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CycleWild, 11 Lysander Way,
Abbots Langley, Herts,
WD50TN
01923 350258
07770 647319
www.cyclewild.co.uk |
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The home of exciting cycling holidays worldwide, for all levels from the novice and leisure cyclist, to the extreme sports fanatic |
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Ride Around the Lakes |
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Thursday, June 10th 2010 until Monday, June 14th 2010 |
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England
Lake District |
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4 Days |
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Tough  Some of the off road is quite rough and bike carrying may be neceaasy in parts. However, there are no technical off road sections but on parts there may be some degree of exposure |
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Tough |
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Up to 50 miles per day |
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Up to 5000ft per day |
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Cycling enthusiasts. It will be necessary to have previous experience of off road cycling. |
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Lead cyclist, tour guide and vehicle maintenance backup |
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Up to 15 |
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Mix of 4*, 3* hotels, guest house and Youth Hostel |
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Participants to arrange own travel for themselvers to and from Winderemere Station. |
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<p>This is a unique cycle ride which in 3 to 4 days over a long weekend will provide a total Lake District cycling experience and just for 1 or 2 full days off work.</p>
<p>Everyone of the 12 natural and 2 man-made lakes plus innumerable tarns (small waters) will be visited and most cycled along their full length, on level cycling and yet through the most exquisite of scenery.</p>
<p>To connect the lakes between their 9 separate dales, we will cycle along a combination of remote and quiet country lanes and over 7 connecting passes of which 4 will be off road and all providing extensive panoramic views of lakes and mountains. The variety of scenery in an area of just 25mls diameter is probably unparalleled anywhere.</p>
<p>The off-road sections will provide an intensive experience using bridle paths which in by-gone years were packhorse routes. They will present challenging climbs which will often require walking bikes but with the reward of thrilling but non technical downhills – the very essence of mountain biking – with ever-changing magical views.</p>
<p>The route will pass through virtually every place of major interest – including centres such as Grasmere, Bowness, Keswick and Ambleside; dales such as Borrowdale with changing views of the high fells around every corner, Langdale with the famous views of The Pikes and the wilder Eskdale; several forest trails; notable road passes such as Honister, Wrynose and Hardknott with gradients reaching 1 in 4 and the wild off-road Black Sail Pass taking us up to 1900ft and right amongst the highest of the fells; and of course, lakes such as Windermere –the largest in England, pretty Grasmere, the more sombre Ullswater, wild Wastwater and the idyllic Derwentwater, to name but a few.</p>
<p>In 4 days riding we will cover 180mls of which 50 will be off road. Each day we will ride a maximum of 50mls of which up to 15mls will be real off-road experiences.</p>
<p>You can expect long hours of daylight and mid-June is normally blessed with relatively settled weather – any rain should be short lived and temperatures should be at least 15 degrees C during the day – very comfortable for cycling.</p>
<p>We will travel by train to Windermere in late afternoon on the Thursday. You will have the option of taking your own mountain bike (not hybrid) or to hire a good quality mountain bike in The Lakes. From accommodation nearby, we will commence cycling first thing Friday morning. On Saturday there will be an option to either cycle or walk with all of us meeting up in the evening. Both Sunday and Monday will be cycle days and we shall travel back by train in the evening on Monday.</p>
<p>Accommodation will be in a mixture of activity centres, cabins, small hotels or guest houses with breakfasts and dinners catered within such establishments but lunches prepared on the move by the support team.</p>
<p>There will be time to complement cycling with a steamer boat trip on one of the lakes and to ride the Ravensglass to Eskdale narrow gauge steam railway. There will also be an opportunity to be entertained one evening at an open air theatre, visit historic sites such as Beatrix Potter and Wordsworth's homes and of course stop at a couple of traditional lakeland tea shops.</p>
<p>This is a Ride not to be missed – challenging but not severe, yet giving most a new mountain biking experience that you will never forget! <br /></p> |
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£460
Includes: Accommodation - Mix of 4*, 3* hotels, guest house and Youth Hostel, all meals, maps and route notes
Excludes: Travel to Windermere, bicycle Hire, insurance |
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Deposit £150 with balance at least 8 weeks prior to the Ride |
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31st March 2010 |
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