I went again mid week (doing the whole route this time) and enjoyed the journey. Some very nice views and some challenging rocky terrain. There were also several nice downhill sections but not as many as I would have liked.
I did get a bit lost though as I was nearing the end of the route (this was the bit I had missed out on the previous visit.
I was following a GPS route and came to an intersection. The track was pointing to go to the right but I could see the path went straight on (I couldn't see a path on the right). There was also a sign there that said there was a bridle way straight on and one to the right.
I cycled up and down several times but couldn't see the path on the right (through the forest). I decided to head into the forest along what looked like a path that maybe hadn't been ridden for a very long time as it was quite overgrown.
After a while I realised I'd gone the wrong way but it was too late to turn back. I ended up climbing over large boulders (it was literally a case of jumping from one boulder to the next) and dragging my bike over them and through bramble bushes (in my shorts) in order to try and get back to the main track which I should have been on originally.
Luckily I eventually managed to get to the path but I must have been clambering through the forest for about an hour and was exhausted when I got out (it was more tiring that the 25 mile cycle ride) and still had a massive hill to climb.
That is the last time I go down a route that doesn't look like it is a proper/previously ridden path!
Photos:
I did get a bit lost though as I was nearing the end of the route (this was the bit I had missed out on the previous visit.
I was following a GPS route and came to an intersection. The track was pointing to go to the right but I could see the path went straight on (I couldn't see a path on the right). There was also a sign there that said there was a bridle way straight on and one to the right.
I cycled up and down several times but couldn't see the path on the right (through the forest). I decided to head into the forest along what looked like a path that maybe hadn't been ridden for a very long time as it was quite overgrown.
After a while I realised I'd gone the wrong way but it was too late to turn back. I ended up climbing over large boulders (it was literally a case of jumping from one boulder to the next) and dragging my bike over them and through bramble bushes (in my shorts) in order to try and get back to the main track which I should have been on originally.
Luckily I eventually managed to get to the path but I must have been clambering through the forest for about an hour and was exhausted when I got out (it was more tiring that the 25 mile cycle ride) and still had a massive hill to climb.
That is the last time I go down a route that doesn't look like it is a proper/previously ridden path!
Photos:
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