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A592 Kirkstone Pass

The Lake District's highest road open to motor traffic, cresting at 454 metres between Windermere and Ullswater via the Kirkstone Inn, with dramatic rocky crags and a thrilling descent into Patterdale.

WhereWindermere, Cumbria, United Kingdom · North

RoadA592 Kirkstone Pass

RouteWindermere → Ullswater

Distance12 miles · 19 km · ~26 min drive

Charactermountain, scenic, technical, hillclimb

OpeningPublic road; can be closed in severe winter weather and has seen landslip closures; check conditions in winter

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