We’ll meet this afternoon at our accommodation where you will be shown where you can store your bike (if bringing your own) and to your room. We’ll be based in the hotel for our week of riding and as well as fitting the rental bikes there will be some time to enjoy the surroundings. The village of Coniston sits at the head of Coniston Water with great views over the lake and up to the Old Man of Coniston.

In the evening we will be meeting as a group, where over a drink and something to eat you’ll have the chance to get to know the rest of the group and chat with the Skedaddle guides about the next few days of riding.

• Meals: Breakfast, lunch
• Ascent: 955 Metres Approx.

After a hearty breakfast at the hotel we’ll make good use of our electric mountain bikes right from the start of today with an uphill stretch that takes us from Coniston village up the Walna Scar Road. The old packhorse route gives us good height and an opportunity to get used to the bikes on a bit of rough surfaced tarmac before we get up into the hills and the riding really starts.

As the walkers turn right to the summit of the Old Man of Coniston, we continue on to the left and on a mixture of open moorland and rough rocky tracks through the old slate workings we enjoy a great descent to Torver. From here we continue down over Torver Common to round the bottom of Coniston Water before making our way up the eastern side via the rocky track of Parkamoor where we are rewarded with stunning views of Coniston Water, the surrounding fells and our morning’s route.

From here we ride down the famous three witches to Satterthwaite and a technical climb through woodland trails at Breasty Haw before a descent to Esthwaite Water where we’ll stop for lunch.

Taking advantage of our e-bikes we tackle a technical climb up to The Fox and enjoy yet more of Grizedale’s trails, finishing with a tremendous descent down Lawson Park which takes us back to the northern shores of Coniston, only a few pedal strokes from our hotel where we complete our circuit of the lake.

• Meals: Breakfast, lunch
• Ascent: 960 Metres Approx.

Today we join up some fantastic natural singletrack in Grizedale Forest. Passing by Goosey Foot Tarn we’ll continue east to Esthwaite Water where we’ll stop at the Boathouse cafe for our morning break. Awarded with the ‘best cafe award’ by local cyclists we‘re assured of great hospitality and some tasty treats.

Suitably refuelled we continue on double track and forestry trails over to Claife Heights where we are rewarded with some fantastic views of Windermere. At 10.5 miles long this is the longest natural lake in England and our vantage point above the middle of the lake gives us great views in both directions.

Circling around the top of Esthwaite Water we pass through the pretty village of Hawkshead before heading north around Holme Fell. Back into the now familiar territory of the slate quarries we’ll be riding on a mixture of rocky tracks, bridleways and woodland trails.

• Meals: Breakfast, lunch
• Ascent: 1210 Metres Approx.

Today we tackle one of the longest of our week“s rides, a fantastic loop up to Ambleside before rounding Coniston Water again, this time taking in some new trails as our route takes us clockwise around the lake.

Starting north from our hotel we pass by the old slate Quarry of Hodge Close before taking the fun rocky tracks that connect the old quarries of the region towards Elterwater. Here we“ll meet up with our support vehicle and after some well-deserved refreshments we“ll enjoy the boost our eMTBs offer us as we rise out of the Great Langdale Valley and on towards the twin lakes of Grasmere and Rydal Water. Here we have a spectacular ride along Loughrigg Terrace, one of the highlights of the day with stunning views over Grasmere and across to Helm Crag.

Rounding Loughrigg Fell we skirt the pretty slate village of Ambleside before heading south west across to Hawkshead Hill and back into Grizedale Forest. Here we take on a new set of trails with stunning views over Coniston before we reach the top of the Parkamoor trail, but today we“ll descend the rocky tracks on our route to the southernmost point of Coniston Water.

Our final climb of the day takes us on some wild singletrack over Blawith fells and we’ll make use of our ebike batteries to take us from Torver back up to meet the Walna Scar Road where we can enjoy the final descent into Coniston Village.

• Meals: Breakfast, lunch
• Ascent: 870 Metres Approx.

On our final day of riding, we will head out into Grizedale Forest for one last time and explore some lesser-ridden off-road routes around Ambleside and Elterwater before looping back to Coniston.

After an initial climb up to Hawkshead Hill, we wind our way through the forest and onto an exciting section of single-track along the North Face Trail to Moor Top before an exhilarating descent down to Esthwaite Water, and on to our coffee stop in Hawkshead. An off-road rollercoaster takes us north past Outgate and onto some free-flowing tracks which take us towards Ambleside. We then head up and over the shoulder of Loughrigg, with stunning views over the central Lakes, before skirting the picturesque Loughrigg Tarn, and on to lunch in Elterwater. Our final stint will take us up a rocky bridleway, followed by a rapid descent into the quiet village of Little Langdale. We’ll pass the disused slate quarries near Cathedral Caves, before a final section of fun single track and bridleway takes us back into Coniston.

At the end of the final day’s ride, there will be a chance to get showered and changed (so remember to bring a towel!) before you can head off directly from Coniston by car, or take our transfer back to Windermere train station. There is also the option to book an extra night at the hotel in Coniston if you wish to spend more time in the Lakes after the trip.