Very nice.
Where is that? It reminded me of the path above Farndale near where the air crash wreckage can be found.
Sweet. I reckon that's near Hutton-le-hole, from Rudland track down to Low Mill? Impossible to ride in summer because of the bracken, but you caught it at a really good time. Not an easy track at all, actually - you make it look easy. Must go this weekend 🙂
That's the one, off of Rudland Rigg. Didn't know about any air crash wreckage though, sounds intriguing?
One of my favourite descents on the Moors on a good day, techy and exposed enough to keep you on your toes but still flows pretty well. And yeah, spring is definitely the best time for it, before the braken goes mental.
Let us know if you run into a Tasmanian bike packing t'moors on a single speed.
sweet! looks fun, and a nice little video 🙂
I need to get up there more often. Lovely part of the world.
From what I remember (20 years?) the wreckage is about half-way between Harland & Keysbeck, as the crow flies (on the map), or where the path from White House turns to run parallel the the dale. I don't know if there's anyhting left of White House, now, since most of the stone was taken.
That little area holds my heart.
Nice ! did you used a gimbal for the POV shot? looks very stable, or were you riding very slowly and speed up the footage when editing?
Nah, it's a gimbal. It's actually the camera off my drone on a handle, bolted to a GoPro chest harness. Actually didn't work too badly (when I got it pointing in the right direction) but I don't think I'd want to chance it if it was much wetter. Or fall off on it.
It's my mate Benny, he's also a ranger.
He's actually just blown his Fox forks on Eyam moor heading to Hope valley.
Not what I was expecting.
@flyingmonkey: the wreckage is really just pieces of aluminium & odd other parts scattered over a smallish area. It was best seen after the heather was burned. From what I remember it was a training flight that went wrong.
My parents used to own the old Rudland Chapel just 100m or so south of the cattle grid at the end of Rudland Rigg, so I spent loads of time around there before they sold it. Now it's a holiday home we're going to rent it this August for a week !
Fun fact: the building was just a shell when they bought it - it cost about 4 months wages for a teacher in the 60s - say about £10k today 🙂