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Ride 22: Rising to the Challenge

Ride Information

START/FINISH: Car park, Buttermere, CA13 9UZ, 54.540696, -3.277531

DISTANCE: 17.4 miles/28.0km

ASCENT: 3011ft/918m

OFF-ROAD: 90%

TERRAIN: A mix of wide, stony lakeside trails and challenging hillside tracks, which are boggy, stony and highly technical. Two arduous climbs and tricky descents are punctuated by flat lakeside paths.

NAVIGATION: Difficult through the high passes. The bridleways along Buttermere, Crummock Water and Ennerdale Water are well signed, as are the turnings up through Gale Fell and Scarth Gap Pass. However don’t veer left up Scale Beck or right up Mosedale on the way through Gale Fell; GPS support will make sure you stay on track through both passes.

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Eat & Drink

The Fish Inn, Buttermere, Cumbria CX13 9XA, 01768 770253, www.fishinnbuttermere.co.uk
The Fox & Hounds, Ennerdale Bridge, Cumbria CA23 3AR, 01946 861373, www.foxandhoundsinn.org

Sleep

The Bridge Hotel, Buttermere, Cumbria CX13 9UZ, 01768 770252, www.bridge-hotel.com
Syke Farm Campsite, Buttermere Village, Cumbria CA13 9XA, 01768 770222
Bivvy: Bowness Knott, Ennerdale Water

Provisions

Croft House Farm Cafe, Buttermere, Cumbria CA13 9XA, 01768 770235, www.crofthousefarmcafe.co.uk
Whinlatter Bikes, 82 Main Street, Keswick, Cumbria CA12 5DX, 01768 773940, www.whinlatterbikes.com