B5289 road

B5289 road

The B5289 is a road in the Lake District, England. It lies in the county of Cumbria, and is an important traffic artery in the Lake District.

The road starts in Keswick before pursuing a winding course up the valley of Borrowdale. It passes alongside Derwent Water with good views of Catbells and the surrounding mountains. It goes through Rosthwaite (view of Glaramara) and changes direction to the west, climbing up to Honister Pass. This part of the route is very zigzagging, with gradients of 1 in 4 (25%) as it struggles up the 200 metres (600 feet) to the top. The top of the pass is an upland wilderness, with barren slopes and many erratic boulders. It is a wild place that is often covered in snow in the winter.

Coming down the other side it enters the village of Buttermere and runs alongside the lake of the same name, then goes along the valley for several miles, passing Robinson and Grasmoor. It ends at the B5292 in High Lorton.

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*B roads in Zone 5 of the Great Britain numbering scheme


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