# Ambleside Lakeshore and Villages Loop

Canonical: https://greeningmoto.com/lake-district/rides/ambleside-lakeshore-and-villages-loop
Buy: https://greeningmoto.com/lake-district/rides/ambleside-lakeshore-and-villages-loop (£2.00 GPX download)

Slate villages and a long lake home.

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Region | [Lake District](https://greeningmoto.com/lake-district.md) |
| Start and finish town | Ambleside |
| Distance | 36.5 miles |
| Estimated riding time | 1 h 01 min |
| Type | Loop (finishes where it starts) |
| Difficulty | easy |
| Landscape | lakes |
| Roads | A and B roads beside the lakes |
| Best season | April to October |
| Tags | lakes, villages, river valley |
| Price | £2.00 (GBP), GPX download |

## About this ride

A short, easy half-day built around water: a run out to a quiet village beneath a big fell, a stretch of rolling lowland road, and the long eastern shore of a long lake. It is all two-lane A and B road, with nothing narrow and nothing steep to worry about.

The hard part is traffic, not tarmac. The two busiest tourist towns clog up in school holidays, so start early or ride midweek, and fill up before you leave as fuel is sparse in the middle. Spring and early autumn give the best light.

## What you get

- One GPX file for the route, ready to download straight after payment.
- Works with Garmin, TomTom Rider and phone navigation apps that import GPX ([GPX files explained](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/gpx-files.md), [Garmin](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/garmin.md), [TomTom](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/tomtom.md), [phone apps](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/phone-apps.md)).
- The page shows the start town and region only; the route itself is in the file.

## How to buy

1. Open the ride page and choose **Add to basket** (the ride page URL is the link to buy; there is no account).
2. Add as many rides as you like, then open the basket and tick the box to accept the [terms of sale](https://greeningmoto.com/terms.md).
3. Pay on SumUp's secure payment page. The shop never sees card details.
4. Your order page opens with the GPX downloads available straight away, and an email with a private link to the order page follows (valid for 7 days).

Buy this ride: https://greeningmoto.com/lake-district/rides/ambleside-lakeshore-and-villages-loop

## More rides in Lake District

- [Cockermouth Coast Road and Open Plain Loop](https://greeningmoto.com/lake-district/rides/cockermouth-coast-road-and-open-plain-loop.md): 49.6 mi loop from Cockermouth, easy, coast.
- [Keswick High Pass and Lakes Loop](https://greeningmoto.com/lake-district/rides/keswick-high-pass-and-lakes-loop.md): 48.5 mi loop from Keswick, moderate, mountain.
- [Kendal Old Fell Road and River Valley Loop](https://greeningmoto.com/lake-district/rides/kendal-old-fell-road-and-river-valley-loop.md): 62.1 mi loop from Kendal, easy, moorland.
- [Keswick Forest Pass and Valley Loop](https://greeningmoto.com/lake-district/rides/keswick-forest-pass-and-valley-loop.md): 33.7 mi loop from Keswick, easy, forest.
- [Kirkby Lonsdale Evening River Valley Loop](https://greeningmoto.com/lake-district/rides/kirkby-lonsdale-evening-river-valley-loop.md): 34.1 mi loop from Kirkby Lonsdale, easy, river valley.
- [Penrith High Moor Pass and Valley Loop](https://greeningmoto.com/lake-district/rides/penrith-high-moor-pass-and-valley-loop.md): 61.5 mi loop from Penrith, moderate, mountain.
- [Kendal Grand Coast and Fells Day Tour](https://greeningmoto.com/lake-district/rides/kendal-grand-coast-and-fells-day-tour.md): 127.6 mi loop from Kendal, moderate, lakes.