Mountain Biking in the North Lakes
There are many tracks, bridleways, lanes & minor roads in this area, where you can ride amid magnificent scenery. A selcetion of routemaps can be downloaded from here.
biking Trails in Whinlatter Forest
The Altura 19km bike trail in Whinlatter Forest has become exprtremely popular and is mainly graded red, with some optional black sections added for extra excitement! This has now been followed by the Quercus Trail, a blue grade 7.5km trail, which is also proving popular and now Cyclewise have established a cycle coaching route.
Maybe the best mountain courses in the country - information here.
This video shows part of the trail.
Download a leaflet/map of the Altura Trail (pdf)