Then there was some “dirt bike” cycling on uneven cobbled tracks and scree slopes, past some amused sheep.
The views were amazing and it was so lush and green.
There were a lot of breaks for map reading and working out where we were going but we didn’t get lost, and despite turning round on some tracks (a bit too narrow for bikes) we plotted a pretty awesome route through the countryside 🙂
I’m pretty sure I’m leaning on the bike to hold me up by this point! My legs were so achey afterwards!
We arrived back around 6pm, so really got our money’s worth! There were times when I thought I was going to be sick trying to cycle up some of the steep slopes, and it was equally scary flying down the insane downhill inclines hoping my brakes didn’t fail! But I really enjoyed it – it was a great way to see the countryside and I would definitely recommend it for exploring the Lake District in a different way. Just pack your strong legs!
Walking
Aira Force
This was a short trek through the forest to see the Aira Force waterfall on the north side of Ullswater, which drops an impressive 65ft into the gorge.
Thirlmere waterfall walk
The weather got progressively wetter on Friday so we got rather soaked on our second walk, an approximate 3mile loop to see another waterfall, on the edge of Thirlmere Lake.
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| We followed the yellow track |
The rain at least meant the waterfall looked pretty spectacular though – we thought it was better than Aira Force, but maybe that’s because we were the only people there! Private waterfall 🙂
And we should have expected to get wet really with the Lake District being the rainest place in England! The rain mist across the lake and the valley looked rather impressive, even if it was dripping off my nose in a most unflattering way….
This holiday sounds right up my street Beki – lots of outdoorsy adventures 🙂 Am so jealous of everyone cycling at the moment, the boyfriend is going to try and teach me on our holiday – going to the South of France on Sunday, hooray! Am hoping for plenty of walks, swimming and yoga whilst we're there (as well as plenty of delicious French food too 🙂 ) My friend runs a B&B by Lake Windermere so I can't wait to visit – by the way, how did you travel there and how long did it take? It seems quite far on the map! Glad you survived the Race For Life in extreme temps, am doing mine this Sat so hopefully it wont be as sweltering..!
Thanks Lucy – it was great fun 🙂 Hope you have fun in the South of France – that sounds awesome!
We drove up to Lake Windermere – took about 4.5hours, but we stopped at a pub on the way for lunch 🙂
Good luck with the Race for Life this weekend! x
Ah not too long at all ('specially with a cheeky pub visit in the middle), ace! Will look into it 🙂 Thank you & have a lovely weekend too!xx