The loop Street Pigeon did is half a day max, which might be good for tired legs, many on here will tell you extended routes of the back / over the top of GDP.

Ullock Pike is always worth a go, especially if you haven’t done it.

Cockpit to Howtown, Coledale Hause, Ullswater Bridleway for an easier day. ;-)

Ambleside day 1  around Elterwater and Timberthwaite finishing around Loughrigg   Nice starter

Tover Stephenson ground  and Walna Scar day 2   ie: Tour Du coniston

Fairfield is ok for day 3 but I would head to Keswick for the Bash and Walla crag  . Finish at the George for 1/2 a cow pie and some liquid suppliments

Day 4 either Ullock Pike or do the loop of Whinlatter and up Grisedale and over causey and sail and drop Rigg beck   or Whiteless pike and Rigg beck  if you are feeling up for a final day epic .

As I was writing the above Ive started to question why im driving the 8 hours to Torridon for 4 days when the above is 75 minutes from my door …..

All of the above recommendations are great.

As I was writing the above Ive started to question why im driving the 8 hours to Torridon for 4 days when the above is 75 minutes from my door …..

Two questions:

1) 75 minutes south or north?

2) can I come? ( To torridon)

;-)

Edit to say I just done the maths, and you must be south of the lakes for both those to be true …

what’s the best way to combine Ullock with Blencathra without a massive road section in-between? And how full on is Doddrick, the contour lines are certainly tightly packed!

The Cycle path between Keswick Swimming pool and Threlkeld is your answer. That or along Lonscale crag and down Glenderaterra.

Doddick is about as full on as you can get in the lakes. MR have taken off a couple of MTB’er from that decent in the last couple of years.

what’s the best way to combine Ullock with Blencathra without a massive road section in-between? And how full on is Doddrick, the contour lines are certainly tightly packed!

The Cycle path between Keswick Swimming pool and Threlkeld is your answer. That or along Lonscale crag and down Glenderaterra

Agreed on both.  Just realised that I didn’t do Skiddaw and Blencathra on the same day. I went round Skiddaw and Blencathra then up Skiddaw one day. Then at another point did a double up Blencathra. ( First descent to the north was a bit meh,) I have to admit that doing them both on the same day would be way beyond me these days.

Basically you’d need to do a figure of eight as the Skiddaw route is anti clockwise and the Blencathra route is clockwise but Skiddaw is to the west.

Doddick is well hard. A different level to Ullock IMHO. I should have used bold in my comment:

Do Doddic j if you are shit hot

I am always impressed when people on here talk of riding Ullock Pike (and Nan Bield as well for that matter).

Nan Bield is not too techy, I can clean it and I’m no riding god. Ullock has much tougher sections.

thegeneralist list is what I’d be recommending.

Not sure he read the stipulation about max ride length though.

A few ideas:

– Helvellyn, probably from Glenridding – up Keppel Cove and down Dollywaggon & Grisedale Tarn descent.

– Borrowdale Bash including Walla Crag.

– Warnscale Bottom loop (up through Honister mine works) from Buttermere.

– Skiddaw & Ullock PIke.

– Blencathra, to Scales Tarn, then Lonscale Fell loop.

All mid-sized rides if you’re in reasonable shape.

I’d agree with Borrowdale Bash including Walla Crag, also High street/Nan Bield is great for big views and descents.

Coming to the Lakes at any time of year (evidence- weather right now) can involve very wet and very windy weather. For these circumstances it’s worth having some low and mid level routes in mind:

In my bit of North Lakes:

Borrowdale bash will go in any weather

Back of skiddaw/lonscale bw route

Loweswater shore and corpse road under burnbank fell, then back of melbreak and down to crummock/buttermere

Dale head tarn – high spy-maiden moor

Whinlatter

Higher routes I like:

Blencathra traverse west to east

Skiddaw/ullock pike as mentioned

Up Grisedale Pike from whinlatter south and across to Hopegill Head, then Whiteless Pike and Rannerdale descent to Crummock

Lots of Hellvelyn combinations- a great place to be on a nice day

Langstrath (west of river) to Stake pass, angle tarn, esk hause then either sty head or grains gill down to seatoller