Meet at Route 59 Cafe, BD23 6AF at 9.00am. Depart at 9:15am after a ride briefing. Please arrive with full fuel tanks.
Ride Leader – Paul Holmes. 07746 378175.
TEC – Peter Germaine.
The first section of the ride takes you to Kirkby Lonsdale via the A59 and A65 to our morning coffee stop at the Devils Bridge Cafe, Kirkby Lonsdale, LA6 2DF. After our break, we head west on the A65 crossing the M6 onto the A590, A5092 and A5084 south of the lakes heading alongside Coniston Water up to Coniston. From Coniston we head to Ambleside on the A593 and B5286 where we stop for lunch. Free motorcycle parking at Miller Bridge parking, LA22 OEE. No need to book anything in Ambleside as the cafes are plentiful. After lunch, from Ambleside we head up ‘The Struggle’ and over to the the Kirkstone Pass to Patterdale and Glenridding, continuing alongside Ullswater lake on the A592 to Pooley Bridge.
From Pooley Bridge we head south east to Shap and from there onto Orton, Tebay and Sedbergh via the B6261, B6260 A685, B6257 and A684. From Sedbergh we head to Hawes on the A684 passing through Oughtershaw, Deepdale and onto Buckden where we pick-up the B6160 passing through Starbotton, Kettlewell and Kilnsey to Grassington. Passing through Grassington on the B6265 we head to Hebden and onto the finish at Stump Cross Cavens, HG3 5JL.
The route is approximately 173 miles. GPX file available. There are plenty of opportunities for fuel stops along the route. Approximate finish time 16:30.
We hope you can make it on the day, fingers crossed for decent weather.
