trails in south south lakes

homerjay

going to haven in southlakes with the family over easter.

so gonna take the bike for a bit of 'my time'

can anyone suggest any track round south lakes.

dont really want to drive or ride 10 mile or so to windermere so its needs to be as south near Flookburgh as possible

cheers

dave_hill

There's absolutely zip in the Flookburgh area, or any of the Grange/Levens/Holker for that matter. Grizedale or nothing I'm afraid!

homerjay

thanks, thats all i needed to know.

trusty old grizdale it is then.

topsey_turvey

Can give you a good route from High Newton. 25 miles or so, ideal for a hardtail. There's quite a few routes round there, some better than others. have you got Memory Map?

Don't go to Grizedale, that's just a waste of a day.

homerjay

sorry no memory map.

high newton hey?

dave_hill

Topsey Turvey wrote:

Don't go to Grizedale, that's just a waste of a day.

You've obviously never ridden the natural in that area then! Some of the best riding in the Lakes.

OwenB

There's a decent(but a little tame) high newton route here http://www.mountain-bike-cumbria.co.uk/trails.php?id=highnewton Other than that you'd be best heading towards Grizedale, perhaps going over parka moor.

topsey_turvey

You've obviously never ridden the natural in that area then! Some of the best riding in the Lakes

Sorry, I mean't don't go and waste your day on NFT. I assumed that was what OP was intending to do. Agreed that the natural stuff in Grizedale is super, but you have to know it to find the best bits.

Re the above route...don't go in wet weather. It can be a sludgefest. I went over a lot of that a couple of weeks ago, and got so much mud that the wheels wouldn't turn! Good for a pleasant ride in the dry, but can be a bit tricky navigating round there.

homerjay

thanks all, appreciated