After my little tumble last week I decided to just try and get out and ride an easier route and have some fun and so enter, Blawith.
Dont be fooled it's not pronounced blor-ith, like I thought actually, we're oop north remember!! It's Bla-ath...obviously.
Dont be fooled it's not pronounced blor-ith, like I thought actually, we're oop north remember!! It's Bla-ath...obviously.
Well this is pretty nice little loop to be honest. I can already see the possibilities of using it linked in with other routes and that excites me to be honest. Using the Essential Trails guide book I've mentioned earlier, I set out to conquer the books first route...
Parked outside the church in the village you head up the lane opposite and start climbing. The first 2/3 miles are pretty much climbing. Nothing too strenuous but every now and then a little collection of rocks present a nice little tech addition to wake you up a bit.
Parked outside the church in the village you head up the lane opposite and start climbing. The first 2/3 miles are pretty much climbing. Nothing too strenuous but every now and then a little collection of rocks present a nice little tech addition to wake you up a bit.
It doesn't take long after hitting the bridleway for the trail to start pointing downhill. Oh what fun it is! Seriously I was really impressed with the descent off the fell here. Kind of a mixture of single track and bridleway, tricky sometimes too with the tire tracks being so recessed, so you gotta keep you pedals flat through the sections or risk hitting a rock or other nasty that'll buck you off!
By the time you make it to the road section you've already done more than half the route and most of that was downhill which is great. Problem is that it rewards you now with some pretty steep climbs.
Anyone wanting to to try this route just be aware that after the road section the off-road bits are extremely vague. For this reason it is definitely worth reading the instructions for this route as well as studying the map.
Anyone wanting to to try this route just be aware that after the road section the off-road bits are extremely vague. For this reason it is definitely worth reading the instructions for this route as well as studying the map.
The last couple of miles back to the parked car are pretty fast and straight forward tracks, bridle ways and field tracks. Only downfall of it is that it's very stop start from one gate to the next all the way back to the car.
The views though were incredible, especially on a beautiful clear day like it was today. If you need a quick fix after work or you're just short on time I'd definitely recommend choosing this route. Great fun and quite mentally challenging on the climbs!!
Stay tuned for another ride entry this weekend...
Ta-ra ✌️
The views though were incredible, especially on a beautiful clear day like it was today. If you need a quick fix after work or you're just short on time I'd definitely recommend choosing this route. Great fun and quite mentally challenging on the climbs!!
Stay tuned for another ride entry this weekend...
Ta-ra ✌️
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