29th July 2010 - Sedbergh

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6 made it for this ride, Ian, Chris M, Jamie, Charlie, Neil and Paul. After some mutterings in the car park about heading up the Howgills we set off on the usual route. On the Millthrop road, go over the river Rawthey and take the 1st left, then right in the hamlet to take a lane up onto the fell. This is the first bit of off-road and a little tester. The pace was quite quick and there was no waiting at the gates. Across the fell then after a great little down hill it was across the road, down the rather overgrown track to the ford, where we utilised the bridge to save getting our feet wet. Along the road towards Dent for a couple of miles before heading right up the big climb towards Barbon. At the end of the climb turn left on the Green Lane (now banned to 4x4s), no regroup here everyone just kept going. Along the Green lane (with a short stop for some of Charlies fat free sugar free chocolate free cookies, although I didn't dare ask what the brown stuff in them was, still they tasted good) then left onto the bridleway down into Dent. (Somewhere along the green lane it had been decided between a few of us that we should skip the pub stop and ride out of Dent towards deepdale, then right and back up onto the Green Lane as an alternative to the norm) After the downhill we stopped near the pub, where Ian upon hearing the new plan left the group in disgust at us not stopping for a pint and chips. The 5 of us that were left continued on our route up Deepdale Lane then right up a rather steep and stoney Green Lane which joins the green lane back to the Barbon Road. This used to be an awefull track due to the heavy use by 4x4's but now it was a good ride, a slight decent all the way back to the Barbon road. Back at the Barbon road we turned right, back down the hill, then left back towards Sedbergh. After a couple of miles, turn right, back over the bridge avoiding the ford, up the over grown single track, across the road, back up the farm track and basically the same route as the start of the ride but in reverse. Back to the cars for 10pm. Ian had already left and the rest of us made our way home, too late for chips, but a great ride with a new twist.
Paul has done a google map, ref: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=en&msa=0&t=h&msid=111297820029278797203.00048d629f86ca1110c0b&ll=54.292084,-2.508659&spn=0.074542,0.191059&z=13