V much worth it. The descent into Bowderdale is v rutty, but still a fun ride and then…
the Bowderdale descent and the bit after it is actual kinda awkward in places and hard to find flow.
Strongly disagree 🙂 Just need to go quickly. Helps if you’re chasing/trying to drop mates.
stay on tarmac between the foot of Bowderdale and Ravenstonedale.
Agree. To be got out of the way quickly which it can be. Good pubs in Ravenstonedale.
he return leg back to Sedbergh is decent here and there, but a bit of a schlepp in others.
Last time I did this was after three pints in Ravenstonedale, which definitely helped. What I’ve done a couple of times when I’ve done this route on my own, and never managed to persuade anyone else to do for some reason, is to ride to the base of Cautley Spout and then carry up, and then there’s a thin and partly ridable path above the beck, which you cross to ride up to Great Dummocks on the Calf ridge, where you join the main bridleway for the blast down to Winder and Sedbergh. This is just very fast and not at all tech fun.