Lake District Mountain Biking

The Lake District in Cumbria is simply one big natural MTB playground. We've pulled together some top resources on the web to help you navigate the trails in the Lakes. In addition, we have a comprehensive selection of GPS tracks and routes you can check out and download in either the 'GPS' or 'Region' tabs on this listing.

The two main trail centres in the Lake District are Grizedale in the South of the Lakes and Whinlatter in the North.

Overview

• The terrain is rocky, rooty and full of natural singletrack There is a large network of bridleways (100's of kilometers).

iBikeRide Routes

• Check out the downloadable GPS routes in the GPS and Region Tabs on this listing. Brief description of what's available below:
• The Southern Lakes which is rocky has trails which you can find in the GPS tab like Loughrigg Fell, Grizedale Parkamoor, Parkamoor Claife Heights and Walna Scar.
• The Eastern Lakes has famous tracks like Ullswater, Helvellyn, Helvellyn - Sticks Pass, High Street to Hell, Staveley and the Garburn Pass, Staveley and the Nan Bield Pass, Staveley - Three Passes and The Garburn Pass.
• There is also the Northern Lakes with tracks around Skiddaw.

Pedal North

• This site lists routes for all ability levels in a bite-sized chunk format so you can piece routes together. They grade everything by either Easy, Moderate, or Hard and there are approximately 40 routes to choose from. It is neatly laid out with the description, turn by turn instructions, map guides, and GPX. They also cover the Yorkshire Dales, North Yorks Moors, Lancashire and Northumberland.

Flattyres MTB

• This site has around 13 trail guides. Each one has a description, turn by turn detailed descriptions, ability gradings and you can download the GPX file. It doesn't just cover the Yorkshire Dales MTB scene but it also has guides across other neighbouring areas and beyond.

Clubs and Groups

• Bog Trotters
• The Tribe MTB Club

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• If you have ridden the MTB trails in the Lake District then please share your pictures, reviews, tracks and videos on the listing.