Lake District beautiful mountain passes 4K

Kirkstone Pass with an altitude of 1,489 feet is the Lake District’s highest pass that is open to motor traffic. It connects Ambleside in the Rothay Valley to Patterdale in the Ullswater valley – the A592 road. There is another route from Troutbeck, which joins the Ambleside road at the Kirkstone Pass Inn.

Honister pass starts at Gatesgarth Farm, at the southern end of Buttermere. It connects the Buttermere valley with the eastern end of Borrowdale valley. Rising to 1167 feet in height at the summit, it is one of Cumbria’s highest passes, with a gradient of 1 in 4. Flowing through the pass from the summit to Buttermere is Gatesgarthdale Beck.

The Hardknott Pass is arguably one of the UK’s most challenging roads to drive. Slap-bang in the middle of the Lake District, it zigzags up a steep hill like one of those fire escapes on the side of a tower block, with each switchback requiring two full turns of the steering wheel and a very deep breath.

Wrynose Pass, which runs like a stream between hills so enormous they make the Alpine look like a Matchbox model.

[adventure_rider_uk]

I never forgotten it. It is my favourite place to go.

[graingerblaze]

I moved to the lakes for these roads! I used to ride to southern Europe for great riding, never realised they were on my doorstep. Great videos, please keep them coming ☺️

[landshark]

Epic Video mate! I would love to ride those roads. (In summer haha)

[holdingnamerequired]

I think people forgot about the Lake District until the pandemic. It is such incredible scenery. i cant believe we have it in the UK