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20,312
Feet <> 6.19109m In 6 days
of mountain bike trail
riding
The Lakeland Loop
Mountain Bike Epic Ride
The Toughest Trail In The
UK! ....
(That's Official By The
Trailfinders)
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The trail diaries of the
Lakeland Loop adventure |
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DAY 5
BUTTERMERE TO ESKDALE
 Start
time 09.30am
Kilometres
covered on the day > 38.6
/ 23.9 miles
Kilometres
covered from the start >
197.6 / 122.8 miles
Time
taken including pub pit-stops > 12.30.00 |
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A good breakfast
awaited them in the
morning, all packed
& ready for the days
big adventure, the
rucksacks weight a
ton with the food
pack-up's & kit.
Kidder & Chiefy set
off thinking about
the big climbs to
come & got lost 350
yard's down the
trail, so doubled it
back quick time to
the pub for a new
bearing. The trail
around the lake edge
of Crummock
Water was
hard going (Crap)
then came the long,
long tough lug up to
Floutern Tarn
the views well made
up for the slog.
Then came a downhill
walk to ride-able
ground above
Ennerdale Lake.
The last track
section before the
tarmac road was like
a jungle romp (Cut
& slashed by bramble
briers)
The pair big ringed
it through Ennerdale
Forest climbing all
the way to Black
Sail Pass YHA. A
quick stop to sort
their lives out
again & watched in
amazement as some
very old Americans
heading off up
Grey Knotts
(697m). Black Sail
has been a YHA.
since 1933, it was a
(Shepherd's
Bothy)
right, history
lesson over the pair
moved out for the
biggest push yet (850ft)
over the pass, it
was physical torture
with heavy kit,
bikes & mtb shoes.
The pair pushed on &
headed over the
other side to
Wasdale Head
& the pub. Kidder &
Chiefy sat drinking
tea & eating
flap-jack watching
the mountain rescue
team kitting up to
move off into the
mountains to help so
poor hikers. (Maybe the old
Americans)
Chiefy growls out
the orders to saddle
up, so off they
pedal to
Burnmoor Tarn (300ft)
the last big climb
of the day. Riding
through the waters
edge of the Tarn the
pair stop to admire
the splendid views.
The downhill run to
Boot
was becoming tricky
with the light
fading. At the
bottom the pair
headed for the pub
to place their
orders for two big
bowls of pasta &
plenty of the black
stuff. Full & now
sleepy Kidder &
Chiefy cranked it
slowly to the
Eskdale YHA
in the darkness
occasionally blinded
in the odd cars
head-lights.
(Like
two pissed-up
rabbits)
At
the YHA the orders
were to wash-out the
smelly kit & then
sleep.
(Not much
fun wearing soapy kit, which was
slightly damp) |
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Chiefy being a mate
standing & watching
Thumbnailed images
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This route
was based on
the Lakeland Loop book by Tim Woodcock. |
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