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The Lakeland Loop
A circular 248km M.T.B. Trail
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Riding from
Ambleside to Patterdale
Start time 10.30am
Kilometres covered
47.1
Kilometres covered from the start 62.8
Time taken including pub pit-stops 09.34.00 |
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Fatwhippet
wouldn't fit on this trail.! |
This is an easy
sections
on the High St |
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After breakfast the pair headed off to Ambleside town, Chiefy
decided he needed a bigger rucksack so he ditched the new old
one & opted for a new aero-back one 'Mmm..nice'.
The climb out of Ambleside was on steep tarmac which gave way to
tricky technical wood tracks. once through the woods it was down
to Troutbeck & the campsite. The pair picked up the valley track
heading towards the days big climb 'The High St'.
The pair rode until the front wheels became airborne, so it was
a big push for the summit. 3/4 of the way up Kidder & Chiefy
were hit by a rain squall, so they dug in & ate their pack-ups,
with rain dripping down their necks all the pair could do was
laugh at each other..!
'You won't get a better day than
this you know'
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the top of the High St, the pair got to do some riding, it was
only because they couldn't be arsed to walk anymore. The pair of
them dodging boulders the size of small hatch-back cars, one
wrong turn & it would be 'Mountain Rescue call out time'.
For some reason Chiefy decided to ride over Loadpot Hill,
probably because it was in front of him. Now a nice downhill
run to the 'Cockpit' & a direction turn towards 'Ullswater
Lake'. The trail after Sandwick turned
into a battle of physical & psychological destruction all the
way to 'Patterdale'.
(If you've been on it, you'll know what they mean)
At Patterdale YHA. the pair were greeted by a female German
member of staff who ordered them to wait until she had finished
her tea before checking them in. So the pair headed off to the
kitchens to make a welcomed cup of tea, only to be confronted by
the 'Storm-trooper' who ordered them to check in
now she had had her meal. The room at the YHA. was more like a
prison, dark & damp, so the pair high-tailed it off to the pub
to get bladdered. Full of lasagne & Guinness, Kidder & Chiefy
sipped there pints watching a pair of lesbians making out in a
corner of the pub.
(Beats TV. any day)
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The Lakeland Loop Epic M.T.B. On/Off Road
Trail Around The Lake District.
6 Days Of Very Demanding Trail Riding Totalling About
248km / 154 miles.
Takes On Some Of The
Finest Mountain Biking Terrains In England. |
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This Lakeland Loop is 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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