26th January 2017 - Haverthwaite

It was a tad chilly this evening, Charlie had new lights so she was happy, Jamie was wearing all his clothes so nearly warm, CT was making up the numbers;
Data:

• 24.1km
  Distance
 
• 2:28:56
   Moving Time
 
• 600m
  Elevation

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Usual route-ish, slight detour through the woods, then warm up on the tarmac climb, Charlie had her winter gloves but needed Georges battery pack! Then across the top boggy section, but it was around -3 Deg C so maybe the ground might be OK...so parts were muddy but not too bad, really depended on how you landed in the muddy bits;) we made it over the top and half way down met a group of about 10 MTBers coming up, nice to see folk out enjoying an evening out. Next section on the 4x4 track was a tad muddy, careful where you put your feet, doh! down to the road and knock some of the mud off, over the main road and up into the forest for a lap of simpson ground area, nice and frosty at the top, steady away and back down the field which was fast and grippy this time :), back along the road to Newby Bridge and then return the same was we came, so back up and over the hill, by now the mud was freezing (OK it had been for a while) so we knocked some off our bikes, but icy mud is grippy stuff! A slight de-tour through the trees and back to the cars, a pretty good ride, nice and cold, not wet, a tad muddy.
Next ride Levens, park near Gilpin

Muddy-ish;)

Just enough clearance

Watch where you step!

Yes cold, but not damp so it was OK, no really a good ride out!

Above the snow line...OK it was Sunday :)