Only 3 riders Jamie, George and Paul met at Selside village hall on one of the few glorious summers evenings this year. We set off down the A6 towards Shap turning right after about ½ mile to take the bridleway at Forest Hall which leads to the Whinfell road. Turning right we followed the road until we reached the surfaced bridleway that leads to Whinfell beacon. Jamie of course lead the way to the top of the hill and provided some excellent flap jack so that we could recover from the climb. Paul suggested that we cycled up to the second mast so we could see the view down into Tebay valley. The views were spectacular in all directions including the Lakeland hills and the coast at Heysham.
We then proceeded down the boggy decent and still managed to lose the track as we had done a few weeks ago. The ride continued along the Borrowdale valley to the climb up to the A6 more flap jack before proceeding to the bridleway just next to the caravan sales on the right of the A6. We dashed along the bridleway as the light was starting to fail enjoying the final downhill before joining the road at Thorn cottage. The light was completely lost as the road entered a wood before joining the A6 opposite the village hall. An excellent ride with the best weather I have ever experienced on this ride over the past 5 years. Thanks George.
Next ride is at Ings 6.15pm.
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