Find driving routes listed near Ambleside in the Remapped catalogue. Compare their start locations, distances, driving times and highlights; routes do not all start in the town or city itself. Roads featured include A591, B5287, B5289.
Short on time? Wrynose and Hardknott Crossing has the shortest estimated drive in this collection, at 27 minutes before stops.
Use the A591 to link Ambleside, Grasmere and Keswick through the central Lake District. The road rises beyond Grasmere towards Dunmail Raise before descending into the northern lakes.
Cross from the Langdale side of the fells through Wrynose and Hardknott towards Eskdale. This is a slow, demanding pass crossing rather than a fast touring road, with tight bends and pronounced gradients.
Make a demanding full-day circuit linking six celebrated Lake District passes. The route combines Kirkstone, Honister, Newlands, Whinlatter, Hardknott and Wrynose with western valley roads; it is designed as a major driving day rather than a short sightseeing loop.
Driving times exclude stops. Leave time for the views, check each route’s notes and make the journey your own.
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