A Trip to 'The Lakes'

[Frad]

Enjoyed the write up - was over Wrynose and HardKnott myself last week on a Triumph Owners run but did it on my Alp! I live in Kendal and go over there a lot. If you google these passes a lot of folk reckon they'e the worst in Europe, they'e certainly spectacular! If you come up again check out some of the other passes such as Newlands and Whinlatter. If anyone else interested and fancy a ride out email me be glad to act as a guide. Cheers

Next time were up we will give you a shout and you can join us and show us the others

How can they be the 'worst' do they think they are too steep and tight ????? I think its incredible it may be difficult on a Gold Wing mind

Loved every minuite of it

[Wigan Chris]

i even ended up with a sunburnt face ! despite the peak on my Tour-X and my sunglasses, god bless this fine country of ours

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[phil w]

Nice stuff guys, really need a look around there one day

[boboneleg]

Excellent work dudes

[Paul-S]

Nice one boys

[dazzerrtw]

Excellent photos

[HUDDERS]

Had a great day out

Thanks to Frad & the Viking aka Chris

[Dee Duble Yuh]

Us Vikings need to stick together mate! Nice report; makes me wish I'd been there.

Farthegn ("Travelled Warrior")

[xrv_jim]

We stopped in Boot and then came back over Hardknott and then turned right to Ulpha, where a walker pointed us in the directon of a track he thought we could ride

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Ah! That's the Walna Scar road which goes from Dunnerdale over to Coniston. I rode it on a trials bike about 30 years ago! and have walked it many times (I grew up in that area). It's a good graded track up the Dunnerdale side but gets a bit tricky on the other side of the hill. I guess a confidently ridden AT would be able to make it except it's been closed to two wheeled traffic for yonks.

[AIRWOLF]

Ah! That's the Walna Scar road which goes from Dunnerdale over to Coniston. I rode it on a trials bike about 30 years ago! and have walked it many times (I grew up in that area). It's a good graded track up the Dunnerdale side but gets a bit tricky on the other side of the hill. I guess a confidently ridden AT would be able to make it except it's been closed to two wheeled traffic for yonks.

I rode it a few years ago on an XR250 coming up from the coniston side , . . . . not long before it was closed.

Nice report Frad.