

For more details on this route please visit www.hadrians-wall.org

Cycling from Cleator Moor & Egremont:

5 do-in-a-day circular rides on country lanes and cycle paths in the Western Lake District. You can order a copy of the leaflet by e-mail info@western-lakedistict.co.uk or download pdf copies of the individual routes here:

Route One - St Bees Coastal
Route Two - Under Cold Fell  
Route Three - Lamplugh Loop & Loweswater
Route Four - Whitehaven & St Bees Head
Route Five - Ennerdale Water

Further Cycling routes are available around Egremont. E-mail Egremont TIC to order copies, or click on the links below to download pdf copies of the maps:

Clintz Quarry Cycle Route
Beckermet & Hail Circular Cycle Route
St Bees & Braystones Circular Cycle Route
Carletonmoor Circular Cycle or Walk

Cycling around the Solway Coast:

5 do-in-a-day rides on easy to follow circular routes from Silloth, Kirkbride and Carlisle
Click here to download

Other Cycling Routes in Keswick and the Western Lake District:

For more detailed information and a wide variety of cycling routes in the area, please visit www.cyclingcumbria.co.uk