Jacobs Ladder.
Back of skiddaw.
Garburn Pass.
Grizedale forrest and associated area.
Cannock chase but not the trail centre.

I’ve got down so far:
Back of skiddaw.
Garburn Pass.
(inc Kentmere Green quarter)
Aiming to ride in the Lakes twice a month.

High St? Anymore details on that?

On my list would be:

GlenCoe / Devils Staricase
3 brethren ride around by Innerleithen.
Black Mountains Ride taking in Lord Herefords Knob, Haff Bluff and Capel.

for the last 2 I would like to check out some more stuff on Skyke, Harris and the Lakes but the 1st 3 are definately there. Jacobs ladder was OK but I’ve ridden better stuff personally, so I don’t think it would make top 5.

If you can get up there I would recommend Torridon. We spent two days up there last year, best riding I’ve ever done. Hoping to go up again this easter. Big hills and views and top quality trails.

got to say, I wasn’t hugely impressed with high street. It’s Ok, but it wasn’t everything people had made it out to be. Back of skiddaw rocks though.

Simon1975 – your summary of High Street is spot on.

Anyone done Nan Bield – as featured in the mag a while back?

http://www.singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/pont-scethin-ride-pictures-mobile-phone-camera-content

Pont Scethin,N Wales – seems to fit the bill – 30 miles all in,awesome 😆

Cheers Snowslave. Yes I’ve done Nan Bield too, a massive push going up from Small Water. It was 6 months after a broken collarbone so quite painful too. Superb views and a steep techy descent from the pass. There was a superb fast run down to Hayeswater on the outward run up from Staveley / Kentmere as well.

one with peterpoddy
one with rudeboy (bring some hearplug or cut his rear mech cable 😉 )
one with foxychick and Mr foxychick
one with WCA
one with jojo

HIGH STREET – i started at Kendal train station, ride out to Troutbeck and clamber up to the top, then ride to Penrith and get train back 💡

You will have fun, this is guaranteed.

I am stunned that no-one has mentioned the Woods Behind Nationwide in Swindon.

High Street is OK. It’s a big push up from Hayeswater, then the ridge north is good, in the dry, but can be a bogfest in parts if wet. What really makes the ride is the way back from The Cockpit. If you go when the weather is nice to miss the bog on top, then the Ullswater singletrack is full of trippers. Bannerdale or Boredale are much quieter and give a “remote” feel to the ride, but you need navigational skills.

Anothe vote for Simon’s summary of High St. It’s one of those ‘rites de passage’ type rides especially if you do it in poor weather! To be honest, the ride along the top on High St itself is a little underwhelming. It’s hardly technical nor is it particularly fast until the final descent off High St down towards Howtown. But, as Simon says, the bridleway that takes you from Sandwick, tracking along the side of Ullswwater, back to Patterdale, has to be one of the very best bit of singletrack in the UK. It really is awesome.

Surrey Hills is a completely different sort of riding to Peak/Lake District and Scotland. I can understand why Richc wouldn’t rate it but you can have as much fun playing in the woods as you can coming down off Skidaw. It just doesn’t have that ‘big mountain’ feel to it.

Certain bits of the Lakes at a weekend in summer you can pretty much forget about. Eg the terrace above Rydal, or Jenkin Crag near Ambleside. There is still plenty of bits you won’t see that many ppl though, eg Gatescarth and Nan Bield.

Not been there riding yet but I imagine stuff like the bits around Wasdale won’t be too busy either as its a bit of an arse to get to.

As I said – that depends how well you know it. I think it has some of the best woodsy singletrack in the UK.

We went up from Patterdale, past the YHA and mines (Swirral Edge?), then down Dollywagon Pike, to Grisedale Tarn, then left back down to Ullswater. Hugely technical, the weather was foul, and I really need to go back and do it again.

shinsplints: Cheers mate. Flattyres has a number of very good routes and our little group are looking forward to getting stuck into them this spring 🙂

Keppel Cove

cos it’s shite :o)

Snowdon
Ladybower loop
Berwyn Mountains loop
Bristol Singletrack on something racy out to the Mendips.
Any Peaks ride