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Originally Posted by BIG"E"
Lake District,
Eskdale
Hardknott pass. Is a must!!!  |
Hardknott and Wrynose pass in the Lakes, off the A593 near Ambleside are very good roads, but more scenic then drivers roads, as too narrow and steep, with too many sight see'ers. Defo worth a look though.
HardKnott Pass & Wrynose Pass :
Kirkstone Pass :
This is a better/wider road to drive when quiets from Windermere/Ambleside to Ulsewater. There's a pub half way to for a bit of lubrication.
A good loop would be :
- Take A592 North Of Windermere (right at mini-roundabout as you leave Windermere, or straight over if approaching from Bowness).
- Travel Up to Kirkstone Pass, passed Pub, then drop down into Paterdale/Glenridding
- Stay on A592 as far as A66
- Left onto A66, then Left onto A5091.
- Rejoin A592 to return back over Kirkstone Pass.
- Stop at Pub on Kirkstone Pass, have pint, then Scramble up Red Scree's (on foot, not in car)
- Return to car, turnright opposite pub for alternative route back to Ambleside.
- There is a 'jump' 100yds past the initial hairpin bends and a steep decent down into Ambleside.
- This can can cook your brakes, mine were very smelly and as good as useless on my old XR4x4 a few years ago. Which I also grounded after the jump mentioned above.
'Jump' is in Centre of Image, where Red Dottedfootpath meets the yellow road :
kirkstone Pass Pub, viewed from top of Red Scree's
Route down towards Patterdale/Glenridding
