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Hairpin bends on the Lakeside Way

The Lakeside Way is an ambitious recently-completed project (2006-2009) to provide a multi-user track all the way round Kielder Water (42 Km in all). Throughout almost its entire length, it runs on the lakeward side of the public road on the south shore, and the bridleway on the north shore. The path provides good going for walkers, but the loose surface, steep gradients and tight bends can make it challenging, even hazardous, for cyclists. This particular series of hairpins above Cranecleugh Burn are probably the worst on the entire circuit of the lake.