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  • Skiddaw house to Mosedale. (please remind me)
  • ton
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    I have done the b/w from the yoho down mosedale a few times over the years….but for the life of me, I cant remember what it is like.

    will me and the good lady be ok pootling down it on our tourers?

    esselgruntfuttock
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    Did it 3 weeks ago Ton. Bit rutted & clarty in places but what you can’t ride on a tourer you can push I suppose. Quite singletracky but shouldn’t be too bad if its been dry.

    Lots of people walking anyway & It’s not too far either.

    esselgruntfuttock
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    Anyway! How do you propose to get to Skidda House in the 1st place?? 😆

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    ton
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    does it become a landy track halfway down Jim?

    ride up the landy track from blencathra center

    esselgruntfuttock
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    Yep but probably a bit more than half way down. The initial track from Skiddaw House was rutted (for a tourer) I think you’ll be ok but it’s hard to say cos you know what we were riding!

    EDIT, looking at the map, at about 314314 it becomes a better track.

    boxelder
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    Personally, I wouldn’t but depends on what the tourer is. It’s not straightforward on an MTB, and gets worse when wet. You’ll walk about half I reckon – sharp ups and downs, rocks and ruts.

    esselgruntfuttock
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    Tony, It’s about 3.5K from Skiddaw house to the ‘better’ track if that helps. If your’e doing what I think your’e doing (tour of Blencathra?) That’ll be the faffiest bit of the ride.

    ton
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    25 mile round route from Keswick, with a possible 3k walk in it.
    sounds a ideal day out with the good lady………. 8)

    esselgruntfuttock
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    Well at least the rest’s nearly flat! 😉

    ton
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    with 2 nice pubs on route too.

    martinhutch
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    Not too bad, couple of spots will have you off and walking on a tourer, I suspect. Bit bumpy, puddly and rutted, but gets a lot faster and flatter further on.

    esselgruntfuttock
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    Tha’ll be reet Ton. (& Mrs Ton)

    ton
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    pics will be posted. 🙂

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