July – Long – Lake District Special (Flagship Ride) Featured Ride
Ride Leader: PoohBear
Start Points
Main Start
Seaton Burn Services
09:30
Secondary Start
Durham A1 Services
10:30
Route
Durham Services → Bishop Auckland → Barnard Castle via A688.
Barnard Castle → Middleton-in-Teesdale via B6277.
Middleton-in-Teesdale → Langdon Beck → Alston via B6277.
Optional Hartside: Alston → A686 over Hartside.
Alston → Penrith via A686/A689 options.
Penrith → Ullswater (Pooley Bridge/Glenridding) via A592/A5091.
Ullswater → Keswick via A66.
Western Lakes: Keswick → Borrowdale → Honister → Buttermere → Lorton.
Return: Keswick/Lorton → A66 east to Penrith.
Penrith → Eden Valley roads via Appleby/Kirkby Stephen → Teesdale return.
Final leg back to Durham via Barnard Castle/Bishop Auckland.
Barnard Castle → Middleton-in-Teesdale via B6277.
Middleton-in-Teesdale → Langdon Beck → Alston via B6277.
Optional Hartside: Alston → A686 over Hartside.
Alston → Penrith via A686/A689 options.
Penrith → Ullswater (Pooley Bridge/Glenridding) via A592/A5091.
Ullswater → Keswick via A66.
Western Lakes: Keswick → Borrowdale → Honister → Buttermere → Lorton.
Return: Keswick/Lorton → A66 east to Penrith.
Penrith → Eden Valley roads via Appleby/Kirkby Stephen → Teesdale return.
Final leg back to Durham via Barnard Castle/Bishop Auckland.
Planned Stops
Stop 1 (~1 hr): Middleton-in-Teesdale – coffee.
Stop 2 (~1 hr later): Alston – fuel/snacks.
Stop 3 (~1 hr later): Ullswater – lakeside break.
Stop 4 (~45–60 mins later): Keswick – fuel + lunch.
Stop 5 (~45–60 mins later): Buttermere/Lorton – café stop.
Stop 6: Penrith/Eden Valley area on return.
Stop 2 (~1 hr later): Alston – fuel/snacks.
Stop 3 (~1 hr later): Ullswater – lakeside break.
Stop 4 (~45–60 mins later): Keswick – fuel + lunch.
Stop 5 (~45–60 mins later): Buttermere/Lorton – café stop.
Stop 6: Penrith/Eden Valley area on return.
Notes
Plan a full-day ride; tune route depending on weather/group pace.
Contact Details
President
Yoda
Tiger 1200
Road Warden
PoohBear
Tiger 1200