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KDCS – The Kendal & District Cycle Scene
The open and free club for all things cycling – rides, routes, events and campaigns.
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To BURNESIDE, MEALBANK, PATTON BRIDGE, GRAYRIGG, DOCKER and OXENHOLME
17 miles (27 km). 1340' climb (410m). Grade - moderate to hard.
This is a short ride of ups and downs, and is a nice evening ride.
Image produced from the Ordnance Survey Get-a-map service.
Image reproduced with kind permission of Ordnance Survey and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
| Place | Cumulative Distance, miles (Km) | Climb by Section. Feet (m) | Facilities |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendal Leisure Centre | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | grid ref 520 913 |
| Burneside | 3 (5) | 65 (20) | wc, shops, pub, train |
| Mealbank | 5 (8) | 130 (40) | |
| Patton Bridge | 7 (11) | 360 (110) | |
| Grayrigg | 10 (16) | 295 (90) | |
| Kiln Head | 11 (17) | 130 (40) | |
| Tollbar Cottage | 13 (21) | 330 (100) | |
| Station Inn, Oxenholme | 16 (25) | 30 (10) | childrens play area at pub |
| Kendal | 17 (27) | - (-) |
From the Leisure Centre turn right and follow the Town Centre/Sedbergh signs at the nearby roundabout and the Town Centre/A5284 Windermere signs at the one-way bridge in ¼ mile (400m) (take care, as you have to cross into the right-hand lane).
Continue through town on the main road (following Windermere signs) and 250yds/m after the 2-way road is regained fork right to Burneside (sign Magistrates Court/Burneside - again taking care when crossing into the right-hand lane on this busy road).
Turn right in Burneside (sign Skelsmergh/A6/Longsleddale) to pass by the Spar shop and follow the road and signs Skelsmergh/A6 to the A6, avoiding all turns off it.
At the A6 turn right (sign Kendal) and then in 200yds/m left for Mealbank. Continue on, in ½ + mile (1 km) bearing left (effectively straight on) when a bigger road is joined (unsigned) by a bridge to commence a long, steepish but evenly graded climb before dropping quickly down into Patton Bridge.
Carry on over the bridge (sign Whinfell/Grayrigg), then taking the middle road at a 3-way junction 100yds/m later. Follow the signs and the undulating road to Grayrigg.
There turn left (unsigned) on the main road, and in 50yds/m first right back on yourself (obscure Lambrigg sign). Continue on, until just past the railway bear right at the scissor crossroads (Moorfold/Thatchmoor Head), then soon left at the T-junction (unsigned) and immediately right (unsigned apart from Neighbourhood Watch) at Kiln Head.
Drop down, in 1 mile (2 km) passing Myers farm on your left, where shortly after bear left (effectively straight on sign New Hutton) up the hill and then in ¼ mile (400m) turn first right (unsigned, Cragg Farm) to arrive at the main A684 Kendal to Sedbergh road in a mile (2 km) by the white Tollbar Cottage.
Here turn right onto the A684 and follow it for a mile (2 km), turning left at a crossroads after a small climb (sign Oxenholme/Old Hutton) just before a sharp right-hand bend. The Station Inn is at the crossroads a mile (2 km) further on.
To return to the start simply drop down the hill, going straight on at the 2 sets of traffic lights.