Where in the north west to ride tomo - getting desperate

r3 guy
r3 guy Posts: 229
edited January 2010 in Routes
I am desperate to get out, live in lancaster and all ice has gone, explored all my local stuff, but yearn for a trail centre.

Gusburn, Whinlatter, Grizedale, 7 stanes, Lee quarry or maybe north wales?

Any of them rideable, and i dont mean push your bike in the snow rideable

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  • pdid
    pdid Posts: 1,065
    Recon your best bet would be Grizedale. Whinlatter was under a foot of snow last Tuesday so probably won't have thawed. Gisburn was in a state before the snow due to the amount of rain we had in October and november and, as you probably know llandegla has been closed for the last few weeks.

    I've not been grizedale but it didn't look too bad looking over to Parker moor from coniston on Wednesday. They may have had fresh snow though.

    It's depressing at the moment in the north west. I've still not managed to have a proper ride on the new meta.
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  • EarlofBarnet
    EarlofBarnet Posts: 673
    Wouldn't bother with Whinlatter. The hill up to it is very icey and hard work in the car. Once up there the snow stops any progress. We struggling to get anywhere up there on a bike. Might be worth ringing the bike shop for an up-to-date status, as they were still open. I was last up there four days ago.
  • dave_hill
    dave_hill Posts: 3,877
    Saturday morning and whiteout conditions in Burnley.

    Stove lit, hot chocolate in hand, NWD DVDs playing. Stopping in.
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  • aguesty1
    aguesty1 Posts: 97
    Had every intention of going Gisburn this morning, that was until I opened the curtains! Rammy is covered in snow, might have a trek to Lee Quarry. Seriously depressing this weather! My mate went to Whinlatter yesterday and told me not to bother, he said it was too icy and no fun!
  • dave_hill
    dave_hill Posts: 3,877
    dave_hill wrote:
    Saturday morning and whiteout conditions in Burnley.

    Stove lit, hot chocolate in hand, NWD DVDs playing. Stopping in.

    But then I thought "sod it" and went out -

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    Snow eh? The great leveller! Actually, it was surprisingly easy riding, powder a foot deep in most places, except the gullies down by the walls and the bit where I "missed" the bridge over a stream...
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  • Rich9
    Rich9 Posts: 1,635
    was planning a ride round Wycoller tomorrow, but not sure if it'll be worth the effort now
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  • sparrowlegs78
    sparrowlegs78 Posts: 2,583
    Bloody ell dave_hill, I walked 8 miles to my horse and back today and that nearly killed me! never mind cycling in t'hills up here, Pendle Hill had dissapeared under a snow blanket :lol:
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  • ChunkTT
    ChunkTT Posts: 39
    Grizedale.....

    Anyone know what the roads are like getting to Cocklett and the general conditions round grizedale/parkamoor etc?
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  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    Not sure about Grizedale conditions, but if you do go, be very careful on the boardwalk 'north - shore' bits, they are like ice when they get wet :!:
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  • ChunkTT
    ChunkTT Posts: 39
    Yeah they can be lethal them ones. Not doing the North face, doing all the good stuff instead as long as we can get nearby without any problems.
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  • pdid
    pdid Posts: 1,065
    ChunkTT wrote:
    Yeah they can be lethal them ones. Not doing the North face, doing all the good stuff instead as long as we can get nearby without any problems.

    I was going to go up there on Sunday, phoned the guy in the bike shop who said the trail was under 4 inches of hardpacked ice. Didn`t bother in the end.

    More snow last night, good luck.

    Heard a rumour on the news this morning that we may have this weather for another 6 weeks making it the coldest winter for 100 years :shock:
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  • solsurf
    solsurf Posts: 489
    sorry but I woke up to another 5cm of snow this morning, I only live a few miles from parkamoor and Grizedale.

    Had enough of not being able to get anywhere in my Golf so I P/X for a Subaru Legacy at the weekend, now I can get out and about. :)
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  • ChunkTT
    ChunkTT Posts: 39
    Balls, looks like it will have to be local rivvi/darwen for the day then :( After the snow today I dont think we would get anywhere near.
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  • stumpyjon
    stumpyjon Posts: 4,069
    solsurf wrote:
    sorry but I woke up to another 5cm of snow this morning

    More like another 5 inches on top of the previous layers in East Lancs (Gisburn / Lee Quarry country).
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  • Whytepeak
    Whytepeak Posts: 2,616
    stumpyjon wrote:
    solsurf wrote:
    sorry but I woke up to another 5cm of snow this morning

    More like another 5 inches on top of the previous layers in East Lancs (Gisburn / Lee Quarry country).

    Yeah, local trails are buried, Gisburn must be neigh on inaccessible now :shock: .
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