hi guys whats the name of the passes in the lake district that some of you have driven and are thay tarmac or dirt as i hope to be going there in november would like to take the mrs to see some nice views  rainy-city
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Google the following and all are metal surface, steep and with passing places

Kirkstone pass
Hardknott pass
Wrynose pass
Honister pass
Whinlatter pass

thank you eyorkshire  rainy-city
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I did most of these earlier this year, some really nice drives out there, when you can see

If your having kids with you, who have just eaten tomato soup, bread and black current juice for lunch, try not to drive too fast or the inside of your car will be seeing it again.

If this happens, the supermarket at Windermere sell 1001 carpet cleaner, 1001 dog p*** remover and anti bacterial surface spray and 6 rolls of kitchen rolls that don't rip when you get them wet. mop up as much of the soup and lumps as you can and then liberally spray your new cleaning arsenal on it as much as possible and mop mop mop until its coming back clean

Hopefully this will mean you dont have a sick smelling car and it worked for me  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

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Yeah, the Lakes are notorious for having it's own climate and if you're lucky to catch some fine weather the views are brilliant, but when the mist descends you can't see in front of you and some of the passes have nothing between you and a few hundred feet drop on the sides.

So be careful out there.

Kirkstone pass
Hardknott pass
Wrynose pass
Honister pass
Whinlatter pass

Cycled ever one of these pass'es this year, and will be doing a few more at the end of the mounth

Kirkstone pass - The descent traveling West is long and fast

Hardknott pass - Harder to climb from the west, only a 10 minutes Climb from the East, ( doing it again soon)

Wrynose pass - Harder Climb from the East but a fast descent !!

Honister pass - very hard climb from the East - bumper descent at the top traveling N/W but fast at the bottom !

Whinlatter pass - not much to write home about,


We must all take care when out on these roads, whether in the car or on your bike,
and when its wet or snowy all these road can be very dangerous !! have fun Take care

"Hardknott Pass, Wrynose Pass and Honister Pass in particular are among the steepest roads in the country. Also Red Bank Road which runs between Grasmere and Langdale is a single track lane with very tight corners and is not suitable for lorries or caravans."


Drove the red bank road in a rain storm, after the hotel staff advised us to use another route. they were nearly right not a scenic but good fun .
Hotel was in Grasmere, the hotel pool and leisure in Langdale



Hardknott Pass, Wrynose Pass are a must, a little disconcerting in a 4x4 however as the bonnet is high and driving over some steep crests is an act of blind faith until your bonnet starts pointing downwards At work
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the ambleside access road to the pass is fun too, when your in convoy with 3 other cars and a farmer decides thats the time to drive down the single track road with his defender towing his horse trailer behind him, about 1/2 mile of reversing should sort that one out  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

some excellent suggestions, just remember it was November last year when we had alot of snow in cumbria, and although it might be raining in one place things can soon change! as said previously we have a very complex weather system!!

I'll vouch for the Hardknott and Wrynose passes - I've taken every opportunity to drive them since first taking a 1.6 Montego estate through them in in 1987. Wow, talk about underpowered!

Try and choose a time when it's going to be quiet - you don't want to meet other cars, or get stuck behind them, if you can help it; first thing in the morning is good!

There are also one or two good green lanes, here was my favouite when I was last there in July:

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hi tigger could you pls forward the location i am looking to be going about mid november weather permitting its the wifes 50th said i would take her to the lakes  rainy-city
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bigalf1961 wrote:

hi tigger could you pls forward the location i am looking to be going about mid november weather permitting its the wifes 50th said i would take her to the lakes

Nice to see some pics of that route, i've been meaning to try that one for a while.
Whats the rest of it like? and is it a safe one to do on your own?
Any more pics would be great.

I presume you need to recheck that this lane is open  Former Mod/Member, with the most post & Chicken George Arch nemesis

A few more photos for you:

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