Loweswater and Lorton, North Lakes
Alfred Wainwright characterizes the rolling western foothills near Loweswater as pleasant, quiet walking country with smooth, grassy slopes that are less severe and less crowded than the high crags. This is still true today and there are a number of good rides in the Loweswater area. This ride takes in quiet lanes, lonnings (local name for green lanes/unregistered roads marked on OS map as green dots) and bridleways. Starting from Lorton go up the hill and take the lonnings track north of Fellbarrow for about 2.5 miles. This brings you out on a quiet lane where you turn left and head towards Loweswater. This then leads to another long Lonnings track, which eventually come out in Loweswater. Here you can go straight on, but we cut the corner off by picking up the bridleway. Once down on the road turn right and pick up the bridleway through Hudson Place and through the woods around Loweswater. This brings you out on the road and then it quiet lanes all the way back to Lorton...