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The Lakeland Loop
A circular 248km M.T.B. Trail
Day 1 Hawkshead to Ambleside
Day 2 Ambleside to Patterdale
Day 3 Patterdale to Bassenthwaite
Day 4 Bassenthwaite to Buttermere
Day 5 Buttermere to Eskdale
Day 6 Eskdale to Hawkshead
Riding from  Patterdale to Bassenthwaite
Start time 10.00am
Kilometres covered
40.2
Kilometres covered from the start 113.0
Time taken including pub pit-stops 07.00.00
'Kidder playing with the big ring'
Making good progress
along the old Coach road
'Great biking trails'
The trail beneath
Lonscale Fell 714m
Kidder & Chiefy cruised around the shore line of Ullswater Lake warming up before the road race to Dockray. The trail was easy going on the 'Old Coach Road' so the pair turned the cranks to the crossing off the A66. Stopping in Threlkeld for some lunch & sorting their lives out for the next big push. The pair had a tough ride up the valley between Lonscale Fell (714m) & Saddleback (868m). Once on top they cranked it to Skiddaw House a very bleak spot & moved on for the last push next to Clough Head (726m). From the top of the downhill run to Bassenthwaite they could make out the land mass of Scotland across the Solway Firth. Kidder & Chiefy whizzed downhill to Bassenthwaite village & the well deserved pints of Guinness at the Sun Inn.

After a pint or two Kidder & Chiefy mounted up & wobbled their way to that nights pit-stop at the Castle Inn. Once checked-in & bikes locked away the heated indoor swimming pool beckoned, with a swim & sauna easing the days aches & pains away it was time for some tea. Ping-pong & Pool finish the pair off for the night, so they retired to the room in the west wing.
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'Chiefy about to take on another big bloody hill' 'Kidder posing for'Hikers Weekly' 'I'am 33 you know, and I need a cup of tea'
Pit-stops on route
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!'

* 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.
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