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SaveCumbria trails and routes are listed on Trailforks with interactive trail maps, difficulty ratings, photos, and user-reported trail conditions. The Trailforks community has mapped hundreds of trails and shared thousands of photos in this region. Supported activity types include Mountain Biking, Trail Running, Hiking, E-Biking and Horseback. Trails here are often faint trail, loamy and rocky. Scenery includes alpine terrain, summits and views. Common trail features include berms, drops and jumps. Many trails are family friendly. Popular destinations include Keswick, Hawkshead and Cleator Moor.
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- Mountain Bike
328 trails
- E-Bike
179 trails
- Horse
53 trails
- Hike
228 trails
- Trail Running
244 trails
Stats
- Avg Trail Rating
- Trails (view details)
- 355
- Trails Mountain Bike
- 328
- Trails E-Bike
- 179
- Trails Gravel Bike
- 101
- Trails Adaptive Bike
- 44
- Trails Winter Fat Bike
- 16
- Trails Horse
- 53
- Trails Hike
- 228
- Trails Trail Running
- 244
- Trails Snowmobile
- 3
- Trails Snowshoe
- 1
- Trails Backcountry Ski
- 1
- Trails Nordic Ski
- 1
- Total Distance
- 202 miles
- Total Descent
- 76,039 ft
- Total Vertical
- 3,031 ft
- Highest Trailhead
- 3,090 ft
- Reports
- 1,815
- Photos
- 1,638
- Completed Counter
- 74,911
Articles
Race Report: Tracy Moseley Wins the PMBA Enduro at Grizedale
Oct 9, 2019 from pinkbike.com
Grizedale provided the toughest trails of the year at the Hope PMBA Enduro Series finale
Sub Regions
- Ambleside (3)
- Armathwaite (22)
- Carlisle (0)
- Cleator Moor (70)
- Dent (70)
- Cockermouth (52)
- Setmurthy Woods (45)
- Egremont (7)
- Ennerdale Bridge (2)
- Grizedale (1)
- Hawkshead (69)
- Grizedale Forest (37)
- Kendal (14)
- Farleton (6)
- Keswick (77)
- Whinlatter (56)
- Mill Side (3)
- Penrith (2)
- Ennerdale Valley (0)
- GNAR Bike Park (4)
- Lake District National Park (0)
- Staveley (7)
Popular Cumbria Mountain Biking Trails
• 95 ★ 3.8 • 1 mile • 85 ft • 1,927 •
Starts off fast with mellow berms, before a still fast but more technical section in the trees, with turns, rock rolls, and small kickers, stumps etc that you can gap off if looking for extra fun or that faster line. Has a flattish...
• 100 ★ 4.4 • 4,285 ft • 11 ft • 1,923 •
Short section traverses through the trees before opening out into exposed descent with views across the valley. On hardpack / gravel this fast descent goes through well-built berms with several switchbacks to finish the Altura North...
• 90 ★ 3.4 • 1 mile • 240 ft • 1,881 •
Popular red difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 12 minutes to complete this trail.
• 90 ★ 3.6 • 2,457 ft • 54 ft • 1,775 •
Popular red difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.
• 95 ★ 3.7 • 3,521 ft • 249 ft • 1,721 •
Popular red difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used uphill only. On average it takes 8 minutes to complete this trail.
• 85 ★ 3.3 • 4,283 ft • 309 ft • 1,701 •
Popular red difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used one direction. On average it takes 10 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 4.1 • 3,556 ft • 3 ft • 1,695 •
Highly rated popular red difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes 3 minutes to complete this trail.
• 100 ★ 3.0 • 482 ft • 0 ft • 1,645 •
Popular red difficulty singletrack. This mountain bike primary trail can be used downhill primary. On average it takes minutes to complete this trail.
Cumbria Mountain Bike Routes
★ 4.4 • 11 miles • 1,358 ft • 1 • Loop •
Mostly off-road loop around Kentmere from Staveley.
★ 3.0 • 17 miles • 2,654 ft • 4 • Loop •
Great loop around the southern areas of the forest taking in the Parkamoor descent, Breasty Haw and parts...
★ 4.0 • 7 miles • 1,115 ft • 11 • Loop •
A train track for a five stage Enduro, easy but fun.
★ 3.0 • 6 miles • 909 ft • 15 • Loop •
Waymarked, with 200 metres height gain of climbing. This is a singletrack trail, with steep climbs,...
Photos of Cumbria Mountain Bike
Videos of Cumbria Mountain Bike
Recent Trail Reports
| status | trail | date | condition | info | user |
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| Altura North Trail Whinlatter | Oct 20, 2026 @ 10:48am (Europe/Isle_of_Man) Oct 20, 2026 | Wet | Boz73 | ||
| super holy Dent | Oct 2, 2026 @ 9:42pm (Europe/London) Oct 2, 2026 | Prevalent Mud | typhoonChris | ||
| Drop n Roll Dent | Oct 2, 2026 @ 9:37pm (Europe/London) Oct 2, 2026 | Prevalent Mud | typhoonChris | ||
| Conkers Deep Dent | Oct 1, 2026 @ 9:37pm (Europe/London) Oct 1, 2026 | Unknown | typhoonChris | ||
| Half Days Whinlatter | Oct 1, 2026 @ 2:18pm (Europe/London) Oct 1, 2026 | Unknown | GordonSmith | ||
| Altura North Trail Whinlatter | Oct 1, 2026 @ 2:16pm (Europe/London) Oct 1, 2026 | Unknown | GordonSmith | ||
| #loamoerotic Whinlatter | Oct 1, 2026 @ 2:14pm (Europe/London) Oct 1, 2026 | Unknown | GordonSmith | ||
| Rozz Off! Whinlatter | Oct 1, 2026 @ 12:41pm (Europe/London) Oct 1, 2026 | Unknown | GordonSmith | ||
| Quercus Trail Whinlatter | Oct 1, 2026 @ 12:40pm (Europe/London) Oct 1, 2026 | Unknown | GordonSmith | ||
| Loughrigg Terrace Ambleside | Sep 25, 2026 @ 4:05pm (Europe/Isle_of_Man) Sep 25, 2026 | Dry | phil1705 |
Activity Feed
| username | action | type | title | date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRSgVO | ridden | trail | activity #107531390 | Nov 10, 2026 @ 3:53am 3 days |
| harrywise11 | wishlist | route | activity #107289456 | Nov 6, 2026 @ 7:18am Nov 6, 2026 |
| fergusWOtlLr | ridden | trail | activity #107283670 | Nov 6, 2026 @ 4:54am Nov 6, 2026 |
| jode | wishlist | trail | activity #107259107 and 1 more | Nov 5, 2026 @ 2:18pm Nov 5, 2026 |
| Crazyblue54 | ridden | trail | activity #107094557 | Nov 2, 2026 @ 3:22pm Nov 2, 2026 |
Recent Comments
| username | type | title | comment | date |
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| trail | P | Sep 4, 2026 @ 2:01pm Sep 4, 2026 | ||
| report | where is it | Aug 1, 2026 @ 2:32am Aug 1, 2026 | ||
| trail | A little overgrown at the moment which makes... | Jul 21, 2026 @ 2:30pm Jul 21, 2026 | ||
| trail | Amazing run finally boxed this off | Jul 21, 2026 @ 2:27pm Jul 21, 2026 | ||
| trail | Final section is now a lot more rideable. Amazing | Jul 21, 2026 @ 2:25pm Jul 21, 2026 |
Local Badges
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Mountain Biking 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Mountain Bike Climb 2k5 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge14 awarded -
Climbing 10k Badge5 awarded -
Mountain Biking 100k Badge0 awarded -
Epic Ride Descent 2k5 awarded
Bike & Skill Parks
| name | type | city | rating |
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| GNAR Bike Park | bike park | Carlisle | |
| Bootle Pumptrack | skill park | Hawkshead | |
| Keswick BMX Track | skill park | Keswick | |
| Seascale Pumptrack | skill park | Hawkshead |
Activity Type Stats
| activitytype | trails | distance | descent | descent distance | total vertical | rating | global rank | state rank | photos | reports | routes | activity logs |
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| Mountain Bike | 328 | 176 miles | 70,269 ft | 105 miles | 3,031 ft | 1,630 | 1,812 | 25 | 75,544 | |||
| E-Bike | 179 | 64 miles | 28,192 ft | 37 miles | 2,907 ft | 1,439 | 8 | 10,558 | ||||
| Gravel Bike | 101 | 84 miles | 15,997 ft | 35 miles | 2,795 ft | 169 | 1 | 274 | ||||
| Adaptive Bike | 44 | 43 miles | 7,923 ft | 17 miles | 1,493 ft | 213 | 1 | |||||
| Winter Fat Bike | 16 | 13 miles | 2,654 ft | 7 miles | 784 ft | 35 | 1 | |||||
| Horse | 53 | 26 miles | 7,313 ft | 11 miles | 961 ft | 246 | ||||||
| Hike | 228 | 168 miles | 57,241 ft | 93 miles | 3,031 ft | 1,581 | 3 | 13,908 | ||||
| Trail Running | 244 | 173 miles | 58,839 ft | 96 miles | 3,031 ft | 1,610 | 2 | 3,266 | ||||
| Snowmobile | 3 | 2,257 ft | 410 ft | 2,208 ft | 390 ft | |||||||
| Snowshoe | 1 | 797 ft | 112 ft | 673 ft | 112 ft | 1 | ||||||
| Backcountry Ski | 1 | 1,165 ft | 184 ft | 1,165 ft | 184 ft | 13 | ||||||
| Nordic Ski | 1 | 1,165 ft | 200 ft | 1,093 ft | 200 ft | 11 |
Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the best places to ride in Cumbria?
Cumbria has 11 areas to explore for mountain biking. The top rated areas are:
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What are the highest rated mountain biking trails in Cumbria?
The highest rated mountain biking trails in Cumbria are:
- Grandad, Dad and The Dentist (4.4/5)
- The Fox (4.3/5)
- Sticks Pass (4.3/5)
- Superanoodle (4.3/5)
- Golden Shower (4.3/5)
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What is the best time of the year to ride in Cumbria?
Based on activity log data, the most popular months to ride in Cumbria are:
- August (403 activities)
- May (399 activities)
- July (372 activities)
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What is the longest trail in Cumbria?
The longest trail in Cumbria is The North Face Trail at 7.8 miles. View all trails sorted by distance.
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What are the best & highest rated hiking trails in Cumbria?
The best hiking trails in Cumbria are: View all hiking trails sorted by popularity score.
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What are the best & highest rated trail running trails in Cumbria?
The best trail running trails in Cumbria are: View all trail running trails sorted by popularity score.
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How many trails are in Cumbria?
Cumbria has a total of 355 trails. Of those, 328 are designated for mountain biking. Browse top mountain biking trails in Cumbria to find detailed information including difficulty ratings, distances, and trail conditions.
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Which trail has the most elevation gain in Cumbria?
The trail with the most elevation gain in Cumbria is Nan Bield Pass with 1,412 ft of elevation gain. View all trails sorted by elevation gain.
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Which trail has the most elevation descent in Cumbria?
The trail with the most elevation descent in Cumbria is Birkside with 2,455 ft of elevation descent. View all trails sorted by elevation descent.
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What activities are most popular in Cumbria?
Cumbria supports the following activities: Mountain Biking, E-Biking, Horseback, Hiking, Trail Running.
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What bike services are there in Cumbria?
The following bike services are available in Cumbria:
- Bike Shop (12)
- Coaching & Camps (2)
- Guides & Tours (2)
- Trail Association (2)
- Race Team (1)
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What are the steepest mountain biking trails in Cumbria?
The steepest mountain biking trail in Cumbria is Quercus Short Cut with an average grade of 15.1%. View all trails sorted by grade.
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Are there any trails with scenic viewpoints in Cumbria?
Yes, there are 1 scenic viewpoints marked along trails in Cumbria. Some popular viewpoints include: Explore more points of interest to find trails with the best views.
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What trails have the biggest jumps in Cumbria?
The trails with the biggest jumps in Cumbria are: Browse all mountain bike trails to find trails with jumps and technical features.
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Are the trails open in Cumbria?
The overall region status for Cumbria is Clear / Green. Out of 237 trails:
- Clear / Green: 182
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 21
- Significant Issue / Amber: 16
- Closed: 18
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Can I ride an ebike in Cumbria?
Yes, Cumbria supports e-bike riding. There are 167 trails in Cumbria that allow e-bikes. Check the e-bike trails listing for specific trail access details and any local regulations.
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What are the most popular mountain biking routes in Cumbria?
The most popular mountain biking routes in Cumbria are: View all mountain biking routes in Cumbria.
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What type of bike is most common in Cumbria?
Based on activity log data, the most common bike types used in Cumbria are:
- AM (69 activities)
- XC (5 activities)
- RD (4 activities)
- DH (2 activities)
- Fat (1 activities)
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What is the highest summit in Cumbria?
The highest summit in Cumbria is Scafell Pike at 3,186 ft elevation.
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What are the most popular Strava Segments in Cumbria?
The most popular Strava segments in Cumbria are:
- North loop, good Bit (28,902 athletes)
- North DH before climb.. (28,895 athletes)
- Keep Garn (28,799 athletes)
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What are some popular technical trail features in Cumbria?
There are 4 technical trail features (TTFs) in Cumbria. Some popular features include: View all technical trail features in Cumbria.
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What trails are closed in Cumbria?
There are currently 18 closed trails in Cumbria. The breakdown of all trail statuses is:
- Clear / Green: 182
- Minor Issue / Yellow: 21
- Significant Issue / Amber: 16
- Closed: 18
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Are there local clubs or events in Cumbria?
There are 2 local clubs or associations listed in the Cumbria directory. Browse the local directory for details.
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Are there any mountain biking guiding or tour operators in Cumbria?
Yes, there are mountain biking guiding and tour operators in Cumbria: Browse all guiding and tour operators in Cumbria.
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What are the most popular mountain biking trails in Cumbria?
The most popular mountain biking trails in Cumbria are: View all mountain biking trails sorted by popularity.
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What are the best beginner ride trails in Cumbria?
The best beginner mountain biking trails in Cumbria are:
- Kendal Valley sprint (3/5)
- Double Header (2/5)
- Singletrack Access (0/5)
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