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Coast To Coast
From St,Bees to Scarborough
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Riding from
Windermere to Kirby Stephen
Miles covered
36.6
Miles covered from the start 99.2
Time taken including pub pit-stops 08.23.25 |
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Stuck in a rut
or praying to Mecca |
I've got my own
personnel bike stand |
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After breakfast, it was left out of the hostel and the start of the
long climb up onto the high ground out of the Lakes. Kidder & Chiefy
had hauled there bikes up to the top of the Garburn Pass at 1,475
feet & downhill through Kentmere. At the top of another climb near
Stile End they meet two fellow bikers sponsored by Evans cycle
shop down in London village, they were doing the tour of Britain &
were covering about 50 - 60 miles a day & camping too boot. Kidder &
Chiefy had there YHA. pack-up's at the isolated Mosedale cottage,
the pair must of looked quite relaxed sat in the courtyard on old
Victorian high backed chains which they had dragged out to sit in
the sun, all that was missing was the butler.
Kidder & Chiefy devoured the food and then set off for Shap and a
well deserved pint. The pair took one last look at the Lakes behind
them from the top of High Wether Howe at about 1,557 feet before
heading downhill off the Fells to Shap. At the village it was liquid
refreshments at the Greyhound hotel by the main road. Topped up they
headed onto Kirby Stephen crossing the rail and motorway links. The
pair were going well until they arrived at the endless gates and
fields full of cows and the odd bulls. Fields cleared they big
ringed it to Kirby Stephen & arriving in town just as the shops were
closing. They managed to grab a table in the high street chippy, no
conversation, they just tucked in.
The YHA. was spot-on & after a shower they went out to sample Kirby
Stephen night life. There were three people in the pub including
Kidder & Chiefy, the third person owned it.......! |
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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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