5 met up near the church in Winster, it was a tad damp but not too cold, but 4 out of 5 rode with long water-proof (ish) leggings, as there were plenty of road floods on the drive over. I also passed a gritting lorry even thought it was around 8 deg C, they must have known the overnight forecast. Fairly normal route for most of the ride, down the lane south to the ford, it was very high, up steep hill and right along track and back to Winster road all fairly wet, but ridable. A quick ride around the triangle and back down the road past the Winster pub and onwards to head north up Craig lane, up the testing wet climb, past the geese/ducks and through the gate for the grassy descent, at the bottom gate (Thornyfields) decide to go right down bridleway to Crook foot, at the lane not quite sure so go right, but stop after 200 yds and decide to retrace steps (as no map!) back up the lane for more discussion at the road junction, go right and join second bridleway across to Spigot house, we actually only just missed the southern bridleway, so we'll try that next time over to crook hall. Back on track for the usual ride on south side of Undermillbeck common. Now back along lane, again, past the pub, again and this time a right hand turn south down the Crag lane bridleway, wet, mud and rocks a bit of a challenge! Back to cars for a G&T, but someone had forgot the tonic! Next ride Sedburgh bring a map and a compass:)
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