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Or thereabouts. Staying in the Lakes for a few days in May and I fancy getting a bit of a ride in. Usually ride from Keswick or Grizedale when we're up there, so suggestions are welcome.
Ta!
Tour of Great Gable aka Four Pass special - Black Sail, Sty Head, Scarth Gaop and Honister. Can start where ever is easiest Rosthwaite Village Hall, Borrowdale or Wasdale or Buttermere.
the obvious route seems to be black sail, scarth gap, buttermere b/way, B/way over by floutern tarn, through ennerdale forest and back over black sail or for more epicness back over to was****er by the b/way over Tewitt How and nether beck.
Cheers guys, that sounds promising, if possibly a bit too tech - I'll be on my lonesome, don't want to be mincing down everything in fear for my life.
You could do a loop around Burnmoor Tarn, can be a bit wet in places, basic description here [url= http://www.northernmunkies.co.uk/eskdale_route.htm ]Burnmoor Tarn loop[/url]
Cheers guys, that sounds promising, if possibly a bit too tech - I'll be on my lonesome, don't want to be mincing down everything in fear for my life.
Depends on your experience/confidence but I would say on the Four Passes route only Warnscale is truly brutal, and even that isn't particularly steep in general.
Cheers Grum - mostly ride in the Peak, but I've done a fair bit in the Lakes, Snowdon, Ben Lomond etc to I'm not averse to a big mountain or two. Looks fairly easy to plan a shorter route too if I'm low on time.
We've done the red one from [url= http://singletrackworld.com/trailguide/uk/north-west/the-western-lake-district/ ] here[/url], was good and goes through Wasdale where we were camping at the time.
Think you'll need a back issue for the map or something.
Worth looking up and nothing that'll kill you to death.
Aye that sounds promising, and I may well have that issue, I'll have to have a lookie.
back over to was****er by the b/way over Tewitt How and nether beck
You won't wear your pedals at least.......
If you're doing the tour of Gable be sure to go anti-clockwise, ie (from Wasdale): Styhead, Honister/Warnscale, Scarth Gap, Black Sail.
Alternatively consider Styhead - Langstrath, Stake Pass - Langdale, Rosset Ghyll - Esk Hause, drop to Styhead and return to Wasdale.
For lower options - Up past Burnmoor, stick to ridge top past the lodge to stone circles, descend to Boot through derelict buildings. Cross river and ride to Muncaster Fell. Back through lanes to Eskdale School and into Mitredale. Climb up Mitredale and pass Burnmoor on NW side to Wasdale. In Mitredale, you can follow fire roads to top of fell (Hammer Pass on strava) and descend great BW back onto the river at the bottom.