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... rode it on sunday.
oodles of fun 🙂
it is a bit scary dont you think....last time i rode it, it was frozen over. i had a nervous grin etched in my face for a couple of hours after.
Nice, footpaths on a nice Sunday....
footpaths on a nice Sunday
And everyone we met was really happy to see us, full of encouragement. Apart from the grumpy group walking up Skiddaw on the main drag from Latrigg. Go figure.
#righttoroam
It is great isn't it? I must have ridden it five times now and it never gets old.
As for it being a footpath, I've only ever ridden it on a weekend or bank holiday and it's rarely busy and because I'm polite and courteous no one has ever minded. Most are impressed or excited! And since there's no good reason for it being a footpath who cares? The law is an ass.
This track is brilliant - I had one day in May to this year to explore as many big peaks around Keswick - and it was cracking the flags!
Managed Skiddaw (via Ullock pike) at dawn - Whiteless Pike after breakfast and finished with Grizedale Pike (Sleet How DH) after lunch.
Ranks amongst the most epic/scary days iv had on a bike
Amazing trail. Rode it for the first time on an August evening this year. Glorious weather but absolutely deserted. Was riding solo and 'blind' so was a bit cautious on some sections (especially the scree at the start). One to go back and revisit for sure.
It's a brilliant ride, you can miss Skiddaw by heading up Dodd, then to Carlisle Tarn. Nice short loop for an evening.
See ir-bandito - just look how good it is on a rocket - it must be an omen...
SSSSHHHHHHH!!!!
Keep it for the locals 😉
(It is the best though, I notice it is getting a lot more use in these post internet times, but still, #righttoroam indeed)
My favourite ride last year was a solo after work on a beautiful midweek evening in may. Parked at the base of ullock, dash falls, back of skiddaw, latrigg then up the front of skiddaw and back down ullock. I saw 2 people on the main skiddaw climb but no one else the entire evening. Absolutely awesome few hours. The lake district is ace, especially if you can avoid the crowds.
I'd love to see Adam Drayton riding it...
I reckon it's look proper ace if filmed from a drone from the north. See the ridge in profile, a rider flying down it with derwent valley behind.
It's an absolute belter that's for sure. It isn't the best though. That would be Whi... 😉
That's also ace, would love to Bobbie on the top!
I'd love to see Adam Drayton riding it...
Bin dun and video removed for obvious reasons....
Still better in the dark though
Argh predictive text nightmare! Obviously I meant bivvie and Adam Brayton not Drayton. Stupid phone!
Ullock 🙂 One of my favourites too.
That would be Whi...
ahem
eating berries at waist height!!! at a wee stop eeeckkk!
Love Ullock Pike
Prefer U to W but like comparing Christmas to birthday as a kid.
Very true Scuttler, very true
eating berries at waist height!!! at a wee stop eeeckkk!
If you wee all over my brambles then I'm going to come and wee in your bombers 👿
justinbieber - Member
@ir_bandito sshhhh
I think some poring over OS maps is now due before my visit to The Lakes...