Tour of the Passes
June 2nd, 2007
Today, me and Dad both fancied going for a longish bike ride around the lakes on the tandem.
After a sluggish start (didn’t get up until 10:00 am), we hit the roads and made our way out to Ambleside. From here, we went over Wrynose pass, Birker Fell, down to Eskdale, up over Hard Knott pass and back over Wrynose the other way before heading home. The trip took around 5 or 6 hours and is about 65 miles long. Who knows how many metres (or kilometres!) of climb were involved along the way? I thoroughly enjoyed the ride - its quite tiring but its not so long that it becomes a drag - and particularly enjoyed some of the steeper climbs, reaching a mind-blowing 1 in 3 (1:3 or 33%) climb at the upper sections of Hard Knott. Definitely worth a go if you are in the lakes - but not for the faint of heart. Heres some shots.
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