Cycling in the Lake District : The Fred Whitton Challenge, week-long tours and day rides

Author: Barrett, Richard

Cumbria

Published on 18 March 2024 by Cicerone Press in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 208 pages, Maps, elevation profiles and colour photos
171 x 118 x 13 | 228g

A guidebook to the 179 km (112 mile) Fred Whitton Challenge plus a five-day cycle tour and 15 challenging day rides in the Lake District. The routes are centred around Keswick, Ambleside, Penrith, and the southwest and southeast regions of the National Park.

The day rides vary in length between 31 and 68 km (19-42 miles) with difficulty ratings from moderate to challenging. The Fred Whitton Challenge covers over 180 km (112 miles) including the famous Hardknott Pass whilst the alternate five-day cycle varies in length from 14 to 75 kms (9-46 miles) each day totalling 478 km (297 miles).

Full logistical information, advice, and tips for the Fred Whitton Challenge 1:100,000 or 1:200,000 mapping included for each routeMany different routes included with varying difficulty GPX files available to download Elevation profiles included for each route