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Posted yesterday for general advice but a mate has come up this route
Scarth Gap - Black Sail - Wasdale - NetherBeck - Haycock - Ennerdale - Red Pike loop?
The NetherBeck-Haycock-Ennerdale section is a bit of an unknown, anyone ridden this.
What do you think for an all dayer, how long do you think?
thanks
Simon
You'll be pushing/carrying your bike a lot.
Try posting on www.ridethelakes.co.uk. Sounds like a long day of carrying to me!
yeh my mates not happy if we haven't carried more than ridden!
will take a look at that other site
what do you think time wise, 8 hrs?
thanks
that route tuck my mates just short of 11 hours lol 😳
Off Topic: Why is "ridethelakes" home page picture a shot of one of the 7stanes? 😆
The Lakes rout ein this months STW looks qaulity, i'll be doing that soon!
I'd go left at wasdale over styhead then back up honister(which has a offroad option). Black sail and Styhead are awesome descents.
NetherBeck-Haycock-Ennerdale will be boggy this time of year, lots of carrying up and not that great a descent into Ennerdale.
'Red Pike loop' is one of those done it once never again type rides if you get my drift 🙂
Was that not an MBR route a few years back (like 8 or so). If so it's a scunner. Lots of hike-a-bike. Black sail pass has a nice wee scramble and the descent's not as good as you'd think. The return is a path less well trodden.
thanks guys, i had a feeling it might be up to 11 hours