18th August 2011 - Borrowdale valley, Tebay ride

4 riders Jamie, George,Chris M and Paul met at the Tebay end of the Borrowdale valley and set off north towards the Shap road exit. It was threatening to rain but fortunately it was only a threat and the ride through the valley was reasonably dry apart from the usual large puddles. Just after the farm with the generator we met a herd of cows with calves which were congregated in front of the gate blocking our route. We all skirted left around the side of them and they fortunately moved away. On meeting the A6 we turned left and then took the bridleway on the left. On entering the field a herd of horses starting to approach the track and looked like they were going to try and out run us down the hill to our relief they stayed put and we enjoyed the fast descent.

We then carried on along the lanes opening and shutting gates to the base of the bridleway that leads up past the aerial masts. After the long slog up we were rewarded with some of Jamie's excellent cake before tackling the final decent. We all managed to find the correct route down the hill and then turning right on the valley track back to the cars.
Next ride is from Ings.