8 riders turned up at Sedbergh town car park, Charlie, Paul, George, Grant, Jamie, Chris M, Neil and CT. For a change we were going up The Calf, nice warm July evening, although the sun had been replaced by clouds and there was some mist on the tops. The route is to head along the lanes out of Sedbergh and take the 3rd bridleway at the Howgill cross-road junction, work your way long the fell, down to the river crossing and then start the climb, first part rideable, then some portage, pushing to you and me! This route has also been covered in various mtb mags and on one I found, it had a section on portage so maybe this was a sign....! The one thing to remember is the great views from the top and the even better descent all the way down. See photos for base camp at half way point! OK so there was mist rolling in near the tops and it got cold, so jackets were the order of the day on top and for the ride down. Check your route off the Calf as you do not want to head north for Calderdale as this is a long ride for an evening, so keep heading east and head down towards Winder, but take the single-track to the left and ENJOY! Details; 10.66 miles, max 24.93mph (at least on Neils old bike), ave speed 4 mph !! The Calf trig point is at 676m so not too bad for an evening ride, Howgill lane at the bottom by the farm is around 200m, so 476m descent. All survived! Next ride is Hawkshead.
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