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Coast To Coast
From St,Bees to Scarborough
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Riding from
Eskdale to Windermere
Miles covered
33.6
Miles covered from the start 62.6
Time taken including pub pit-stops 09.15.22 |
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There's always one !
I'm not with him, honest! |
I've got a top like
that
I couldn't afford sleeves |
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After a good English fry up they headed off to the start of
Hardknott pass, a 1,289ft tarmac climb with very steep hairpins. (On
of the steepest roads in Britain) Once the pair
had cleared the summit it was full steam downhill around steep
hairpins to the next challenge,
Walna Scar. (1,028ft) The pair pushed there bikes through the thick mist &
over the top then came the technical downhill stuff. Chiefy suffered
brake fade at the bottom & was all prepared to bale out, but managed
to save the day. That very near dead event called for a few pints in Coniston before they
pushed on over Grizedale Forest. A wrong turn & they ended up making
a 10 mile detour back over the Fells to the ferry landing. (It
was all those bloody fire roads)
Kidder & Chiefy just had time for a ice cream before the ferry
landed. A 10 min crossing & a quick blast to Windermere where the
pair stopped for a few more pints before heading off to Trout beck &
the YHA. After a shower and tea the pair went down town to Ambleside
for a few more beers. They had ordered a taxi for 10.30pm to get
them back to the hostel for 11pm, but it never showed, so they had
to thumb it back. Luckily for them a kind motorist stopped and gave
them a lift to Trout beck. But the pair still had to find their way
back up the narrow hill to the YHA in the pitch black. Back
into the dorm full of Japanese's and night night.
Arrr-So..... |
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The Coast To Coast
Route From St, Bees To Scarborough Bay
Takes On Some Of The
Finest Mountain Biking Terrains In England. |
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* This coast to coast is
one of the most challenging, long distance off-road mountain bike
route in England. It's also one of the most spectacular, ... 'And
rivals the best in the world .... period!'
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If you are looking for
a mountain bike ride of your life that's crammed with just about
everything a top class route has to offer, then take on this MTB
route.
'Bicyclemania.co.uk ... has done'. |
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