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Stihldog said:
When you realize you can’t take epic sunsets, landscapes or mountain pics…trees and creeks will have to do.

Another abandoned trail to a water falls. A pic of my neighbour taking a pic. Wore out my “Save the Tea-Spoon” shirt so I wore the green shirt. A couple of bridges I built on another trail. Had to cut out several fallen trees …too big/high.
These trails are eMTB friendly I think …cause they are loops. Unless you’re a hardcore mtb’er.

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And i was once made to doubt my sanity for packing a cigarette lighter in my pack ( you know.... Just in case i need to create a fire to keep warm after an accident or something ) and i see you packing a full on tree chopping power saw i feel a tad better now.
 
Slymobi said:
And i was once made to doubt my sanity for packing a cigarette lighter in my pack ( you know.... Just in case i need to create a fire to keep warm after an accident or something ) and i see you packing a full on tree chopping power saw i feel a tad better now.
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I swear I must’ve looked like an ugly Xmas tree sometimes. 40-50lbs and some help from my neighbour’s.

And my inner voice said; “ Don’t push him in”. Lol
 
The Hodge said:
Fantastic ride in the 'Shire ( Hexhamshire that is ) ..with nary a hobbit , elf or dwarf in sight ..
5 pics to follow ..( even giving warnings now ) ..
Great to be out with Tasker & Jaco again ..we are slowly working on Mr.T by swapping bikes at strategic points in the ride..Im sure he will crack one day and buy an emtb ..
The pint at the Travellers beer garden afterwards has never tasted so good ..
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Great photos. Is the third photo taken far end of Carriers Way past the shooting hut?
 
Ssshh..but yeah that would be past the padlocked gate with the new "No Cycling " sign on it in what our group calls the secret valley..
I take it you have also ridden there ..? ☺
Jaco who is the naughtiest 74 Yr old school boy would have made that sign disappear if he'd had a hex key with him ..?
 
We went and did the Jubilee Tower loop on Saturday. Didn't bother with footage and you've seen pictures at the tower, so here's one from the base with the 'rocket ship' up on the hill at about 1100ft or so...

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Another fantastic ride out this morning with The EMF...
A Kielder mash-up of what I think are the best bits of The Lonesome Pine , Deadwater ( minus the best bit ..Twist & Shout due to felling) & all of The Osprey Trail ..a blue which isn't a blue at all but a red flow trail ( ?.. but you had to build so much blue to get the Euro grant ??)..I think Mr.EMF ..enjoyed that as he was off like a bat out of hell and I was left eating his dust ( yeah dust !!) ..
Anyway ..this might shock one or two folk..so make sure you are seated .. but I only took one pic !
Actually that's not strictly true as I took a few on E's phone ..which he is sending over later (but he may well post them himself..)
Interestingly though the stats for the ride are very similar to those estimated by @Jackware plotted for the ride out of Dent on 26.6.21.so for that reason I'm putting them up ..
Slightly out on time & duration as we had 15mins having a snack on Deadwater .
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And here is my one pic ..
EMF on the boardwalk section of Stairway to Heaven ..
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Cheers Wayne ..
 
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..True ..but he was never too far away as Kielder Water.. is 9 miles long & 2 miles at its widest point ..so he could have made a dash for it at any time being less than a 15 minute ride from any point of the route ..?
 
The Hodge said:
..True ..but he was never too far away as Kielder Water.. is 9 miles long & 2 miles at its widest point ..so he could have made a dash for it at any time being less than a 15 minute ride from any point of the route ..?
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As long as you had it planned out. We don't want him having an amphibian panic attack and you all having to pee on him to calm him down. :eek: Imagine the pictures !

This is assuming all your bottles are already empty, I'd hope this wouldn't be your first course of action if they weren't - maybe even just sharing some of the moisturiser you have for your camera finger might be enough ?
 
Stihldog said:
When you realize you can’t take epic sunsets, landscapes or mountain pics…trees and creeks will have to do.

Another abandoned trail to a water falls. A pic of my neighbour taking a pic. Wore out my “Save the Tea-Spoon” shirt so I wore the green shirt. A couple of bridges I built on another trail. Had to cut out several fallen trees …too big/high.
These trails are eMTB friendly I think …cause they are loops. Unless you’re a hardcore mtb’er.
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Gawd, I wanna come ride where you are—here there is no mud and no water!
 
Tubby G said:
There’s a nice fast gnarly descent on the bridleway there that runs all the way down to Lofthouse ??
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I usually take the Woogill, Sype Land & big drop down to Bouthwaite/Ramsgill route. Is this the one you mean? The long Nidderdale Way BW which follows the river Nidd I've never done (looks to cross too many fields!)
 
Pennine said:
I usually take the Woogill, Sype Land & big drop down to Bouthwaite/Ramsgill route. Is this the one you mean? The long Nidderdale Way BW which follows the river Nidd I've never done (looks to cross too many fields!)
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I think your photo is taken at the start of it, the Nidderdale Way running down to Middlesmoor. It’s all over in less than two minutes but you can hit speeds of 30mph + easy, as long as there’s no walkers, or dogs!

From Lofthouse you can then take the Nidderdale Way on the opposite side of the Nidd back up to Scar House
 
Tubby G said:
I think your photo is taken at the start of it, the Nidderdale Way running down to Middlesmoor. It’s all over in less than two minutes but you can hit speeds of 30mph + easy, as long as there’s no walkers, or dogs!

From Lofthouse you can then take the Nidderdale Way on the opposite side of the Nidd back up to Scar House
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Ah! slightly confused when you said Lofthouse. The route from Middlesmoor over In Moor to Scar House has been sanitised and subsequently now very fast.
Interesting icy descent 4 years ago
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Pennine said:
Ah! slightly confused when you said Lofthouse. The route over In Moor to Scar House has been sanitised and subsequently now very fast.
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Yes I think you went up the route I was talking about coming down!

I haven’t done it on an eeb yet as I’m currently having transportation issues but done it on an MTB years ago, and also enjoy walking in that area
 
Well, we arrived in the Lake District yesterday. Weather is great, dry and warm. Did the mainly green run at Grizedale today, although I did slip away to do some of the red pitches.

View down to Coniston!

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I know I didn't do all the red pitches but I wasn't impressed with their severity or technicality on the three sections I did. Singletrack with rocks and some small berms and rollers but perfectly rideable and reasonable for any half competent rider.

I must be missing the technical sections.

Hardly anyone there! :D Met no more than 8 other riders all day...

Off to Whinlatter tomorrow.... :)
 
Tonybro said:
Well, we arrived in the Lake District yesterday. Weather is great, dry and warm. Did the mainly green run at Grizedale today, although I did slip away to do some of the red pitches.

View down to Coniston!

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I know I didn't do all the red pitches but I wasn't impressed with their severity or technicality on the three sections I did. Singletrack with rocks and some small berms and rollers but perfectly rideable and reasonable for any half competent rider.

I must be missing the technical sections.

Hardly anyone there! :D Met no more than 8 other riders all day...

Off to Whinlatter tomorrow.... :)
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The official north face trail at Grizedale is rubbish, but there's load of decent other stuff, have a look for the bresty haw descent on trail forks for a start.
 
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