Viewpoint · Mile 38
Rutland Water North Shore
Water, sky and space — the natural halfway pause.
Rose Tinted recommended
The Golden Hour Run
Rutland
92/ 100
Rose Tinted Score
Reviewed against the Rose Tinted Standard — scenery, road, escape, flow, stops and feeling.
- Distance
- 74 miles
- Ride time
- 2 hrs 10 mins
- Shape
- Circular route
- Difficulty
- Relaxed
- Start
- Market Harborough
- Finish
- Market Harborough
- Mood
- Recharge
- Best for
- Summer evening
- Best season
- Summer
- Road character
- Relaxed & flowing
- Traffic
- Usually light
- Scenery
- Open landscapes & big skies
Why we love this ride
A rider's note
Some routes are about the road. This one is about the light. Set off around two hours before sunset and the ordinary becomes quietly cinematic.
The riding is undemanding throughout — open sweepers, long views and very little traffic once you're past the first ten miles.
The route
Where it goes
The Rose Tinted Score
92 / 100
- Scenery10/10
- Road experience8/10
- Escape9/10
- Flow9/10
- Stops8/10
- Feeling10/10
The overall score reflects the complete experience rather than an average of its parts.
Stops along the way
Worth pulling over for
Café · Mile 40
The Old Dairy
Simple food, open late in summer, easy parking.
Photos & video
See the road before you ride it
Gallery, route film and community photographs — placeholder imagery in this prototype.
After the ride