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Weather: Early cloud after overnight rain, clearing to give a fine cool day, with a strong tail wind ('tail-gale')
Stats: 58.2 miles; ave speed moving: 11.4 mph
Counties: Cumbria
GPS track map: Link here
Another perfect day's cycling. We climbed through the gap between the Lake District and Howgill Fells on surprisingly quiet A- and B- roads, the clouds and our layers of raingear lifting all the time. After a coffee stop at the little village of Orton (inc chocolate factory), there was a stiff climb, but this was rewarded by a long descent on a near-traffic free road, through pretty villages such as Mauldes Meaburn and Kings Meaburn. Each has its own eccentricities, which Peter the Guide, being from round these parts, was happy to explain to us. (This was an advantage of being in the slowcoaches, with Peter as 'sweeper'.) To our right, we had great views of the Cross Fell range.
After crossing the A66, we stopped for lunch on the village green at Langwathby, after which some of us made the short diversion off route to view the stone circle called Long Meg and her Daughters, before completing the ride on yet more quiet roads with great views to the Lakeland Peaks to our left, and, finally, the Solway Firth and the hills of Scotland in the distance, our destination for tomorrow.
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Weather: Early cloud after overnight rain, clearing to give a fine cool day, with a strong tail wind ('tail-gale')
Stats: 58.2 miles; ave speed moving: 11.4 mph
Counties: Cumbria
GPS track map: Link here
Another perfect day's cycling. We climbed through the gap between the Lake District and Howgill Fells on surprisingly quiet A- and B- roads, the clouds and our layers of raingear lifting all the time. After a coffee stop at the little village of Orton (inc chocolate factory), there was a stiff climb, but this was rewarded by a long descent on a near-traffic free road, through pretty villages such as Mauldes Meaburn and Kings Meaburn. Each has its own eccentricities, which Peter the Guide, being from round these parts, was happy to explain to us. (This was an advantage of being in the slowcoaches, with Peter as 'sweeper'.) To our right, we had great views of the Cross Fell range.
After crossing the A66, we stopped for lunch on the village green at Langwathby, after which some of us made the short diversion off route to view the stone circle called Long Meg and her Daughters, before completing the ride on yet more quiet roads with great views to the Lakeland Peaks to our left, and, finally, the Solway Firth and the hills of Scotland in the distance, our destination for tomorrow.
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| Howgill Fells |
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| Peter pointing out landmarks |
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| Heading towards Cross Fell |
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| Long Meg and some of her daughters |
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| On the road |
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| Looking back to Cross Fell and Dufton Pike |
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| Emergency repairs on the recumbent |
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| How civilised |
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