Hi all,

I'm going to be heading up to the Lake District in a couple of weeks in the scooby and was wondering if anyone knew of any 'must see' roads while I was there?

 

Where abouts are you staying? The roads are quite nice from
Winderemere upto Keswick, about a 20-25 minuite drive but half way up theres a pull in point where you can look down to one of the lakes with a waterfall. Also may i suggest visiting the motor museum which isnt far from windermere!

 

Can highly recommend the Wrynose Pass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrynose_Pass

 

Wrynose/langdale/kirkstone pass etc etc all brilliant roads to drive great views when its not raining can be a bit busy during the holiday season tho

 

Thanks guys, I'll be staying near Haweswater so hopefully there are a couple of routes near there

 

Heartside pass is a good one though it's a few years since I've done it.

 

Mike was that one one of the start at a slow pace runs that CS used to run and by the end the screwloose led the way (drove like you stole it) with abby leading the way

 

Wrynose, hardknott, kirkstone and Honnister are the best roads in the lakes. I am up there a lot.

 

Idiot... How can I forget Newlands pass?! My favourite for car shots.

 

I think Honnister is under-rated (if you can actually rate mountain passes!) because Wrynose and Hardknott get all the publicity ... and traffic in the summer. More spectacular / other-wordly than the others, which are just great narrow windy roads with nice views.


I'd forgotten how windy it can get on the tops when I was up there last

 

Awesome, thanks for the tips guys

I think I have found a route from Kirkstone Pass, to Hardknott Pass, then up and round to Honistor Pass. Apparently it's about 110 miles and will take around 4 hours! should be a fun drive!

Now all I need to do is plan where to stop....

 

If you want to do any hiking and fancy some routes, just shout, I'm up there three times a week on a good week.

Done 78 peaks this year so far and have been laid up with a bust ankle for the last month. I'm itching to get back up there!!

 

These are from up above Haweswater, where your heading.

 

Hartside up into alston.
Turn 2nd right for nenthead.
fly along there to Wearhead past burnhope reservoir,
drop into middleton in teesdale then onto brough,
gentle run to tebay 3 exit on the roundabout head for orton,
come into the village split left after the first farm,
keep going then come out of the village follow the road 90 right up to shap summit, turn left down to the a6 then turn right into shap village, quick pitstop at the chippy, carry on after 500 yards split left signposted hawswater/bampton that will keep you busy for a while all off the tourist trail and some very fast twisty sections to keep you occupied.

https://goo.gl/maps/Q2xRa

 

All the runs started off steady then got more ballistic by the mile Those were the days

 

My first run sounds like the one Robs described, which was about 15 years ago

Gussy that sounds about right, good old days

 

As nice as the Passes are, i find them better for views rather than driving roads. Kirkstone is maybe my favourite if you can catch it when quiet. Whenever I went for a blast I stayed away from the tourist locations (Windermere, Ambleside etc) as no matter when you go, you'll find traffic.
The route suggested by Rob sounds a good one.

 

well practised at that route, as a leader for the fast group a couple of years running, we used to go across the fell back through rowfoot & lambley onto the a69 then down past edmundbyers if you've got time as there's a wicked pub down there

 

Thanks, I've never been before so any recommendations would be appreciated! We were hoping to do High Street seeing as it's nearby, is that worth it? Where else would you recommend? We were looking at doing Skafell, but I don't think we have time plus we're too unfit! Are the Ulswater steamers worth doing? Impressive photos btw

Thanks for this Rob, I'll check it out

 

Ulswater steamer is a must if you get a chance, as for scawfell its a good hike, driving up through wasdale alongside the lake is a must very wild and you can then say you have been up the highest mountain past the deepest lake and the smallest church which are all there in the valley plus when you get back down from scawfell there is the pub at the bottom wasdale head hotel you will need a few pints after that