A quick ride in the recent snow. I took a quick ride in the sun up above Hawes on the Cam High Road, with my Fat Bike. I was going to ride around the front of Yorburgh and descend into Burtersett, but the snow was just too deep and powdery. So I just descended back along the Cam High Road, which in inself was great fun.
Route Distance: Approx 17 miles
Rating: Medium with Long Climbs and 2 long descents
Time: 2.5 Hours
Took a ride from Hawes up to Cam Top via the bridleway alongside Snaizeholme (actually part of the Pennine Way for the top section), then dropped down the gravelly descent to the head of Widdale before climbing up top the top of Arten Gill Moss, before the descent into Widdale and back to Hawes.
Continue readingVideo of a ride taken from Hawes, up to Burtersett and the Roman Road / Beggermans. Then up and across to Cam Top on the road. Then taking the Bridleway back towards Hawes skirting along the ridge above Snaizeholme, before the rocks and cobbles of the quick but long descent back down to Hawes.
Distance: Approx 13 miles from Hawes
Time: Couple of Hours
A long climb but worth it for the descent and the views
Just a quickly edited video of a shortened ride up the Roman Road above Burtersett near Hawes, after this weekends snow.
Didn`t get too far up the Bridleway as it was starting to turn icy and had a nice steady descent get covered in icy snow melt! nice!
Distance: 14miles
Long hardpack climbs, good grassy descents.
Time: about 2hours
Took a ride this morning from Hawes, up the old Roman Road above Burtersett, a long section of wide hardpack bridleway, about 4 miles off-road before joining the main Beggermans Road for a half mile, then took the tarmac singletrack road to Cam Farm through the gate for about 2 miles. Then bearing right at the Bridleway sign, after the gate, back towards to Snaizholme, this skirts along Continue reading
