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Fred Whitton Challenge

108.74 miles (175 km)

Ordnance Survey Map Open Streetmap Follow the route of the Fred Whitton Challenge cycle ride through the Lake District. It is a circular route which starts and ends in Grasmere. There are many steep and challenging climbs with the route visiting the following locations:

  • Ambleside
  • The Kirkstone Pass
  • Glenridding
  • Ullswater
  • Matterdale End
  • Keswick
  • Ennerdale
  • Eskdale
  • Borrowdale
  • The Honister Pass
  • Buttermere
  • The Newlands Pass 
  • Braithwaite
  • The Whinlatter Pass
  • Lorton
  • Loweswater
  • Lamplugh
  • Ennerdale Bridge
  • Cold Fell
  • Calder Bridge
  • Gosforth
  • Hardknott Pass
  • Wrynose Pass
  • Little Langdale

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Fred Whitton Challenge OS Map Ordnance survey map - Mobile GPS OS Map with Location tracking

Fred Whitton Challenge Open Street Map Open Streetmap - Mobile GPS Map with Location tracking

Pubs/Cafes

Onn the Hardknott Pass you will find the noteworthy Woolpack Inn which is a fine place to go for some refreshments after your walk. The inn also contains the Hardknott Cafe. It's located at the top of one of England’s most dramatic valleys, and the bottom of one of its most exciting roads – the Hardknott Pass. The inn has a good menu with cosy fires indoors to warm yourself next to. There's also a nice outdoor area for the summer and it is dog friendly too. You can find the pub on the pass at a postcode of CA19 1TH for your sat navs.

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Photos

Low cloud at Hardknott Pass - geograph.org.uk - 2981422

Low cloud at Hardknott Pass

Whinlatter Pass - geograph.org.uk - 759379

Whinlatter Pass

Wrynose Pass - geograph.org.uk - 1943233

Wrynose Pass

Newlands Pass - geograph.org.uk - 1882324

Newlands Pass

Elevation Profile

Video

GPS Files

GPX File

Fred Whitton Challenge.gpx (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold>Download Linked File)

Memory Map Route

Fred Whitton Challenge.mmo (On Desktop:Right Click>Save As. On Ipad/Iphone:Click and hold >Download Linked File)