The onset of Spring (sun, daffodils, lambs, first barbie of the year and all that) brought a rush of blood to the head and Tom and I set off to Grizedale for a bit of Dad and boy bonding on the North Face trail. We cheated a bit as we got Linda to drive us [...]
Just got this from Markus who runs the mountain board centre
Hi everybody, just letting people know its the annual half price mountain boarding/biking jam, bbq, tunes and cut price moonlight maze at Surf the Turf on Saturday the 26th, so board hire and riding is all half price starting from 1.30 pm then [...]
A beautiful day, an unfit bloke and a lovely ride.
I cycled up from Troutbeck up to Borrans and turned left up the road there. A bit further on I turned left on to the bridle path and continued all the way to Kentmere Hall. Kentmere is very pretty but has no pub so it wouldn’t [...]
Mountain biking goes from strength to strength in the Lake District!
Follow this link to an interesting article about it!
1. Go for a walk
The Lakes is heaven on earth for ramblers – look at one of the free routes on our website and treat yourself to a healthy and free slice of rest and relaxation
2. Go for a bike ride
Whether its on the winding lanes, the bridle paths or the exciting trails at Grizedale [...]
Whinlatter Forest Park is home to the longest purpose-built mountain bike trail in the Lake District. The Altura Trail puts the mountain back into biking and has been built for experienced riders with good off road skills and a higher level of fitness and stamina. The trail is a 19 kilometre red grade mountain [...]
We came across this mountain bike ride route that passes Limefitt Park on the “Singletrack World” site today.
The easy route shown doesn’t actually pass Limefitt Park. The other two do.
The medium route I might manage, but the hard one I’ll leave for those who are a bit younger and fitter ! (I imagine that the [...]
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