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Riding from
Bassenthwaite to Buttermere
Start
time 09.30am
Kilometres
covered
46.1
Kilometres
covered from the start
159.0
Time taken
including pub pit-stops
07.00.00
Kidder got out of the wrong side of bed this
morning & through all his toys about in a paddy.
Back to normal (for him) & after
breakfast the pair sat in the hotel lounge trying
to muster up the will to go on. They sat watching
the rain hitting the window for about 20 minutes
before Chiefy realized the water was coming from a
broken down pipe & not rain. The warm up for the
day was a fist fight in the hotel car park, full of
adrenalin they headed off. Back again over the (A-66)
& up between Sale Fell (373m) &
Ling Fell (373m) the views from
Wythop Woods were spectacular, Kidder
nearly went straight on at one of the hair-pins. (It
was a close call)
Tea for two at Swinside pub & then
onto a sweet single-track above Derwent
Water with stunning Lakeland views. At
Borrowdale Gates the pair decided to
hit the road to Rosthwaite. Sat in the tea gardens
of a cafe tucking into fantastic bacon buns &
looking at the near vertical downhill track they
could have been on. (Glad not to be today,
another walk) Guts full they saddled up &
headed off for Honister Pass (356m)
the pair did it in one go, chasing each other for
the summit. Wind-proofs on at the top & then
high-speed downhill passing the odd slow cars to
Buttermere lake edge. The trail from the lake edge
around to Buttermere was a family track. Kidder &
Chiefy had a quick chat with a Park Ranger who
told them that the route they would take tomorrow
would be very tough, steep, technical, & boggy. (Great).
The pair arrived at the Y.H.A. to find it still
shut, so it was hot tea for two sat on the porch
admiring the stunning views. After a shower & sort
your life out they had a lovely meal in the Y.H.A.
& walked off down to the local pub for a few
pints. Kidder on the Scotch & Chiefy on the black
stuff. Back to the Y.H.A. & a long stair climb to
their room.
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The U.K.'s
Toughest
mtb Challenge
The Lakeland Loop
2005
The trail above Derwent
mtb magic
Cresting the summit of
Honister Pass
Flat-out downhill (oh yes) |
