Blencathra and the Old Coach Road, EMTB

A ride in the northern part of the Lake District with superb weather and scenery. From Threlkeld a scenic track leads up to the remote Skiddaw House (YHA), then the terrain changes completely as it follows the river Caldew into Mosedale. This area feels truly wild and remote. Undulating minor roads then lead to the start of the Old Coach Road and a convenient spot for a lunch break. The 'road' is wide and easy and offers superb views of Blencathra. As the track descends towards Keswick the surface is challenging, consisting of very loose stones which can feel like riding on ice. After a meander past the Castlerigg stone circle, the disused railway track (refurbished at considerable expense by the look of it) leads back to Threlkeld.

[@LornaT460]

Beautiful.

[@A.S.R.68]

Great ride! 👍

[@ktm660smc6]

Fantastic spring sunshine !

[@Lakedistrictrider]

Looked a great day for it

[@anneslambert3369]

Looks like a fantastic day out.. great scenery.

[@OldNorthern_eMTBer]

Nice route that. One for my 'to do' list 👍

[@ruskinyruskiny1611]

Very good indeed. Thank you.

[@jamesbutler606]

When I read the description and you mentioned the coach road was ‘wide and easy’ I filled with rage a little because it took me a good 25mins to get up it this year after refusing to walk up despite the constant wheelspin and loose stones, wrong tyre selection but perfect for the c2c on a fs mtb!- then I realised you are ont’ ebike! Could be quite fun on an ebike, bouncing up from rock to rock!

[@phillipbirchall7148]

Hi do you have a gpx for this route, loks a nice one, wouldnt mind trying it

[@Bobario1]

me too. Did you ever get a GPX?

[@phillipbirchall7148]

@@Bobario1 I googled borrowdale bash gpx , and a site came up with this one and a few others free to download and follow