19.2 km
Length
+448 m
Ascent
−365 m
Descent
459 m
Highest point
13.1%
Max gradient
0h 26min
Drive time (approx.)
The Kirkstone Pass map
19.2 km · 459 m

Elevation profile

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What does The Kirkstone Pass look like?

The Kirkstone Pass - geograph.org.uk - 2339155
The Kirkstone Pass - geograph.org.uk - 2339155 · Bill Boaden · CC BY-SA 2.0
Windermere , Rayrigg Road A592 - geograph.org.uk - 6352702
Windermere , Rayrigg Road A592 - geograph.org.uk - 6352702 · Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0
A591 and A592 roundabout - geograph.org.uk - 8368521
A591 and A592 roundabout - geograph.org.uk - 8368521 · DS Pugh · CC BY-SA 2.0
Rayrigg Road, south of Bowness - geograph.org.uk - 4305851
Rayrigg Road, south of Bowness - geograph.org.uk - 4305851 · Graham Robson · CC BY-SA 2.0
Patterdale , Kirkstone Pass A592 - geograph.org.uk - 6352773
Patterdale , Kirkstone Pass A592 - geograph.org.uk - 6352773 · Lewis Clarke · CC BY-SA 2.0
The A592 in Patterdale - geograph.org.uk - 6371278
The A592 in Patterdale - geograph.org.uk - 6371278 · Steve Daniels · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Start and finish

Start
Bowness-on-Windermere
54.38003, -2.91842
Finish
Patterdale
54.53578, -2.93712

Along the road

Parking

68
Rayrigg Meadow 0.0 km · 66 m
Hammerbank 0.4 km · 85 m
Kirkstone Pass 10.7 km · 452 m
Red Pit Car Park 11.5 km · 404 m
Camping parking 14.2 km · 187 m
Bunkhouse parking 14.2 km · 181 m
Hartsop 15.5 km · 162 m
Cow Bridge Car Park 16.0 km · 168 m
White Lion Car Park 18.8 km · 149 m
Patterdale Hotel Car Park 19.0 km · 150 m
Seasonal Car park 19.2 km · 149 m
57 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 19.2 km.

Toilets

5
5 unnamed places along the road, from 0.0 km to 18.8 km.

Viewpoints

2
2 unnamed places along the road, from 0.1 km to 0.4 km.

EV chargers

1
1 unnamed place along the road, from 0.6 km to 0.6 km.

Fuel

1
Troutbeck Bridge Petrol Station 1.7 km · 103 m

Restaurants and cafés

2
The Old Post Office 3.8 km · 132 m
Side Farm Tea Room 18.7 km · 150 m

Mountain huts

4
Sykeside Bunkhouse 14.3 km · 183 m
Noran Bank Farm Bunkhouse 18.0 km · 157 m
George Starkey Hut 19.2 km · 149 m
1 unnamed place along the road, from 14.3 km to 19.2 km.