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hello
going up to the lakes on sat for 3 days staying at bowness
after some routes reckon we will do the garburn pass one day
dont mind a bit of hikey bikey done nan bield the last time we went up there.
the longer the descent the better!
have van don’t mind travelling but the closer the better
any suggestions much appreciated
cheers graeme
Could you get to Stavely for the Sam Houghton challenge on Sat?
Great route and a great day out.
APF
There are some artificial routes in Grizedale Forest for an evening blast. Otherwise why not buy the maps and work out a few routes? The Lakes is full of old packhorse trails, perfect for bikes.
From Bowness, you could catch a boat across the lake, to access Claife Heights, Grizedale, etc. The regular car ferry is out of action following a fire, but there's a replacement service from the jetty in Bowness: Windermere boat
If you're doing Garburn, do it west to east! A lot of the guides are out of date, the Troutbeck side is basically a dirt road now. Nice and easy to get up but not the nicest surprise if you climbed the other side and were waiting for the amazing descent that the guide book tells you is coming. I turned around and just went back down the way Id come up, which was good fun but tbf I thought the whole thing was pretty overrated.
(I got the Vertebrate guide frinstance and it's about 9 years old now)
If you’re doing Garburn, do it west to east
Not on this Saturday though, please. As a few hundred guys doing the Sam Houghton Challenge will be coming up it East to West!!!
If you’re doing Garburn, do it west to east
Not on this Saturday though, please. As a few hundred guys doing the Sam Houghton Challenge will be coming up it East to West!!!
Looks like it should be a tad drier this year 😁