Honister and Newlands

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20.8 km

Length

+382 m

Ascent

−348 m

Descent

363 m

Highest point

17.6%

Max gradient

0h 28min

Drive time (approx.)

Weather on the road

At the highest point · 363 m

4 °C cloudy

wind 2 m/s · clouds 91%

At the start

6 °C partlycloudy

wind 2 m/s · clouds 74%

	Min	Max	Precipitation	Wind
Thursday 22 Oct	4 °C	5 °C	0.0 mm	5 m/s	cloudy
Friday 23 Oct	3 °C	6 °C	21.4 mm	10 m/s	heavyrain
Saturday 24 Oct	3 °C	10 °C	36.9 mm	13 m/s	heavyrain

Weather data by MET Norway (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 10/22/26, 6:48 PM

Terrain and when to go

Landscape: Lowland or coastal road
Surface: asphalt 64%

Roads nearby

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Length: +448 m
Ascent

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Length: +579 m
Ascent

The Grey Mare's Tail

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Length: +545 m
Ascent

20.8 km · 363 m

Elevation profile

What does Honister and Newlands look like?

Honister Pass · Oliver Schöpgens · CC BY-SA 4.0

Honister Pass, Lake District, Cumbria, UK - Diliff · Diliff · CC BY-SA 3.0

Honister Pass - geograph.org.uk - 5801281 · Peter Jeffery · CC BY-SA 2.0

Honister Pass - geograph.org.uk - 2560862 · Euan Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0

Honister Pass - geograph.org.uk - 2560963 · Euan Nelson · CC BY-SA 2.0

At the western end of The Honister Pass - geograph.org.uk - 6184928 · Richard Humphrey · CC BY-SA 2.0

Honister pass near the slate mine - geograph.org.uk - 6186484 · Richard Humphrey · CC BY-SA 2.0

Giant boulders litter the landscape of the Honister Pass. - panoramio · grumpylumixuser · CC BY 3.0

Photos come from Wikimedia Commons under the licences shown; each opens its source page.

Start

Keswick

54.60071, -3.13926

Finish

Buttermere

54.54135, -3.27625

Along the road

Restaurants and cafés

Lakeland Spice Cusine 0.0 km · 82 m

Star of Siam 0.0 km · 82 m

Saffron Kitchen 0.0 km · 82 m

Piri Fresco 0.0 km · 82 m

Brysons Cafe 0.0 km · 82 m

Fabrica 0.0 km · 82 m

Bridgedale B&B & Tea Rooms 0.0 km · 82 m

Booths Cafe 0.0 km · 82 m

Main Street Snack Shack 0.0 km · 82 m

Bench Cafe 0.0 km · 82 m

Derwent Pencil Museum Cafe 0.0 km · 82 m

No Monkey Business 0.0 km · 82 m

47 more

Toilets

11 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 20.8 km.

EV chargers

9 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 20.8 km.

Parking

Booths Coach Park 0.0 km · 82 m

St James's Court 0.0 km · 82 m

Otley Road Car Park 0.0 km · 82 m

Bell Close Car Park 0.0 km · 82 m

Keswick Pencil Museum 0.0 km · 82 m

Central Car Park 0.1 km · 81 m

Keswick motor company parking 0.2 km · 79 m

Lakeside Car Park 0.4 km · 90 m

Great Wood 1.8 km · 79 m

Kettlewell Car Park 3.5 km · 78 m

Parking for Toilets Only 4.2 km · 83 m

Quay Foot Quarry 6.4 km · 87 m

2 more

72 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 20.8 km.

Viewpoints

Castlehead 0.9 km · 86 m

Ashness Bridge 3.2 km · 79 m

Surprise View Point 3.7 km · 83 m

1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.9 km to 3.7 km.

Mountain huts

Grange Old School 5.9 km · 81 m

Birkness 19.2 km · 131 m