Grizedale - Natural Stuff?
Off up to The South Lakes on Sunday as we're visiting friends, Miss P will be spending time with her best mate and 2 yound kids (18 months & 4 year old girls) - as I'd rather jam cocktail sticks in my eyes than do this, thought I'd take the bike up.
Been doing a bit of research and it seems that the North Face Trail at Grizedale is OK, but that there's a load of much better natural stuff that splits off the NFT. I think I've got some info on how to find some of it:
"A good place to start would be 'Grandad, Dad and The Dentist', and 'Lawsons Park' as these both divert off the NF trail.
Grandad, Dad and Dentist: Complete first 2 sections of North Face, after the longish fireroad climb you come to a signpost marked Parkamoor to the left. Follow singletrack along to look over Coniston lake. Drop down to a house, Left again after the short sharp climb and follow track all the way back down to Satterthwaite. This descent has almost everything
Lawson Parks, again after the first 2 sections of NF, about 1 mile past the Parkamoor sign at the top of the next climb, there is a small bridleway sign going off left again into the trees. This drops you down to Coniston Lake. Check the maps for other ways back into the forest from there and rejoin the NF"
Is the above as easy to find as it seems? I'll probably get myself the relevant OS map to help, but has anyone else got some good directions (that a numpty like me can follow) to find more stuff that I can make up into a nice 2-3-4 hour loop?
Been doing a bit of research and it seems that the North Face Trail at Grizedale is OK, but that there's a load of much better natural stuff that splits off the NFT. I think I've got some info on how to find some of it:
"A good place to start would be 'Grandad, Dad and The Dentist', and 'Lawsons Park' as these both divert off the NF trail.
Grandad, Dad and Dentist: Complete first 2 sections of North Face, after the longish fireroad climb you come to a signpost marked Parkamoor to the left. Follow singletrack along to look over Coniston lake. Drop down to a house, Left again after the short sharp climb and follow track all the way back down to Satterthwaite. This descent has almost everything
Lawson Parks, again after the first 2 sections of NF, about 1 mile past the Parkamoor sign at the top of the next climb, there is a small bridleway sign going off left again into the trees. This drops you down to Coniston Lake. Check the maps for other ways back into the forest from there and rejoin the NF"
Is the above as easy to find as it seems? I'll probably get myself the relevant OS map to help, but has anyone else got some good directions (that a numpty like me can follow) to find more stuff that I can make up into a nice 2-3-4 hour loop?
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