Start/finish: Sandgate Car Park Distance: 29 miles (46km) Short cut option shown on map Grade: Long·Hard, all on road Refreshments: Cafés: Langwathby, Little Salkeld Melmerby. Pubs: Great Salkeld, Kirkoswald, Langwathby, Lazonby, Ousby Shops: Kirkoswald, Langwathby, Lazonby Public loos: In Penrith only Eden Valley Bearing around Beacon Hill in low gears initially, you’ll enter and traverse the broad undulating valley of the River Eden to the edge of the North Pennines. This peaceful landscape is dotted with small red sandstone villages and crystal clear becks which flow through woodlands, meadows and moorland. And there are plenty of places to keep you fed and watered. 1 Turn L out of the car park and R then L at the double mini-roundabout to head up Fell Lane. Keep following the blue C2C/7 signs to Langwathby. 2 Turn L off the main road and across the village green towards Little Salkeld. 3 Go under the bridge carrying the Settle- Carlisle railway and turn R to Winskill. SA at the X roads after the village. 4 In Ousby, turn L before the pub and follow blue 68 signs (the Pennine Cycleway) to Melmerby. 5 Take care as you briefly join the main road and bear L following blue 68 signs through Gamblesby and Unthank. 6 Turn L at X roads (Five Lane Ends) signed Kirkoswald. 7 Turn R then L towards the river and cross the lovely bridge over the River Eden into Lazonby. 8 Pass under the railway bridge and turn L up the hill to Great Salkeld. 9 Through the village (and after cricket ground), turn R and then first L. 10 At T-jct, turn R then first L. Take care descending after initial climb. 11 Take the first exit from the roundabout (signed Fair Hill). Near the top, turn L by a white fronted cottage, then R. 12 Turn R downhill to the T-jct and L onto Beacon Edge. Take the fourth R turn into Fell Lane for a nice downhill finish. ROUTE 3 1 5 4 3 2 7 8 6 9 10 11 12 short cut
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1 Turn L out of the car park, then R andSA at the mini roundabouts to follow theblue 71 signs out of town, under the A66and past Brougham Castle all the way toGreat Strickland village. From BroughamHall bear R downhill to turn R at theX roads
2 Turn R at the T-jct in the village andimmediately L at the green. Follow thisroad through Little Strickland and go SAat the next two X roads.
3 Turn L at the T-jct and descend steeply(and carefully) into Crosby Ravensworth.
4 Turn L in the village and follow theroad (and river) through Maulds Meaburn,turning first R and then L to King’sMeaburn.
5 Back on route 71, turn L down anarrow lane before the pub to cross theriver (ford or footbridge). Stay on route71 all the way back to Penrith via Newbyand Great Strickland.
1 Turn R out of car park towards thetown centre and turn L into the one-waysystem. Turn R in front of the clock towerthen L after the bandstand. Turn R at farend of car park and follow the road roundpast sports pitches and a school througha residential area.
2 After the hotel entrance, turn L ontothe verge path down to the motorwayroundabout. Turn R and use the toucancrossings to get across the motorwaybridge.
3 Bear R following the path alongsidethe dual carriageway. Go under therailway bridge, across the next road andvery carefully cross all four lanes usingthe path between the barriers.
4 Turn L by Little Chef (cycle route signto Stainton) and follow the road past theRheged Centre. Cross over a low stonewall by the stile to visit the Centre.
5 Using the cycle paths, cross over theUllswater road and head into Stainton.
6 Turn R at the X roads past the farmshop tearoom entrance and go under theroad bridge. Turn L onto the cycle pathalongside the A66.
7 Turn R onto the road into Newbiggin.
8 Turn first L in the village to pass theFlusco recycling centre – be ready forimmediate short climb and extra traffic.
9 Carefully turn R at foot of descent andfollow the road round and down throughGreystoke Gill.
10 Turn R at the T-jct and R again intoGreystoke to join the main blue-signedroute all the way back to Penrith.Go SA by the cross, passing first theentrance to Greystoke Castle, and thenthe cycle cafe.
Start/finish: Sandgate Car Park
Distance: 29 miles (46km) Short cutoption shown on map
Grade: Long·Hard, all on road
Refreshments:Cafés: Langwathby, Little SalkeldMelmerby.Pubs: Great Salkeld, Kirkoswald,Langwathby, Lazonby, OusbyShops: Kirkoswald, Langwathby,Lazonby
Public loos: In Penrith only
To Greystoke and backOur shortest route has no huge hills to tackle, but the lofty northernfells are an ever-present backdrop as you ride westwards along quietcountry lanes to the pretty village of Greystoke and back, with plentyof refreshment stops en-route. And if you’ve time, a detour up toGreystoke Moor will open up even grander vistas.
Lyvennet Val leyPedal southwards, rising gradually to the open limestone farmlandbetween Cumbria’s High Fells and the Eden Valley. Then freewheeldown to the River Lyvennet and the charming limestone villages whichmark its course. Don’t worry if the ford at Kings Meaburn looks tooformidable: there’s a footbridge next to it! Brougham Hall (cycle hireand café) is an alternative start point.
10 Either turn L to cycle alongside thereservoir or R to head back down thevalley to Bampton.
11 Bear L past the pub and in front ofthe tearoom. Follow this road back toAskham and retrace your outward routeback to Penrith (or Brougham).
You could turn R in Askham and ascendthe other side of the Lowther River tosee the roofless shell of the once grandLowther Castle, ancestral home of theLords Lonsdale.
1 Turn L out of the car park, then R andSA at the mini roundabouts to follow theblue 71 signs out of town and under theA66 to Brougham Castle; dating fromthe early 13th Century.
2 Turn R at the X roads beyond the castle.Follow the road to pass Brougham Hall.
3 Take extra care turning R onto the A6and turn L at next mini-roundabout.
4 Turn L at primary school after therailway bridge.
5 Follow the road through Askham andbear L at next jct.
6 Turn L uphill after gate by phone box.
7 Turn R at T-jct into Bampton Grange,and bear L after crossing the river.
8 Bear R (signed Swindale)and across a cattle grid.
9 Turn R at offsetX roads onto a
concrete road, or go SA to explore
the quiet valley of Swindale.
Eden Val leyBearing around Beacon Hill in low gears initially, you’ll enter andtraverse the broad undulating valley of the River Eden to the edgeof the North Pennines. This peaceful landscape is dotted with smallred sandstone villages and crystal clear becks which flow throughwoodlands, meadows and moorland. And there are plenty of placesto keep you fed and watered.
1 Turn L out of the car park and R thenL at the double mini-roundabout to headup Fell Lane. Keep following the blueC2C/7 signs to Langwathby.
2 Turn L off the main road and acrossthe village green towards Little Salkeld.
3 Go under the bridge carrying the Settle-Carlisle railway and turn R to Winskill.SA at the X roads after the village.
4 In Ousby, turn L before the pub andfollow blue 68 signs (the PennineCycleway) to Melmerby.
5 Take care as you briefly join the mainroad and bear L following blue 68 signsthrough Gamblesby and Unthank.
6 Turn L at X roads (Five Lane Ends)signed Kirkoswald.
7 Turn R then L towards the river andcross the lovely bridge over the River Edeninto Lazonby.
8 Pass under the railway bridge and turnL up the hill to Great Salkeld.
9 Through the village (and after cricketground), turn R and then first L.
10 At T-jct, turn R then first L. Take caredescending after initial climb.
11 Take the first exit from the roundabout(signed Fair Hill). Near the top, turn Lby a white fronted cottage, then R.
12 Turn R downhill to the T-jct and Lonto Beacon Edge. Take the fourth R turninto Fell Lane for a nice downhill finish.
Greystoke Moor option: At 10 turnL and gradually climb up to the A66to turn R along the verge path. TurnR into Penruddock village and firstL along a narrow lane as the roadbends R. Turn L at the next T-jct andfollow the road down and then upwith Blencathra (or Saddleback)mountain almost dead ahead. TurnR at the Sportmans Inn and followthe blue C2C/7 signs back toGreystoke, with a lovely long descentdown from Greystoke Moor
Start/finish: Sandgate Car Park orBrougham Hall (cycle hire)
Distance: 30.5 miles (49km)Short cut option marked on map
Grade: Long·Moderate, all on-roadexcept short track under A66
4Lowther Val leyHead south into the sheltered valley that lies between the limestoneoutcrops of the Orton Fells and the rugged granite scenery of thecentral Lake District. This is largely Lowther Estate land within theLake District National Park, and the route takes in several attractivesmall villages close to the river. You can extend your ride to take acloser look at Haweswater Reservoir, created by a dam in the 1930sto provide water for Manchester.
Start/finish: Sandgate Car Parkor Brougham Hall (cycle hire)
Distance: 26 miles (41km)
Grade: Long·Moderate, all on-roadexcept short track under A66
Lyvennet and LowtherValleys link routeFrom 3 on the LyvennetValley route, use the linkin blue and green for amore dramatic way intothe Lowther Valley viaShap village, and followthe route described from8 onwards.
