Great weather for some classic Lakeland hike a bike riding (pics not in order):
Roll down on Nan Bield descent
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What goes up must come down (Nan Bield descent)
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Awesome!
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Nan Bield ascent
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Riding (briefly) on our way up to Nan Bield
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Dead sheep in water near Small Water
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Gatesgarth
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Blue sky on Gatesgarth
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Heading to Sadgill
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Descending from Gatesgarth Pass to Haweswater
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Mid ride snack
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All photos taken by Slugwash
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Did it a few weeks ago, went from Staveley-Kentmere-Gatesgarth-Haweswater-Nan Bield-Kentmere-Staveley. Similar weather when we did it. I remember doing Nan Bield years ago Except we went down it towards Haweswater, carried down most of the way IIR. I think my 'suspension' in those days was a Girvin Flex-stem!
wish i was still there
that carry up nan bield is a killer! i much prefer gatesgarth.
Awesome!!. One of my fav routes in the lakes if you stick Garburn on the end too.
The first picture, the big rock in front of the step down is where Junkyard (from here) smashed his face to bits. Glad to see all the Blood has been washed away.
A Cracking little excursion up North, the trails and scenery was almost as good as Dartmoor 😉 Totally Crag-Ratastic evening chillouts as well [i]{Belch!}[/i]
Some more here from the other rides.....
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where abouts are those steps?
Ullswater singletrack
ullswater singletrack is my favourite lakeland trail - proper hard either way...
nan bield is a tough slog...
Garburn / sadgill loop is good too in that area.
lovely pics
am jealous
paul
great pics, and one of my fav UK descents. 😛
Great ride, did that recently as well, but added in garburn.
Crackin !
I am gonna do it again before winter sets in proper.
one of my fav UK descents
By far the longest and best descent I've done in this country. Just wish I didn't live so far away from real mountains 😥
I'd be suicidal if I didn't have Dartmoor on my doorstep 8)
Lovely.
We rode around that area a couple of weeks ago with crazylegs.
Lovely pics - I was running round there in the lakes mountain trial 2 weeks back and they bring the scenery back to me...
Hope that dead sheep hadn't been there long, as I had a drink from a couple of the streams near small water.
I was totally underwhelmed by the Nan Bield descent, far too pedally after the initial switchbacks. Could just because it was at the end of a long day but none of us thought it was worth it for the amount of hike a bike. Now Rossett Ghyll, that's a descent, although I didn't have time to push all the way to the top, approx 45 mins carrying and nearly 15 mins to get back to the Old Dungeon for a well earned pint.
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One of my favourite descents.
Still aint got nothin on the Dartmoor.FACT
........apart from the mahoosive descents, proper mountains and grasmere gingerbread.
Cartmel sticky toffee pudding.
Still aint got nothin on the Dartmoor.FACT
Old Breasty Haw's ❓