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Rode the A road through Ings yesterday. It's a mixed use pavement and not indicative of what the lakes has to offer! Defo recommend taking the ferry route.
Also rode some of the lanes near Winster. They can be gravelly and steep up and down. The A5074 there has quite nice views and usually quiet if you want a less climby route after hard knott! I use it all the time. Also, after Brigsteer your route seems to go off road at the Heslington church so I've rerouted that. Back near hawkshead the route goes down a gravel track so have changed that too. Have tried to make those changes to your google route:
Winster road route: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DV3NUoFiAf1AmTxQ7
More laney:https://maps.app.goo.gl/vMPMKk6ukUqoBHTM7
The Wheatsheaf Inn in Brigsteer has a sign that says cyclists welcome thou I've never taken my bike. Good pub, food is decent.
damitamit-
Thanks so much for the extra info and the routes and re-routing gravel/offroad sections. I've done some google street viewing on spots of the laney route and it looks great, will do that version I think. Looking forward to it, fingers crossed for the weather!
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Been meaning to say thanks for the help with routes, ended up riding from Seascale back to Natland. Went your laney route and catching the ferry in the middle of a ride was something new, roads were great, not much traffic at all. Your recommendation of Chesters by the River was amazing, I couldnt believe it was all vegan. I stayed at Fox Hall vegan B&B which was really nice actually.
Epic area to ride a bike!
molly
Amazing, thanks I'm definitely going to check that cafe out no matter which way I go.
I'll be doing this section on a Friday, I'd prefer quiet and dont mind a little bit longer route (though this is first of 4 consecutive riding days so dont want to go too crazy first day).
Doing the ferry seems like something that one should take the chance to do while up there.
I mapped this out quickly as a possibility, if you have any thoughts/changes you'd suggest, I'd much appreciate it. Might stick to less climbing after having done Hardknott and Wrynose, haha
Google maps - St Bees to Natland via Hawkshead