Planning a MTB weekend in the Lakes - ADVICE PLEASE

craigbeal

Me and the lads are planning to do a few days trail MTBing in the lake district this october.

Can anyone please advise if they know of any trails to do that aren't too far apart from each other.

We plan going up on the Friday and camp

Saturday morning a Trail and a different trail Saturday afternoon and camp Saturday evening

Sunday do a trail and then drive back.

If we could would camp same site and then drive to each trail from there.

Cheers

Craig

delcol

whinlatter noth loop then south loop, right across the road from oneanother...
theres loads of natural trails to in the area you could do on sunday or take a short trip down to grizdale...

trailpuppet

http://www.ukcampsite.co.uk/sites/townl ... wn=Keswick

For Whinlater camp at Braithwaite(don`t forget to do the blue)

You can stay there and do the Borrowdale Bash, a Lakes classic. Then there are variations of the Skidaw/Blencartha/Loughrigg route.

Get in touch with KMB http://www.keswickbikes.co.uk/acatalog/Specialized.html they and all Lakes shops have route maps available for a few ££.

Lots of pictures and routes here
http://www.bogtrotters.org/show_album.php?album_id=1006

Other bike shops;

http://www.biketreks.net/ great riding out of Ambleside.

Tons more riding from here http://www.wheelbase.co.uk/

snotty badger

I definatly recommend doing The Bash 8)

Whinlatter is really good but you'll have it all done in one morning- nothing o stop you doing a couple of laps though

spingle

I would recommend Whinlatter as others have, (in fact I am going there today!) but if you are going to do the North Face at Grizedale do it first as the condition of it will look pants after Whinlatter. There is actually better riding round Grizedale and Coniston without going near the badly kept singletrack! The Lake District Mountain Bike is good and most of the routes in it have a pub at some point which can't be a bad thing!

trailpuppet

couple more route info sites

http://www.mountain-bike-cumbria.co.uk/

http://www.offroadadventures-online.com/

pdid

There are loads of excellent bridleways running in and around Grizedale. Have a look here for some good lakes info:

http://www.ridethelakes.co.uk/cms/index ... board=14.0

You should also aim to do a route around Staveley and Kentmere and possibly up High Street.

And although not technically the Lakes (they`re in the Yorkshire Dales but only a short drive from the Lakes) head to Sedbergh and go up the Calf and drop down into Bowderdale in the Howgills.