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  • Knowledge of Litton/Langstrothdale bridleways
  • clarkpm4242
    Free Member

    Hi

    Am looking to extend a Tour of Pen-y-Ghent from Horton-in-Ribblesdale over into Langstrothdale.

    NE via this BW

    and

    SE via this BW

    Is this the right way round etc? Do they exist on the ground…

    Ta, cheers. Paul

    Marko
    Full Member

    No idea – but here’s your friend:

    http://wtp2.appspot.com/wheresthepath.htm

    Hth

    Marko

    ir_bandito
    Free Member

    Geograph is your friend!

    Looks pretty good to me!

    allthegear
    Free Member

    I don’t know about the second one but the first is fab. It forms the start of one of my favourite rides, from Halton Gill, over Horse Head Moor, turn left up past Beckermonds and over to Horton in Ribblesdale. Have lots of tea and then back up the Pennine Way to Hull Pot, onward to Foxup and back To Halton Gill.

    Lovely

    Rachel

    CrispyCSW
    Full Member

    The first 5 pics here show the climb up the bridleway over Firth Fell.

    The descent starts rocky as in the picture posted by irbandito, then turns into a fast grassy descent (great fun)

    pennine
    Free Member

    Halton Gill to Horse Head is a ride/push up a steep easily followed track. The descent is one mega drop to Yockenthwaite. The top section has been renovated but in some ways better than the deep wet ruts of old.

    Here’s the descent to Yockenthwaite

    allthegear
    Free Member

    noooooooooooooo! They’ve ruined MY track!!!!!!!!

    Rachel

    clarkpm4242
    Free Member

    Many thanks for the info guys and gal(s).

    Looking good. Ta. Paul.

    ChrisE
    Free Member

    Know them all very well, they’re ‘just round the corner’ from home so ride them a lot. Firth Fell (better known as Birks Fell) is great from south to north, and rideable all the way over except only about 50m at the top, but a good hard ride up. The one over from Arncliffe is good too, to the top then double back to Moor End then down to Kettlewell (jeep track). We do an awesome ride from home, Long Lane (Helwith Br), Dawsons Close, Birks Fell, Cray pastures, Stake Rd, Semerwater, Cam Roman Rd, Cam Fell, Ling Gill, Birkwith Moor, Home.

    C

    lowey
    Full Member

    Be prepared to be beasted though. They are tough climbs.

    clarkpm4242
    Free Member

    Ha, ha! Thanks Lowey. Am relatively better riding uphill than mincing downhill…

    Did the ‘Grand Day Out’ off MTB the Dales website last week and am looking to squeeze in another route north of that STW Settle/Litton ride that you led.

    Brilliant non-tech solo riding.

    Cheers.

    domino
    Full Member

    Nice bit of inspriation for riding this weekend – hoping for good weather 🙂

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