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The Trans Pennine Trail
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(Out and about in mtb
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From The
West Coast To The East Coast
Of
The UK <>
Liverpool to Cleethorpes |
Info about the trail |
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 ~ Info ~
 A coast to coast route, linking the ports of
Liverpool and Hull with connections to the
seaside resorts of Southport on the Irish
Sea and Hornsea on the North Sea. It links
major towns and cities across the North
including Leeds, Wakefield, Barnsley, York,
Selby, Manchester, Doncaster, Rotherham,
Sheffield and Chesterfield.
 LIVERPOOL TO CLEETHORPES
Riding
from the West coast to the East coast,
covering about 204miles / 328km of trail track
riding.
The
first multi-user long distance trail route
in the country. |
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Trans
Pennine Multi-user Cycling
Trails:
Preparing
for an epic on/off-road
adventure such as a Trans
Pennine trail which
involves a couple of days or
more of riding, or even the
South Downs Way which
involves only 2 or 3 days
riding, is a big task which
must be considered carefully
before embarking on.
Organising an adventure:
The success of an epic ride
relies on the ability to
organise things both in
advance and on the move, as
plans often need to be
changed as problems arise
during the ride. Transport
is a vital factor, if you
are doing an end to end
route then you need to
arrange some form of
transport to get you back to
the start, unless you plan
to ride back again!.
(Ho Yerr ... ... right!)
The choice of route is a
very important factor when
planning an epic ride,
because you will need to
arrange accommodation around
your route or your route
around accommodation and
even sources of food if you
are in a particularly barren
area of the county. This is
best done with a full set of
OS maps for the area that
you are visiting or a
dedicated guide for a route
such as the South Downs Way.
When planning a route you
will need to have a
contingency plan in mind
just in case the weather is
too bad or you suffer
mechanical or physical
problems and cannot ride the
full day.
Organising and booking
accommodation is something,
which must be done early on
when planning an epic ride
especially if it is high
season in a popular tourist
area. Booking is not always
necessary with Youth Hostels
and B & B's but it helps if
you know you have got a
place rather than wondering
if you are going to get a
bed for the night. (Ditch
sleeping is not recommended)
What to take:
Travel light, that's the
ultimate goal of every epic
mountain bike rider, but I
know that it never happens,
you always take more than
you need just in case. This
approach is good but not
necessarily the best, you
may be prepared for every
eventuality but you'll be so
weighed down the ride will
take twice as long! For
trails like the West
Highland Way or Wales Coast
to Coast use back panniers
for luggage a little
cumbersome but they do the
job and go for a good make
like Karrimor. For the TPT.
Coast to Coast and South
Downs Way use a Rucksacks
which are generally better
than panniers for a short
trip. Training is important
when doing an epic ride
however it is up to you how
much you do. building up
distance and frequency of
rides allows you to prepare
for a whole week of riding.
So what do I need to take?.
The essentials are: First
Aid Kit, Inner Tubes, (even
if you are running tubeless)
Puncture Repair Kit, Allen
Key / Bike Tool, Lights or
Torch, Compass, Snacks
(Bananas, Chocolate, power
bars/gels are good choices),
Water/isotonic mix, Map,
Appropriate
Clothing......The list goes
on but these are the
essentials. Bear all of this
in mind, with a bit of
common sense, you will be
well on the way to planning
a potentially great Off-road
Adventure. |
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The route was made
up by Bicyclemania's
Kidder & Chiefy
using the Trans
Pennine Trail network of
tracks: |
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