any good riding near carnforth?

gaz047
gaz047 Posts: 601
edited November 2009 in Routes
hi, im staying at carnforth (near lancaster) this weekend, does anyone know any good routes in the area. prefer technical xc if possible, and/or long routes
many thanks
gaz
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  • gaz047
    gaz047 Posts: 601
    how about around kirkby lonsdale?
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  • elcani
    elcani Posts: 280
    If you have a car Gisburn forest is about 30-40 mins drive. Search for it on here, there's loads of stuff.

    You could also look around the Bog Trotters website, or even contact them.

    http://www.bogtrotters.org/index.php

    Hope you like mud though because it's absolutely saturated round here and the forecast isn't too good.

    Cheers
  • gaz047
    gaz047 Posts: 601
    elcani, thanks for the reply mate, ive got a couple of routes to go for, inglbrough, kirkby lonsdale and bolton abbey. do you know wheather any of these areas are good wet weather routes?
    that website is good i've dropped them an e-mail, thanks.
    yeah forcast is pretty gash, reckon it'll be sun when i get out, best get the waterproofs ready!!!
    cheers
    gaz
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  • elcani
    elcani Posts: 280
    No worries Gaz - post details of the routes here if they are any good. Then I can try them!

    Cheers
  • dave_hill
    dave_hill Posts: 3,877
    Given the weather I'll be heading for the Dales this weekend - the limestone bedrock allows it to drain reasonably well so there should be less water lying about.
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  • compo
    compo Posts: 1,370
    If you have a car you are less than 10-20 mins from lakes and the dales=WIN WIN STUATION :D
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  • gaz047
    gaz047 Posts: 601
    cheers for the replies, only saw them this morning. i ended up doing a 23m loop on the Howgill Fells on sunday.
    parked at Sedbergh then climbed up to The Calf (thats a cheeky climb, but the 30mph tail wind helped :) ) then descended out of the cloud down to Bowderdale, before heading east to Ravenstonedale.
    heading south from here i was riding into the gusting wind that was so helpful on the first leg, i appreciated the fact the climb was on tarmac, as the legs were feeling it now.
    after flanking Wandale hill, it was simply a case of following the River Rawthey until hitting tarmac again and heading west back to Sedbergh and the warmth of the car. phew that was a tough one.
    probably rained for about 80% of the ride, but as usual after a couple of mins in it, got used to it.
    the wind was the main enemy (well, when i was riding into it!!), so it was steady spinning for the south leg
    the trails weren't in to bad a condition considering the recent weather in the area. slippery and boggy in quite a few places, but certainly rideable. these conditions really test your riding skills!
    will definatly go back for another blast (only took an hour and a half from Manchester), reckon it would be great route in drier conditions, probably get some good views on a clear day too.

    Compo - yeah i had a car mate, definatly a win win situation. loads of choices from there.

    Dave- did you have a good one mate? where did you end up?

    ElCani- i had a good ride even in those conditions, so can recommend the route although drier conditions would probably make it a flyer. if you do go in bad weather just bear in mind you peak at about 650m and your completely exposed, so plenty of warm gear.

    Cheers
    Gaz
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