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Road Cycling Routes in the United Kingdom

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In this guide, we’ve reviewed our full collection of road biking routes in the United Kingdom to bring you the 20 best rides in the region. To find the one which is right for you, click on any of the Tours to see a full breakdown of its details including elevation profiles and surface analyses, and browse real tips and photos shared by other members of the Komoot community.

Around the Isle of White
Expert
04:42
105 km
Three classic climbs loop, the Struggle, Honister & Wrynose — Lake District National Park
Expert
07:25
139 km
L'Etape Loch Ness loop from Inverness
Expert
04:53
108 km
Richmond Park – Windsor Castle loop from Parsons Green
Intermediate
03:52
97.1 km
Beautiful flowing lanes – Hook Lane loop from Canonbury
Expert
05:51
142 km
Aberfeldy & Loch Rannoch loop from Pitlochry
Expert
05:48
133 km
Bushy Park – Richmond Park loop from Pimlico
Easy
01:52
45.1 km
Richmond park – Richmond Park loop from Kew Gardens
Easy
01:23
29.0 km
Skid Hill Lane – Beddlestead Climb loop from Peckham Rye
Intermediate
02:45
59.5 km
Bealach na Ba loop from Applecross
Expert
04:43
85.8 km
Fred Whitton Challenge western loop from Grasmere — Lake District National Park
Expert
03:19
67.8 km
Chigwell and Epping loop from London Fields
Intermediate
02:16
52.8 km
Ringwood & Burley loop from Brockenhurst — New Forest National Park
Intermediate
02:55
68.6 km
North East London to Ethos Coffee loop
Intermediate
03:17
67.9 km
St Ives, St Just & Penzance loop from Hayle — Cornwall AONB
Intermediate
03:15
70.0 km
Loch Katrine & Loch Ard loop from Callander — Loch Lomand and the Trossachs National Park
Intermediate
03:15
72.2 km
Lennoxtown loop from Glasgow
Intermediate
02:52
60.8 km
Bembridge Harbour – Military Road loop from Wootton
Expert
04:22
95.3 km
Dartmoor Classic Medio loop from Kingsteignton — Dartmoor National Park
Expert
05:31
106 km
Fred Whitton Challenge eastern loop from Grasmere — Lake District National Park
Expert
05:53
111 km

The 20 top rides in the United Kingdom

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    1
    1

    Around the Isle of White

    04:42
    105 km
    22.3 km/h
    1,110 m
    1,110 m
    Ferry
    Expert

    4.9

    (40)

    3162

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The Tour includes a crossing by ferry.
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    2
    2

    Three classic climbs loop, the Struggle, Honister & Wrynose — Lake District National Park

    07:25
    139 km
    18.7 km/h
    2,520 m
    2,520 m
    Expert

    5.0

    (6)

    2046

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    3
    3

    L'Etape Loch Ness loop from Inverness

    04:53
    108 km
    22.1 km/h
    950 m
    950 m
    Expert

    4.8

    (13)

    1869

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    4
    4

    Richmond Park – Windsor Castle loop from Parsons Green

    03:52
    97.1 km
    25.1 km/h
    350 m
    350 m
    Intermediate

    4.4

    (66)

    7005

    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    5
    5

    Beautiful flowing lanes – Hook Lane loop from Canonbury

    05:51
    142 km
    24.3 km/h
    860 m
    860 m
    Expert

    4.8

    (33)

    6923

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    6
    6

    Aberfeldy & Loch Rannoch loop from Pitlochry

    05:48
    133 km
    22.9 km/h
    1,120 m
    1,120 m
    Expert

    5.0

    (5)

    1129

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    7
    7

    Bushy Park – Richmond Park loop from Pimlico

    01:52
    45.1 km
    24.2 km/h
    210 m
    210 m
    Easy

    4.3

    (32)

    6388

    Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    8
    8

    Richmond park – Richmond Park loop from Kew Gardens

    01:23
    29.0 km
    20.9 km/h
    210 m
    210 m
    Easy

    4.7

    (100)

    6833

    Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    9
    9

    Skid Hill Lane – Beddlestead Climb loop from Peckham Rye

    02:45
    59.5 km
    21.6 km/h
    640 m
    640 m
    Intermediate

    4.8

    (145)

    4326

    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    10
    10

    Bealach na Ba loop from Applecross

    04:43
    85.8 km
    18.2 km/h
    1,790 m
    1,790 m
    Expert

    5.0

    (6)

    694

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    11
    11

    Fred Whitton Challenge western loop from Grasmere — Lake District National Park

    03:19
    67.8 km
    20.4 km/h
    990 m
    980 m
    Expert

    5.0

    (4)

    643

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    12
    12

    Chigwell and Epping loop from London Fields

    02:16
    52.8 km
    23.2 km/h
    390 m
    390 m
    Intermediate

    4.5

    (69)

    438

    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    13
    13

    Ringwood & Burley loop from Brockenhurst — New Forest National Park

    02:55
    68.6 km
    23.6 km/h
    480 m
    480 m
    Intermediate

    4.8

    (8)

    531

    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    14
    14

    North East London to Ethos Coffee loop

    03:17
    67.9 km
    20.6 km/h
    620 m
    620 m
    Intermediate

    4.9

    (33)

    389

    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    15
    15

    St Ives, St Just & Penzance loop from Hayle — Cornwall AONB

    03:15
    70.0 km
    21.6 km/h
    760 m
    760 m
    Intermediate

    4.5

    (17)

    529

    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    16
    16

    Loch Katrine & Loch Ard loop from Callander — Loch Lomand and the Trossachs National Park

    03:15
    72.2 km
    22.2 km/h
    650 m
    650 m
    Intermediate

    4.8

    (13)

    568

    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    17
    17

    Lennoxtown loop from Glasgow

    02:52
    60.8 km
    21.1 km/h
    670 m
    670 m
    Intermediate

    5.0

    (6)

    564

    Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Some portions of the Tour may be unpaved and difficult to ride.
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    18
    18

    Bembridge Harbour – Military Road loop from Wootton

    04:22
    95.3 km
    21.8 km/h
    1,080 m
    1,080 m
    Ferry
    Expert

    4.9

    (21)

    3603

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The Tour includes a crossing by ferry.
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    19
    19

    Dartmoor Classic Medio loop from Kingsteignton — Dartmoor National Park

    05:31
    106 km
    19.3 km/h
    1,700 m
    1,700 m
    Expert

    5.0

    (1)

    643

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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    20
    20

    Fred Whitton Challenge eastern loop from Grasmere — Lake District National Park

    05:53
    111 km
    18.8 km/h
    1,980 m
    1,980 m
    Expert

    5.0

    (3)

    573

    Expert road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.
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