Grizedale forest

frankspencer1979
frankspencer1979 Posts: 525
edited May 2012 in Routes
Planning on a little biking trip away with the missus and was wondering if the way marked forest road routes would be suitable for her? Reading that back it sounds very derogatory! :shock: But basically, she's not a regular rider, and she has a carrera subway rather than an mtb with suspension. I just wonder if the bike will cope?

If so, it seems like an ideal place for us to go and potter about together, maybe spark her interest a little and perhaps I'll get to sneak off onto the new black section!! :wink:

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  • trailpuppet
    trailpuppet Posts: 381
    Should be fine on the easy stuff

    Choose your route; http://www.forestry.gov.uk/forestry/infd-5k2c5b

    Whinlatter blue is also very good, seen lots of people(men, boys, wimmin & girls)walking in places around that route. Nothing a bog standard bike can`t cope with. Treat her to a decent hire bike?
  • mcnultycop
    mcnultycop Posts: 2,143
    I can't comment on Grizedale (I will get there this summer) but as above the Blue at Whinlatter will be fine.
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  • frankspencer1979
    frankspencer1979 Posts: 525
    Thanks for replies. Have been round the blue at whinlatter myself, maybe we could combine both in a weekend. I'd love to treat her to a bike, but I need to treat myself to a FS first :wink: and I suspect she'd prefer something just as expensive, with just one hoop and precious metals/rare rocks :shock: :shock: :roll: No sense of priority!
  • Scottsparkrider
    Scottsparkrider Posts: 59
    Loads to choose from in Grizedale. Large waymarked forest road network (easy stuff), the North Face trail, a red route on the easy end of the red scale, and a black section - very steep. There are also some excellent bridleways in the forest that are not waymarked.

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