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We almost accidentally fell into this ride, but the sunshine in Lancaster suckered us and we soon climbed into cloud:
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However, on a whim I decided to take the alternative BW from Silver Bay, which is far better than the last section of shore track:
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though sadly the access is grim:
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how can they justify doing [b]that[/b] to a bridleway ? Could you get any pack animal up it ?
That bridleway looks ace! Nothing wrong with it.
Nothing wrong with it.
well, it was so ragged we had to carry our bikes up instead of just pushing 🙁 I doesn't even seem to be designed to be walked as there are holes to catch a foot and break your ankle ...
I see what you mean but perhaps it was the most cost-effective way of "resurfacing".. Still looks it would be going down!
but perhaps it was the most cost-effective way of "resurfacing"..
but as far as I can see no regard has been taken to any form of passing traffic - it's just a jumble of ragged rock 🙁
The track had to be destroyed, so it could be saved 😉
© BWD 2009
oh and BTW, the shore near Patterdale is often choked with walkers but we saw none on the other track - and this was bank holiday Sunday!
Oh, and to give you an idea, that surface is twice as bad as Dollywaggon Pike - really vicious, and also very steep (upwards)...
Is this part of the Ullswater singletrack ? It looks like a part that I managed to ride down but really wished that I'd had my seat lower. Hairy.
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Brilliant bit of trail that!
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Is this part of the Ullswater singletrack ?
yes 🙂
Brilliant bit of trail that!
well done for riding that - I wasn't sure it was even possible 🙂
Its an option when doing the Ullswater singletrack, not the route that most take!
Cheers Simon, went over the bars a few metres further down! haven't completely cleaned it yet, but have got down with a single dab in the past.
We incude this in a loop which then goes up Boredale to Boredale Hause and then takes the top track down to Side Farm (see pic below) which is another fantastic technical piece of trail.
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Right. I'll ask my Cumbrian-matey if we could ride the Ullswater singletrack again next weekend.
Thing is we climbed up the Hause then carried on over and the traverse grass downhill descent through a farm at the bottom- looped round to the start of Ullswater. Mental- it just goes on and and on and on....stunning