6th March 2014 - Clappersgate

7 met up: Ian, Grant, Charlie, George, Jamie, Mike (not been out with RADs for a while!) and CT, parking next to the river. Route involved heading south on the new-ish cycle path, it's gravel and gets you off the road, follow the path until it gets to the bottom of snake bite alley, here we headed to base camp and up to the guide posts for the extra loop of down and back up the climb, then down the descent to Colthouse along the road, onto the lane, out to the road and head back for snake bite alley, on the way Charlie picked up a puncture, so a quick pit stop, then onward to snake bite alley it's a good test but muddy at the bottom; Ian headed off and we chased him down. The cycle path back is quite good and again gets you off the road. A good ride and it only started to rain once back at the cars. Next ride Gilpin Bridge, park in lay-by down Lyth Valley road.