18th June 2015 - Lowick for the commons

Jamie & Jo, Joel, Jamie and CT met up by the Red Lion in Lowick and headed west for a ride around the commons, it was approaching mid-summer so long sleeve jerseys were required to start! Head out Kiln and Tottlebank then we headed north to pick up the Torver Low Common byway past a tarn with no name (OK so it's a reservoir:) then up to Torver turn left and back along the lanes for a climb back up Yew Bank and a flapjack-allsort reward:) Then head off into the bracken to find the route up and over and along to Green Moor, round the bonus loop, one last real climb, down the singletrack with puddles to Cockenskell and back via the lanes, all good back at cars 10.15 and roughly 17 miles:)
Next ride the traditional mid-summer Ribblehead

Sheep kingdom

Entering middle-earth

Storm clouds developing

Hobbit country 

Could it be the fires of Mordor in the distance

Don't panic