The stunning valley views stretch for 42 miles (Image: Getty) Nobody ever said that discovering the UK's most beautiful cycle ride would be easy - but the views are worth the epic 42-mile trek alone. The Lakeland Loop, based in the Scottish Highlands, follows part of the North Coast 500- often dubbed as Scotland's answer to Route 66. The route has a lot to offer: coastal roads, highland landscapes and hardly any traffic.
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Family-safe cycling down the Meon Valley Trail in Hampshire [LATEST] On your bike! Channel Bradley Wiggins with Britain's best cycling trip [LATEST] Perhaps the biggest challenge of the course is the climb of Bealach na Bà. At just over 9km, Bealach na Bà (it means Pass of the Cattle), rises from sea level to a height of 626m. function loadOvpScript(){let el=document.
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