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| UKMB campfest july 08 | Chasealex | Jul 6th 2008, 10:20 | 17.8km |
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| WMB 104 Swaledale Yorkshire_Beginner (Blue) Route | ocoutts | Jul 14th 2010, 09:54 | 3.4km |
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| Start/Finish: SE 04602 98862 Fremington Total distance: 7.8km (4.85 miles) Total ascent: 64m (210ft) Total Time: 30-90 minutes Route summary: This is a beautiful and mostly flat route mixing farm tracks, meadows and riverside singletrack to give beginners a great introduction to this northerly Yorkshire Dale. If you fancy incorporating some more strenuous and technical riding, you can easily tag the start or finish of the Moderate Ride onto this one. Turn right out of Dales Bike Centre and over the bridge. Turn right up past the church as the road curves round to the left. Turn right again along the singletrack road between dry stone walls. Continue straight onto the bridleway as the road turns left uphill. Follow the farm track until it opens out into riverside meadows. Follow singletrack along the riverside to a gate. Go through (remember to close it after you) and traverse upwards under Stubbin Farm up to the road. Have a drink and a breather then retrace your route down to the river and along to the bike centre. | |||||
| WMB 104 Swaledale Yorkshire_Intermediate (Red) Route | ocoutts | Jul 14th 2010, 10:10 | 29.5km |
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| Start/Finish: SE 04602 98862 Fremington Total distance: 30km (18.6 miles) Total ascent: 940m (3083 feet) Total time: 2-4 hours Route summary: The start is savage but earns you some of the most stunning views in the Dales. The contouring mine roads are tougher than they look and the farm track descent is a classic drop into chaos. Once you’re over the Swale there are lots of extension or shortcut options. Turn right out of Dales Bike Centre and over the bridge. Turn right up past the church as the road curves round to the left. Continue up the hill dog-legging across the bridge over the stream then onto the bridleway. Follow the farm track uphill then turn onto singletrack climbing due south to the second traversing mine track. Contour east then north past the tin shack and big shale mound play descent. Turn east up the forbidding looking climb east, over the ridge top and then follow contouring track all the way out to Apedale. Down the mine track to the road. Down the road doubling back onto the farm track. Left along the road, turning right over the bridge then left on the road towards Gunnerside and Muker. As you enter Gunnerside, double back right onto the bridleway climbing west to Low Row Pasture until you join the road following it down a steep descent to Feetham (20.6km). Head left and after 200m turn left up the climb over Feetham Pasture, across the bridge, over another climb, and then through the ford and up the short steep slope to the next bridleway. Follow doubletrack descent down to the road then turn right to Reeth and Fremington. | |||||
| WMB 117 Howgills Beginner (Blue) Route | Matt_Skinner | May 13th 2011, 01:26 | 14.4km |
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| Start/Finish Main Street, Sedbergh. SD 657 920 (alternative start point Cross Keys pub at SD 697 969) Total distance 14.7km/9 miles Time 1.5 to 3 hours Maps Ordnance Survey Explorer OL19: Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley 1:25,000. Route summary Tarmac warm-up followed by low-level singletrack return along valley. From Sedbergh, follow the one-way system through Main Street onto A683. At junction with A684, stay on A683 (signed Kirkby Stephen) and follow road north-east. It’s a wide road but vehicles can be fast so make sure you’re visible, ideally equipped with lights if weather is poor. After 7km, you will reach the Cross Keys pub (an alternative start point). Next to the pub is a bus stop and path down to the river – walk down the steps and across the river on footbridge to pick up bridleway as it descends from Narthwaite. Turn left, keeping the river on your left, and pass below Cautley Spout, bearing left at junction to cross smaller river on footbridge, following path between walls to gate. Continue along bridleway as it heads south-west down the valley, contouring and maintaining reasonable height as you cross streams and pass through gates. Maintain direction as you cross open section of pasture below Cautley – look for gate in fence opposite to guide you back to singletrack as it continues around the fell and becomes a walled lane between hedges. Emerge at Fawcett Bank and stick with bridleway as it becomes doubletrack. Pass through farm at Thursgill then join minor road to descend back to valley floor. Turn right at junction with A683 and return to Sedbergh via road you exited on. Follow the one way system to return to the start point. | |||||
| WMB 117 Howgills Classic Ride | Matt_Skinner | May 13th 2011, 01:35 | 37.8km |
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| Start/Finish Main Street, Sedbergh. SD 657 920 (alternative start point: Ravenstonedale NY 723 040) Total distance 38.3km/23.8 miles Time 4.5 hours + Map Ordnance Survey Explorer OL19: Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley 1:25,000. Summary A true classic, including one massive climb to start and some of the best sustained singletrack in the UK. From Sedbergh, take Howgill Lane and head north towards the fell (signposted as part of NCN68). After nearly 1km, take bridleway on right (signed as ‘permissive path to the fell’), climb lane. Go through gate at rear of farmyard. Climb steeply to the saddle between Winder and Arant Haw, staying with the bridleway to climb Rowantree Grains to the summit of Calders. Follow the path to the summit of The Calf (marked by trig point). From Calf summit, bear right past the tarn to take the bridleway, then right again at second tarn to begin descent into Bowderdale. Follow obvious but potentially boggy singletrack down to Bowderdale, initially steep but becoming more gradual and crossing several streams while staying on the left side of the river at all times. Approaching Bowderdale, pass through several gates and join the road, descending to the A685 slip road then turning right to veer away from the main road and head for Weasdale. From Weasdale follow minor roads then bridleway to Ravenstonedale, before heading south out of the village along dead end road signed Artlegarth and Adamthwaite. At top of road climb take bridleway on left that descends steeply to river crossing and then gently to Murthwaite. When meet track before Murthwaite bear right, crossing open fell before technical drop through woods to ford. Cross field and climb track to Narthwaite, bearing left through two gates from farmyard to drop to another ford. Pick up singletrack on the other side and follow past Cautley Spout back down the valley to Thursgill. Follow road from farm at Thursgill, joining A683 for spin into Sedbergh. | |||||
| WMB 117 Howgills Intermediat (Red) Route | Matt_Skinner | May 13th 2011, 01:35 | 16.1km |
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| Start/Finish Main Street, Sedbergh. SD 657 920 Total distance 16.2km/10 miles Time 2.5 hours + Maps Ordnance Survey Explorer OL19: Howgill Fells and Upper Eden Valley 1:25,000. Route summary One big climb followed by one big descent and very little else in between. From the centre of Sedbergh, take Howgill Lane and head north on NCN68, bearing right at t-junction after 2.5km and crossing several valleys. At crossroads before Howgill (heavily signed for NCN routes), turn right to pick up bridleway which ascends through Castley to the fell. At fell boundary pass through gate, drop to river and pick up track that climbs up the spine of White Fell. Endure long, sustained and partly unrideable ascent to the top of The Calf, bearing right as gradient diminishes to find trig point at summit. Ignore several smaller tracks heading to left and stick with wider, eroded path that climbs to summit. From trig point take wide and well maintained path south to Calders. Drop steeply on loose and rocky track to saddle of Rowantree Grains before ascending over shoulder of Arant Haw. Follow fast, wide and grassy descent down towards Winder. Take care to pick correct left turn off saddle between the two hills – ignore the first and continue along the ridge until narrow singletrack appears on left. Do not start to climb ridge towards the summit of Winder but take singletrack left and descend in a southward direction towards Sedbergh, visible below. Follow this track as it widens slightly, passing through several small cuts in the hill and always heading towards Sedbergh. At clear area of earthworks bear left to drop increasingly steeply above Lockbank Farm – watch out for a rocky stepdown which appears without warning on fastest section. Pass through two gates at foot of fell, cross the farmyard and pick up lane to minor road. Turn left to return to start point in Sedbergh. | |||||
| WMB 46 Claife Heights, Lake District (Beginner) | kheron | Jul 6th 2009, 06:48 | 15.3km |
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| The Lake District is great to ride all year as most trails have a rock, stone or hardpack base. The weather is better than most people realise! | |||||
| WMB 57 Grizedale, Cumbria (Intermediate) | kheron | Jul 8th 2009, 09:07 | 37km |
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| The combination of the all-weather North Face trail and rocky natural tracks means this route is enjoyable all year round, even when wet. | |||||
| WMB 83 Ambelside, Lake District Beginner (Blue) ride | Matt_Skinner | Apr 17th 2008, 06:21 | 15.4km |
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| 15km (9 miles), 429m (1407ft) of climbing, 2-4 hours ride time. Stony double track, some singletrack, a long climb and fairly steep descents. Rated blue, with red descents down Colthouse/Belle Grange. | |||||
| WMB 83 Ambelside, Lake District Classic (Black) ride | Matt_Skinner | Apr 17th 2008, 06:39 | 37.5km |
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| Start/finish: Ambleside Mountain Rescue Car Park (grid ref 377 038). 39km (24 miles), 3.5-6 hours ride time, 1236m (4055ft) of climbing. This black-rated ride has got rocks, roots, drops, technical climbs, long descents... You'll need a good level of fitness, technical ability and navigational skills to complete it. | |||||
| WMB 83 Ambelside, Lake District Intermediate (Red) ride | Matt_Skinner | Apr 17th 2008, 06:33 | 45.4km |
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| Start/finish: The Ferry House, Far Sawrey (grid ref 392 955). 24km (15 miles), 734m (2408ft) of climbing, 3-4 hours ride time. This has singletrack, stony doubletrack, and a couple of tough technical climbs. It is also has one of the best descents in the area. Rated red, with a black descent down the Fox and the Belt Ash. | |||||
| Wednesday Commute | ipalmer | Mar 15th 2008, 07:06 | 66.1km |
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| Wild Boar Fell 2 | saundy67 | Aug 16th 2012, 03:09 | 29.5km |
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| Windermere Loop | richard gough | Aug 11th 2010, 01:11 | 73.7km |
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| Windermere to NuT | Stevie Snapper | Jul 20th 2007, 11:43 | 185.7km |
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| Windermere-Armathwaite | skytandem | Jan 22nd 2008, 06:21 | 89.7km |
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| Witherslack-Levens | rickfry | Jun 13th 2012, 09:18 | 21.2km |
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| Wrynose pass loop from Coniston | scharles | Jun 20th 2009, 05:37 | 42.3km |
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| barbondale 2 | hutty | Apr 24th 2010, 05:26 | 89.5km |
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| barbondale and fox's | hutty | Jun 12th 2009, 08:53 | 88km |
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| bwlchk_2010.05.13 | bwlchk | Mar 5th 2011, 11:05 | 143.4km | ||
| bwlchk_2010.05.14 | bwlchk | Mar 5th 2011, 11:34 | 149.6km | ||
| capenwray 50 | hutty | Jun 27th 2009, 05:57 | 77.9km |
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| coniston | hutty | Apr 20th 2010, 02:08 | 133.3km |
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| crooklands killington | hutty | Aug 22nd 2009, 02:58 | 46.7km |
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| crosby ravensworth | hutty | Jan 29th 2010, 07:10 | 66.3km |
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| day 3 stow to mansfield | guybramley | May 14th 2009, 08:49 | 179km | ||
| day 6 thorhill to crian larich notts fire | guybramley | May 14th 2009, 08:45 | 194.4km | ||
| day5 kendal to durisdeer notts fire | guybramley | May 14th 2009, 08:35 | 177.1km | ||
| eden valley 20k | saundy67 | Aug 4th 2012, 08:56 | 18.7km |
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