It was great. 2 of us did it.
we went to Glenderaterra and Lonscale first before hitting the BW upto Skiddaw.
Disused railway line was shut, so a “pain in the arse” route to start which involved a road climb, road descent, road climb then the good stuff along the lower mountain side of Skiddaw.
As for the BW climb to the top and Skiddaw. We joined it at the top car park after a good mountain-side blast along the lower part of Skiddaw.
Main climb up summit was a hard long slow climb. Lots of walking. Some riding. Probably not as bad as some others I’ve done; namely Nan Bield and High Street.
We went down the very steep Scree Run from Skiddaw, scary section as its loose steep and there’s a dangerous drop on the right hand side.
Great views at the top.
Ullock Pike was a great ridge descent. The views, scenery and the riding were probably the best I’ve ever done in England.
There was one section on the Ullock descent I took the wrong line and ended up getting faced with an insane rock section, had to carry down for a few metres, I turned round and looked back at it and saw a much easier line to the left of it which I should have taken! Apart from that it was a great singletrack and just about the right level of tech for me.
Hardly any walkers, none at all on Ullock descent.
After the descent there were 7 km of road to get back to Keswick (all on the A591) which was a crap way to end the ride but overall I can’t complain as it included some of the best stuff I’ve ever done and would do it again soon if it wasn’t such a long drive to get up there.