I have an empty day on Sunday, but am struggling with inspiration for a days riding.

So over to you lot… all suggestions considered. CBA with more than 2 hours driving (each way)from Bolton, so a pretty big catchment area. Looking for about 30 miles.

Cheers all.

Lakes, Peaks, North Wales, Cannock, Yorkshire Dales, Howgills.
There must be somewhere in that lot you haven't ridden/want to ride?

park at flouch
cutgate, back of ladybower, hagg farm, roman road, beast, ladybower inn, cutthroat bridge, other side of ladybower, cutgate……..
are you man enough. ❓ 😉

hmmmm I struggle to get excited with the Dark Peak…. keep em coming

you could show me and binners the 3 towers route. Or you could join us in calderdale for a ride. Might not be 30 miles, mind

settle – malham tarn – streets gate – arncliffe cote – under kilnsey crag to pub for 2 pints of Guiness and a cheese and onion sarnie – mastiles lane – settle

Stan… did that ride 4 weeks ago.

http://www.dave-lowe.fotopic.net/c1718715.html

settle – malham tarn – streets gate – arncliffe cote – under kilnsey crag to pub for 2 pints of Guiness and a cheese and onion sarnie – mastiles lane – settle

OOOH, that's my route for Saturday.

Try Drum Mountain in Wales. Its a belter, and just short of 30 miles

or you could show us the 3 towers route

Linky

Heyup Dave,

How about here for a change..?

[…] = optional for longer day out including alot of road/back lanes

Gradbach – Lud's Church – Danebridge – Clough Head – Bearstone Rock – Moss End Farm – [Morridge Top Farm – Dun's Cow Grove – Edgetop – Hollinsclough Moor – Hollinsclough – Fough – Booth Farm – Leycote – Tenterhill] – Travellers Rest (Head of Manifold) – Knotbury – Three Shires Head – Holt – A54 – Cutthorn – Three Shires Head – Holt – Cumberland Brook – Macclesfield Forest – Nessit Hill – Wildboarclogh – Leech Wood – Tagsclough Hill – Burntcliff Top – Gradbach

🙂

I fancy that Long Mynd route!!

And google maps ha the drive at 2hrs 9 mins!!

Cheers Paul….

Keep em coming people.

Ride to Wigan. Then to Liverpool, then back home.

just looked at these pics looks fookin awesome how long of a ride is it? gaz

binners has a good suggestion, Park in Conwy and ride up the north Wales path and then onto drum via the YH at Rowen.

only been to the bottom of it (Drum that is) but that ride is great.

Piccie form the top behind Conwy mountain.

Paul pointing out Drum

With the new bit on the end of the M56 through Queensferry it takes 1hr and 15mins from mine to the mother-in laws van at Conwy.

Got a GPX if you want it.

Blatt it over please Dave. Long Mynd looking favorite at the moment though…

Deffo either Drum or Long Mynd.

Cheers chaps.

I was thinking Dunnerdale Definitive, but that's perhaps a bit outside your radius…

climb past the yha in wiindermere and decend into ambleside… quick balst over loughrigg and into skelwith bridge… climb and decend over iron keld and then blast over to grisedale or over hodge close…

blatted as requested

Go for the Long Mynd – went last year, had an I cant believe its taken me so long to 'discover' this place moment after a days riding there. Just dont ask for latte in Church Stretton.

Thanks for the suggestions chaps…

Dave, cheers for the MMO;s mate…

Liking the look of Drum actually… Big day out too… nearly 6000ft climbing.

Right, Long Mynd or Drum… anyone got a coin.

Drum …. superb views of Snowdonia /Ynys Mon (Anglessey), sea and close.

The fact I have a wheel you coude collect on the way fron Denbighshire in no way affected my opinion.

Right… Drum it is. Weather looks good. Cant wait.

Good choice

It'll be covered in coastal clag 😉

Hope it isn't! You could always lead the Long Mynd route as a STW North West/West Midlands chapter ride..?

Cheers
Paul

Dave YGM.

Paul, sod that… find a local victim to lead it lol.

cheers dave

at wotk at the moment will pick it up tonight

Dave, couple of quick q's.

Whats the parking like in Conwy at the start of your route ?

Was thinking around here. Anything there ?

Some of the route looks a bit cheeky on my MM… whats the crack round there, ok or a big no no ?

Ta mate.

Drum mountain route from Conwy is now established as one of my all time classic routes.

Just awesome. Clocked my fastest ever off road speed too… 50mph coming off Drum.

Pics when fotopic starts working.