9th January 2014 - Gisburn

First Thursday night ride and we are at Gisburn, Neil, Grant, George, Charlie, Jamie and CT turned out. It had been raining earlier but was dry and cool for the ride. Now at this is a trail centre the route is the route :) so just follow it, it is pretty good, some puddles and as we were doing this in the dark so trails needs some thought as the puddles obscured the single-track through the woods, but generally OK, maybe need bigger light! There were a few other groups but plenty of space. We stopped at the high point to look at the stars, but no northern lights to be seen. We also met a couple of guys from Lancaster doing the night route for the first time, they seemed to be enjoying themselves. The wooden board-walk is bit tricky in places, i.e. where it narrows and changes direction and it was damp, so just keep going and do not STOP. At the end there is section of berms which are great as they blend into one another at the right speed. So a great ride to start the new year. Next ride is Troutbeck.