12th October 2017 - Gilpin for Yewbarrow

George, Jamie and CT met up near the Gilpin, 2 of us rode out, but in fairness George had an excuse to drive he had brought cake, it was birthday cake, no pics but it was in the shape of a castle (fairly type not Lowther;) and made of chocolate sandwich, rice crispy turrets and a shed load of icing! Thing was that George did not want to carry it round the ride, so we had a reward at the end. Usual start but up the rock slab first, then Mill side and Beck head and over the track across the field, it's called Hell Moss and you know what it was all under 300mm of water, so feet got wet, but it was warm. Then a lap or two of Yewbarrow before the wooded section, now muddy 'cause some logging going on, then the steep bit, George will make it one day he said, just not yet;) Down Nicholas moss, again some more mud! then back via the slab, starting to rain a bit at the end. 10 odd miles and cake at the end, the road crew were doing tarmac repairs so road closed, slight detour to get home.
Next ride Elterwater (26.10.17)

Hell Moss (taken from Ray Morris's ride earlier that day)