Bowness bike playday

This playday is ideal for former sofa to saddle participants as it is a steady route with only a couple of inclines on the 2nd half of the ride.
We head off from Windermere Ferry Nab car park and take the ferry across (5 mins) 0.4 miles. This is a contactless only ferry (no cash) and is £1.10.
From here we will follow a cycle route along the edge of Windermere lake which is a combination of gravel tracks, farm lanes, quiet back lanes and shared cycleways.
Our cafe stop is just 4 miles in at Joeys cafe, Wray castle but there is a steady incline to reach it, so you will have earned the cup of chai! Note, this is a vegan cafe but both the coffee and food is delish.
From here we will continue on a quiet lane for approx 0.5 mile before re-joining the shared cycleway. Along this 2nd half of the route, there are slight mounds (inclines) where we transition between road and gravel tracks.
For the last mile of the route, you will need to cycle on the road. We will decide on formation on the day but you must be confident on cycling in traffic. You will have two leaders, front and back, so as long as you can listen to instruction, there is nothing to worry about. Once at Waterhead, we will take the ferry back to Bowness and cycle the last 0.5mile on shared cycleway.
This is suitable for hybrid bikes with off road tyres only or mtbs. No road bikes.

You will need to bring a decent lock, pennies/card for brunch and bike lights for the road sections along with the usual spares and repairs for your own bike. As always, no helmet, no ride.