I'm staying near Keswick, my guidebook suggests doing the route anti-clockwise, climbing towards Skiddaw House. Other routes I've found suggest clockwise with descent from Skiddaw House to Keswick.
Is it one of those rides that isn't significantly better in either direction?
Climb up dash falls descend down Latrigg for me
anticlockwise
Climb up dash falls descend down Latrigg for me
Yep - you want to be heading towards Keswick as you traverse Lonscale Fell. Unless you're really desperate to do it, I'd also avoid the longer figure of 8 route that explores the mine tracks around Mosdale and the back of High Pike; it's the dullest ride ever. Better to go out by Blease Fell, back along Lonscale and into town, then head off and do the Borrowdale Bash.
Flatfish +1
Latrigg descent to Spooney Green Lane is more fun.
Yeah definitely down Lonscale Fell/Latrigg to Keswick imo.
Cheers for that. So the same route as described [url= http://www.keswick.org/what-to-do/cycling-routes/ ]here[/url] then?
The Lake District Essential Trails book suggests anti-clockwise but I've found some of the rides in the Peak version are often the opposite way from the norm.
This route would take in Dash Falls, if you don’t mind a lot of tarmac:
I’d recommend Glenderaterra..
…followed by Borrowdale instead:
http://www.keswick.org/content/doc/lib/4718/adventure-cycling-keswick-borrowdalebash-route3.pdf
The Lake District Essential Trails book suggests anti-clockwise but I've found some of the rides in the Peak version are often the opposite way from the norm.
That's because it's a different route to the one you've linked to! It doesn't suggest anti-clockwise, it does the Latrigg Trail both ways as a result. It goes over Latrigg the 'wrong way', then down an really nice singletrack stretch to Mungrizedale is awesome, then there's some okish stuff roudn the back of Skiddaw, then up past the falls and along Latrigg the 'right' way.
Personally, I much prefer this to the half road route.
But yes, Latrigg is better north to south.
EDIT: Just looked at the guide - are you talking about the short anti-clockwise loop? That does go the right way along Latrigg.
Ah really! I'll do that one then.
Yip, Clockwise for me........That`s up dash falls and steady climb to Skiddaw house and then down Lonscale/ Latrigg......
Enjoy! 😆
EDIT!
Totally agree with PT.....Glendaterra then Lonscale/Latrigg........ 😆