Wouldn’t mind doing half-a-dozen laps of the course! Might take me 3 hours though 😉

Looks great as tailor-made track. Some of the lines looked solid trail centre black grade.

Nice to see great coverage on TV 🙂

Cheers
Paul

Hi B.A.Nana…

…as a confirmed off-roader I found the roads good fun (!!), quiet and big gears. You could always reverse the ‘Highway’ 😉

Cheers
Paul

You can also start the above by taking the Pennine Way (it is a BW) NW from Hardraw. Another nice climb. Then near the top take the obvious marked BW left contouring and down into Cotterdale (not the FP about half the way up). Try not to miss sneaky BW sign off to R into forest near bottom of descent into Cotterdale.

Road back to Hawes or join the other route at Cotter Riggs.

Enjoy! 🙂

NW along A684 to Cotter Riggs. Take BW just by road junction, parallel to road at first and then up to Cotter End (full marks if you make it to the gate). Carry on up past lime kiln to top on obvious zig-zag track. Follow BW all the way to B road just before Outhgill.

Return by road.

A great intro to Dales moorland cruising and Dales climbing 🙂

Paul

Managed a 75km ride off-road from Settle->Kirkby Stephen yesterday. No rain 😉

Had cold feet for the first 3 hours, on August 2nd!!!

Mainly dryish BWs, ‘self-harmed’ on inner elbows though.

Felt a bit harder than it should.

Likewise just got used to the free play for 2 years.

Now new Formula RX setup. Do wish I’d changed sooner…

Surely it isn’t an XC course unless it has a decent amount of climbing 😉

Might as well call it the STW Downhill Weekender as it would favour the heavy bike downhill and push up brigade too much without the Tramway..?

YMMV

Good luck!!

Paul

‘pacey’ pootle

Mmmm, sounds like an interesting oxymoron.

Any thoughts NBT?

Cheers
Paul

My planetarium software has the difference in sun rise and set times 1 second longer on the 20th than 21st…
…08:00 ish on 20th, start of a long ride in England’s ‘Last Great Wilderness’. Sweet 🙂 and good weather 😉
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Cheers
Paul

Did PBW – Long Preston to Kirkby Stephen last year. A good 58 miles I think. Was well marked then, should be improved now. As above check road section from KS to Street.

The other link route that cuts out Wild Boar Fell is also nice by the river.

Enjoy!!

Paul

Bump for evening crowd.

Also very interested in the North Pennine 100…

PDF dowloads of the route north of the MTL

Cheers Julian…

…will keep an eye on the Yahoo group.

I have extended it via Stirrup Benches, Grid Lane, Mellor Moor, Golf Club descent to Strines Station, Roman Lakes…but something interesting and a a fair bit less added time would be great 🙂 clues welcomed 😉

I also do a loop out from Sth Mcr. TPT from Stockport, Green lane as per NBT. Over Werneth Low. Brabyns Park, Peak Canal. Cheeky down into Chadkirk then back end of Woodbank Park, Vernon Park, Brinnington tunnel and TPT home to Heaton Mersey.

Good to know other riders may be around if I fall off!!

Would that be the path after Beacom Farm..?

I’ll keep an eye out, not that I ever ride down it 😉

Edge Cycleworks C2C Day 4 covers loads near CB and Prestatyn…

A 45+ mile and 6000+ ft loop from Horton-in-Ribblesdale yesterday. Am still a bit dry, though drank 10 litres of fluid during the day…

…south Lakes with the GF on Monday 🙂

Have a good one!

Specialized Myka HT

Better half has ridden one of these for nearly 3 years. Seems to suit very well.

Paul

Dyfi Mountainbiking linky

How about via Marple, Marple Bridge, back roads to Hayfield, Chinley and Chapel en le Frith..?

A nice long outing…

Half the price of an Ultrabook. Prime is £499.

It has great build quality and can be used for work and play.

Cheers.

The Prime is miles better than the original Transformer. They are doing a new Infinity version.

You get the best of both worlds. Top class Andriod ICS tablet and/or an Ultraboook for half the price.

Connectivity etc so much more ‘open’ than iPad. Was away with 4 others this weekend, all candidates for iPad and iOS, none has gone Apple.

YMMV

I have equal access to a Transformer Prime and an iPad 2.

I use the Prime 90% of the time and play with the toy iPad…

Many thanks to @SSS and @SP.

After a couple of laps of the ClimachX trail on Thursday I did a 36k route on Saturday linking up the 3 suggested (cracking) descents.

Not too boggy!!!

Cheers
Paul

@snowpaul YGM

@SSS not sure I know a Nantgwllt Chapel descent…

Cheers

Deffo agree with wwaswas. Have ridden all those sections. Could become a painful grind after second day.

Paul

@OW was that you talking to my partner? Freehub/pawls had gone on her bike. Second time Cav has passed me this weekend!!!

Aha! Yes. Yesterday on the back road from Glossop to the Woodhead Pass or Holme Moss as it crosses the TPT.

Cool having a personal backup service, wondered if they would carry my 3.5 litres of drink, food, spares etc 🙂

@crikey thanks for the info. Did this yesterday starting southbound along the PBW from Diggle. Just finished before apocalyptic hail storm 🙂

Mmmm, could be a nice loop that, clockwise or anti?

Thanks, Paul.

Roych Clough either direction would be fun to watch….might be a fair amount of walking/pushing.

Southern part is flat ex-rail lines.

YYYEEESSS!!! 🙂

Took a day off work and spent 6 hours in the saddle. Settle -> Kirkby Stephen via a range of the best Yorkshire Dales tracks 🙂

Hope others can make the most of the good weather…

Ace, thank you. Will be taking PBW from Settle then drop into Hawes and Lady Annes Highway to Kirby Stephen.

Train back to start…cheers.

Thanks Ton.

Hopefully this link works…I was wondering about the nearby alternatives as well.

Map linky

Cheers…

Hmmm, Mars would be nice and bright and orangey/reddish to the east in Leo at 20:00…

Good starter scope for astronomy

Not good for looking at non-astro objects…

But I can say it is PIG UGLY

Hmm, the Prime makes the iPad look like a cheap plastic toy…
…lovely finish and build quality.

YMMV 😉

I own one therefore I am bound to say it is great 🙂

ASUS Transformer Prime is the best of both. A tablet and keyboard.

Best of all, its not an overpriced iPad ! 😉

YMMV 🙂

Had same problem!!!! Took 4 hands to get Specialized onto ZTR Crest.

Narrow tape and Maxis High Roller now works fine.

Paul