Off to the lakes for a bit of a do.

Mrs S is back on the bike after a long time off, so looking for a couple of gentler, gnar free routes.

Any suggestions?

We usually walk in the lakes, not done much biking round there – know the area but not the popular routes.

All suggestions welcome.
Thanks!

Out of Coniston and along the cycle/walking path and up into Tilberthwaite, ride around there. Go to tourist info in town they’ll give you the low down on routes. Coniston is a good place for a couple of gentle rides if you use the maps.

Head down to Blawith Common which is at the other end of the lake. Quite a few tracks that you can make a loop out of. I think one of the guide books has something there

Tilberthwaite is a good one, as you can construct a nice little loop around the woods near Hodge Close Quarry. If she wants to go further, the track over High Oxen Fell is nice, with a couple of rock steps she’ll probably want to walk.

Blawith Common is good, can be a bit claggy after wet weather.

You could park at High Cross just above Coniston and head onto the Grizedale fire road network. If you take the BW towards Parkamoor, there is a bit of not particularly techy singletrack leading to a gate, go just past this for lovely views over to the Old Man, then either retrace or carry on a bit down an easyish wide descent to the farm buildings, then go up and left back onto the fire roads.

as above – also a v. easy spin out for an hour – head out past Coniston Hall campsite to torver – you can then decide whether or not to climb up to beacon tarn (involves a short bit of cheeky) or return via traneart and down the bottom of walna scar. Can also use this to get to Blawith Common area by following the road toward Broughton but turning left at the end of the torver straight which will take you 2-3 km on minor a minor road to a track, over the track puts you at the bottom of woodland fell – see the above about Blawith to make a loop.

Couple of decent pubs in torver too for the return journey.

Something like this?

Or this

Staveley Kentmere – just follow the river

10 ish miles mainly flat all over a road/ gravel road

More easy options, found some of these by accident the other week. Good fun in places
There are variations on this route, all depends on your definition of “easy” and fitness and willingness to push for a bit?
http://pedalnorth.com/content/green-quarter

Thanks everyone, just what we were after.
Much appreciated.

There is a cycle path along from Coniston to Torver which is as mild as it gets and can be handy for linking up the two villages.