[Closed] A wee midweek Dartmoor bimble

Following some regular short SS trips with the kids on board over winter, I've gotten a bit strength back in my knee.. so a bimble was on the cards

After a steady climb up Green lane and along the granite railway I reached the roll-in to the Smallacombe descent.. this has become a bit of a bogey section for me now and I psyche myself out every time..

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the rest of the descent was like a river after all the rains, the ground had stayed hard though and all the water was just mostly running off the top..

A trio of busy Dor beetles on the climb out of Dingly Dell..
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The hound..
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My destination: The white speck in the middle distance, I had to turn back here though for fear of running late..
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The steep descent into Grimspound.. better riding down than hiking up..
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Looking back towards Haytor..

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Houndtor woods, Becka brook on the way home.. first big voyage for a few months - 4 hours, 20 hard won Dartmoor miles, 1km vertical ascent, [i]pleasantly[/i] sore legs, happy bunny

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