Right you lot... I need some suggestions.
I have a free day on Sunday and am looking for suggestions... 2 hours drive from Bolton.
Not interested in the peaks.
Done the Dales to death.
Would prefer to try and stay away from loads of mud.
Currently thinking of a lakes epic, ambleside, grasmere, Helvellyn, patterdale, highstreet, ambleside.
Give me a better route.
Cheers all....
Try: being grateful you aren't stuck in the south with (finally) a free w/e but no bloody hills and not even the prospect of the north downs or Wales this weekend, ingrate!
i got the urge to go to llandegla and try out he new trail there
Do a langdales adventure -iron keld/loughrigg etc etc.
My fave "all weather" ride.not muddy.
Your suggestion is a biggy for this time of year you may need lights highstreet will be very wet and slow going.. This is one of my fave rides in the autumn. From littletown to the north of catbells. Follow the bw towards derwen****er at the top go right up onto maiden moor(90% rideable) head onto highspy then drop into dalehead tarn(brill) carry onto dalehead(not so rideable) then follow the tops to Robinson which has a couple of good downs on the way. From Robinson drop off too Buttermere village, this is very steep in places at first but fantastic. You go down in two sections with buttermere moss to cross. The second section is a awesome bit of track which drops you out on newlands pass above buttermere. Then drop into buttermere and back out via rigg beck path. Add in diversions if you've got the legs. Carrying up onto causey then riding off the front being one. Cracking ride! 😀 Cheekkky as eL mind
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Something way more softcore...
...pissed off resting up an achilles problem :((
ANC... that sound tempting and as I'm on my own might be possible with all the cheek.
The High Street leg of the route though is back to troutbeck, so the Knot and racecourse hill hold up ok in the wet!
Crotch... sympathy mate.
Ah right yeah that'll be a bit more manageable, though you were planning to do all highstreet from the cockpit.
Do a langdales adventure -iron keld/loughrigg etc etc.
+1, start from grasmere and do the terrace twice, second time drop all the way down to the water - obviously only good if it's wet enough to keep the bumblies indoors.
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