4th June 2009 - Whinlatter trail

5 made it to Keswick, Neil, Paul, Grant, Charlie and CT, we met up on the old road opposite the B5292 near Brathwaite, with the view of getting the last bridleway down into Thornthwaite, So we set off up the B5292 towards the visitor centre, there are some optional MTB route, but we kept on the road as a steadier warm up! For details of the trails see http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/INFD-5GZLNY ,note there are also some U-tube clips, but they are not RADs ones...yet. We followed the north route which is about 6 miles, as the evening was cloudy and there was some drizzle it was fairly dark in the wooded sections and the tree roots were tricky, but there is a great single track section which climbs up the side of the forest with great views, unless you suffer from vertigo! There is a great downhill with table-tops and jumps at the end of the north trail ending up near the visitors centre. We did not have time for the south trail, so maybe next time we'll park nearer to the centre? Then we took the route down a fire road and joined the last bridleway down into Thornthwaite which is a great descent. Next week its Walna Scar, meet Broughton forrest entrance off Hummer Lane. (Note also a change to the mid-summer ride date)