Is “the bridleway to Thornthwaite” the obvious one on the 25k OS map, running alongside Comb Beck further down? Is it easy to find from the red route / visitors centre.
Yes, it actually starts near the point where the start of the blue route crosses the fire road about 200m from the wooden arch, but we took the wiggly blue route section downhill and started along the fire road it leads to until it swings about 300 degrees left, and just past the apex of the bend a steep singletrack goes up steeply on the left, and this leads to the bridleway after crossing 2 bridges. The BW crosses another fire road diagonally before plunging into Comb Beck ravine
If you click the “route” button above any of the photos it’ll take you to a map, or you can right click “GPX” to download the track
I am thinking of riding Whinlatter but was thinking of riding both reds and then the blue. Is this a sensible plan? Each route does not seem too long in itself
I’d be inclined to do the blue first, but you’d manage all 3 🙂