8 made it too the Blacksmiths Arms, Broughton Mills, John, Chris M, Charlie, George, Ian, Neil, Jamie and CT (albeit some used just in time technology!) The route leaves the pub and heads north west and picks up a bridleway climb, a nice opening tester through the trees and then continues to test on the fell, continue past Hovel Knott, south of Great Stickle and keep going west to enjoy the downhill to the road. Here we rested while Ian fixed a puncture, then up the road, north, to pick up the bridleway running north east along the Duddon, enjoy this uphill the road climb up Kiln bank. At the cross roads (intersection with bridleways) go left and head south past Raven's Crag, at this point climbing up some nice singletrack John was tee boned by a Rock slab which hit his rear mech into the spokes and caused mayhem which broke the rear mech hanger!Thanks to modern communications Charlie texted Jim for help...could he text a new hanger, he replied with the singlespeed option; so a little mechanic's was performed and John was underway, only he could not back peddle or it may jamb at any second!! At least it mostly downhill to the road. We carried on round to Jackson Ground where John headed back to the car, Chris M also headed home as he had run out of water. We now headed round to meet Long Mire and go south east to Stephenson Ground, along the way Jamie took a higher alternative route looking for another trail, he was silhouetted on the skyline with CT viewed from below and the moon in the evening sky; CT speeded up and JB then headed back down to the lower trail and the race was on, don't you just love those trail battles....it looked like a collision course, but no CT on a Santa Cruz aced it!!! Now we head up the valley and crossed over by the bridge and went back down through the forest and enjoyed the final off-road run to Hawk Bridge, here Charlie gallantly waited for Ian and Neil.....but they had already gone on...! We all met up back at the pub, too late for chips, so beer & crisps. Thanks must go out to Neil for supplying the spare bike, Cheers. Next ride is Satterthwaite for Grizedale.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
20th May 2010 - Broughton Mills - Dunnerdale Fells
8 made it too the Blacksmiths Arms, Broughton Mills, John, Chris M, Charlie, George, Ian, Neil, Jamie and CT (albeit some used just in time technology!) The route leaves the pub and heads north west and picks up a bridleway climb, a nice opening tester through the trees and then continues to test on the fell, continue past Hovel Knott, south of Great Stickle and keep going west to enjoy the downhill to the road. Here we rested while Ian fixed a puncture, then up the road, north, to pick up the bridleway running north east along the Duddon, enjoy this uphill the road climb up Kiln bank. At the cross roads (intersection with bridleways) go left and head south past Raven's Crag, at this point climbing up some nice singletrack John was tee boned by a Rock slab which hit his rear mech into the spokes and caused mayhem which broke the rear mech hanger!Thanks to modern communications Charlie texted Jim for help...could he text a new hanger, he replied with the singlespeed option; so a little mechanic's was performed and John was underway, only he could not back peddle or it may jamb at any second!! At least it mostly downhill to the road. We carried on round to Jackson Ground where John headed back to the car, Chris M also headed home as he had run out of water. We now headed round to meet Long Mire and go south east to Stephenson Ground, along the way Jamie took a higher alternative route looking for another trail, he was silhouetted on the skyline with CT viewed from below and the moon in the evening sky; CT speeded up and JB then headed back down to the lower trail and the race was on, don't you just love those trail battles....it looked like a collision course, but no CT on a Santa Cruz aced it!!! Now we head up the valley and crossed over by the bridge and went back down through the forest and enjoyed the final off-road run to Hawk Bridge, here Charlie gallantly waited for Ian and Neil.....but they had already gone on...! We all met up back at the pub, too late for chips, so beer & crisps. Thanks must go out to Neil for supplying the spare bike, Cheers. Next ride is Satterthwaite for Grizedale.
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