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I'm doing a nice roadie loop from Inners to Annan and back complete with a visit to see the monks and a ride up the Devils Beef Tub. Should be a giggle.
Where are you riding?
Planning on a Peak District roadie ride: Cromford - Crich - Tansley - Beeley - Froggatt Edge - Hathersage - Bradwell - Monsal Head - Bakewell - Winster - Via Gellia back to Cromford
no idea yet.
Chilin.
Pushed it today on the road, so waiting until Monday for a long off roader.
Doing a club mtb ride from Godalming in the morning.
Im not sure my legs will let me ride tomorrow after todays Exmoor epic.
*checks club website*
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That one I guess. No plans for an off road ride, so guess its back to the roads.. Gonna be a nice day though.
Nan Bield.
Planning a look at Ae failing that maybe a loop of Red at Dalbeattie
Lake District / Coniston
Buttermere & Ennerdale
Smee - you training for the Southern Uplands Sportive?
No - training for the Marmotte.
Nowhere, sore bum & legs off todays Hell Gap ride from Thoralby. Twas good though.
Up at 6am, off to Keswick. Borrowdale, Watendlath, Thirlmere, Old Coach Road, Threlkeld, Blencathra Centre, Keswick.
I wanted to ride Old Coach Road with my partner after enjoying the scenery on the C2C, so he's built this loop to include it. If anyone has any tips on spotting the bridleway that leaves OCR on the left and heads down to a farm and a tree plantation, please let us know. Also best place to cross A66 and get the Threlkeld.
Phew. Tea and cake at Lakeland Pedlar after all that, I think.
Looking forward to it.
Manor Valley - Megget Reservoir - Thieves Road - God's Own downhill to the Glack - Manor Valley
Cooroo.. may see you, back O Skidda, white water dash through skidda house to Latrigg and Keswick.... Lakeland Peddlar for tea and medals.
Best place across A66, St John in the Vale / A66 junction i reckon.
Tour of Coniston ending with Walna Scar. Happy days.
Last time I was there I did the Col de La Criox de Fer...we descended down to it.
I'll be doing our 25 miles loop south of Warwick with onewheelgood.
8am start so we can get back so I can keep the peace and do family stuff.
I can never remember where we go but can picture all the interesting bits.
as above (Lowey and JXL)me driving there
Roadie to the start of the tour of wessex, then a mystery tour with a mid-ride coffee!
Sturatie_C - where is the Glack? The rest of that route is great.
CooRoo - Is this the bridleway you're trying to pick:
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As you're coming through St John's in the Vale, watch out for an old yellow digger in the trees on your right - the bridleway is just on the right after that (with a barrier / gate and a no access sign).
We might see you on the coach road..that'll be our route home from Ullswater 🙂
Hmmm, not sure that worked.
It's a road junction 1.5kms west of Cademuir Hill
I've got you and I concur - that is indeed a great descent.
No, Tiger, it's a lot further along the Old Coach Road. Let me try...
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Hmm, barely - it's the one just peeping on the left, but so little context it's not worth it. Tried linking from Streetmap but it only gave me a tiny bit.
hoping to get out around the local route on my newly built up on one 456 🙂
I think I see where you mean:
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That's a hard one to spot - I don't recall there being any kind of cairn at all. However, I'm pretty sure there's a [b]massive[/b] boulder on opposite side of the coach road that might help you pick it up.
I'd be interested to hear how the bridleway rides - I've avoided it in the past as I assumed it'd be a bog.
Qs today (legs trashed riding my HT as FS-speeds) CwmCarn tomorrow I hope. 😀
Cooroo - don't do it. Worst Bridleway ever (and I've been on a few contenders for that title). There's signs saying "deep bogs not recommended for horses". I did it about 5 years ago (going S to N), wondering how bad it could be. It's bad. Very bad. A long, nasty carry through head-high peat hags. You're far better going on to High Row, down the road and then picking up whichever C2C route appeals most to get to Threkeld. Now please promise me you won't do it, or I'll worry all of tomorrow!
We're going Edinburgh - Innerleithen and back on the road bikes. Should be a nice day for it.
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I'm so tired that I'd rather be on the beach. Is that really bad...
To the LBS as the numpty couldn't tell me whats in stock without getting stressed and panicking...
Probably needed the loo and answered the phone and not expecting 100 questions LOL
Riding out to nant yr arian from Aberystwyth, with some cheeky descents on the journey out and back. Cannae wait, been a long time since i rode this route.
No where for me but I shall be making up for it next weekend! 😆
Thanks ParkedTiger and StuN for the heads up on the bridleway. On consideration we may well avoid and go round the road!
OK, why did no one warn us about Watendlath-Thirlmere?? Exhausting carry up at the beginning, unridably (for me) boggy in the middle and absolute bastard of a carry down at the end. How it can be designated a bridleway is beyond me - you'd never get a horse up that rocky stream thing at the Thirlmere end. Or over the style.
Or did we miss a turning?
After that experience we absolutely ignored the bridleway off the Old Coach Road - which is actually signposted! And we really enjoyed the tarmac road up Thirlmere after not riding for 3 or 4 miles.
Beautiful weather, amazing scenery made up for disappointing b-way!
Stu_N - what time are you setting off?
Cooroo - you never asked about that one! (though haven't ever been on it)
druidh - been there, done that today. Very good apart from the section into the wind from Gladhouse Resr to the main Peebles road, and the bit off the top of the Meldons down to the Tweed. Both hard grinds despite being mostly downhill. Granites climb (up Leithen Water) was a piece of piss though, no doubt again due to wind again!
True, I only mentioned it!
And worst of all, the Lakeland Peddlar was shut when we got into Keswick - 5.30pm?? Still a great day out though. Glad you enjoyed your day.