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The Altura Trail

Riders at the top of the Altura trail

Altura Trail now open

LATEST - All trails open.

Supported by Zyro, makers of Altura Clothing and mountain bike products, The Altura Trail puts the mountain back into biking and has been built for experienced riders with good off road skills and a higher level of fitness and stamina.

The trail is a  19 kilometre red grade mountain bike route which includes 15 kilometres of new single track. There are challenging single track sections and popular features like berms, jumps, rock features, skinnies, cork screws and table tops. There are also fantatsic views of Derwent water, Bassenthwaite, Helvelyn and Skiddaw as the trail takes the rider to an altitude of 500m (1600ft) above Keswick.

Riding the Altura trail in Whinlatter

Trail Guide

The Trail Guide  is available at the Visitor Centre, Cyclewise Shop at the trail head .

Trail Videos

To get a virtual experience of the trail check out some great riders videos on Youtube and Vimeo