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Join me, the Mush (AKA: the wife) and Hugo the trail hound on this stunning, big mountain hike-a-bike adventure ride at Grisedale pike in the lakes district national park.
In the video we confess that as “mountain bikers,” we generally don’t ride actual mountains often, preferring woodland single track to mountain passes for various reasons. In the Lakes it appears that most routes I’ve looked at are either high mileage (not good for Hugo) or include a lot of road miles, again not good for doggo as he is fairly nervous with passing traffic. The chance of changeable weather and navigational concerns increase the risk factor and the general remoteness can be somewhat daunting. That said, we are here to challenge ourselves and thrive in the achievement so we aim to fix this going forward.
We feel this route, starting at the trail head at Whinlatter forest park is possibly the best beginner hike-a-bike type route in the Lake District and England (not for beginner riders, see disclaimer below).
It has the big mountain feel with the sanctuary and convenience of the trail centre within close distance at all times. It’s a relatively low mileage loop done on its own but a fair climb (approx 700m) and a good portion of that is pushing and carrying the bike.
The descent is in 3 distinct sections with the top being loose scree slopes/tracks (hard to follow in parts), the middle section fast single track with rutted sections and some loose rocks and the final section is a handcrafted enduro style trail. All of which are AMAZING!
We added on the red North loop taking the total mileage to 12 miles and around 2650ft of climbing and we just about managed to avoid the bad weather coming in.
I used this opportunity to give my short review on Whinlatter as a trail centre and concluded that the variety on offer with the way-marked trails and natural riding close by makes it one of the best in the UK and certainly one we re-visit time and time again.
All in all a fantastic day and an essential lakes hike-a-bike route that we strongly recommend to all.
I would appreciate any suggestions for low road miles and relatively low mileage lakes mountain routes that we can try over the summer - Many Thanks
Disclaimer:
We have labelled this as a beginner "hike-a-bike" route assuming that anyone wanting to attempt this is already a competent advanced mountain biker. Hiking with your bike on your back is technical, physical and dangerous particularly with high wind speeds common with altitude. This particular descent is steep and loose in parts and requires a high end, well maintained mountain bike and plenty of rider skill.
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