Topoguide (in English) of the Cicerone publisher.
Description Provided by the publisher:
Guidebook to a 5-day Cycle Tour of the Lake District, with 2 Options Each Day up to a total of 186 miles and Almost 5000m of Ascent, and 15 Tough Day Rides from Keswick, Ambleside, Penrith and Bases to the Southwest and Southeast of the National Park. WITH OUTLINES OF OTHER TOURS AND THE FRED WHITTON CHALLENGE RIDE (112 MILES OVER 7 ICONIC PASSES).
Seasons: The Best Time To Go Touring in The Lake District is Between April and October, When The Days Are Longer and The Weather Is At Its Best. Goal Even Then, You Will Undoubtedly Get Wet and Experience Blustery Days. So Be Prepared for Them. As a General Rule Always Plan Your Road So That You are Riding South to North With The Prevailing South Westerly Winds.
Centers: Ambleside Grasmere Tutbeck Shap Penrith Stainton Keswick Cockermouth Eskdale Green Ravenglass Broughton In Furness Grizedale Cartmel Grange-over-Sands Bassenthwaite Buttermere.
Difficulty: Each Tour Stage and Day Ride and Is Graded On Two Criteria: Distance With Rides Categorized AS Short, Medium Long Gold, and Total Ascent With Wrinkle Categorized As Easy, Moderate, Hard Or Challenging. Easy - Smooth Pedalling With Gentle Inclines Moderate - UNDULATING With An Occasional Steady Climb, Purpose Nothing to Get You Out Of The Saddle Hard - Involves Some Hard Climbs With Gradients Up To 10 Per Cent Challengeing - Long Steep Ascent Gold Multiple Short Sharp Gradients That Will Most Definitely Hurt. Inevitably, The Majority of Rides Fall Into The Latter Categories. MUST SEE: Incredible Scenery and Rare Wildlife - The Lake District Is Englans Largest National Park local Craft Breweries Local Foods Kirkstone Pass Hardknott pass The Impressive Panorama of Yewbarrow, Kirkfell, Great Gable and Scafell Pike from Wasdale Head.