4th March 2006 ride over High Dolphinstay
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A view of the Howgill Fells from Tom Croft Hill
Brian at Tom Croft Hill
Ride report by Simeon Orme
Well a lot of RSF members who were at the Easter Meet at Brough last year will remember this track, as High Dolphinsty was covered in cloud that day and some of you got a bit lost, why I think it is slowly becoming must do ride, when you are in the Yorkshire Dales, it also one of our chairman favour tracks. You should allow about 2 hours to enjoy this track and try picking clean day to see the views, in past few years; I have done this track every year, the best part is going through the gate at the summit, you got the views of Mallerstang & upper Eden valley on one side of the gate and on other side views of the Howgills Fells, Upper Lune Valley and the Lakeland Mountains
Any way getting back to the ride, we were planning on going up the Lune Valley and doing some tracks in Borrowdale and Bretherdale area but due to the snow on Friday and the snow freezing during the night, we decided it would be good ideal to change the route.
With the chairman visa running out on Friday afternoon and having to go home, with Geoff and Lynn thinking the start was in Kirkby Stephen and with the snow putting off other members, the five of us headed into Sedbergh for morning coffee at Ashton’s Bakery and Coffee Bar. After coffee Fred and Pat decided to go walking, that left myself, Peter Kenner and Brian Parkinson to headed up the A683, which we stay on until we turn off, to followed the road through the hamlet of The Street. We then turn on to the High Dolphinsty track, which followed up to summit where we stop for lunch.
After lunch we headed down into Mallerstang, with Brian riding all way down after hitting the tarmac we headed up the valley towards Garsdale Head, stopping at the Moorcock Inn for afternoon coffee before heading back along A684 to the cars at Sedbergh.
You can click here to see photos of 9th March 2006 club evening of Lancaster CTC Section
Any way getting back to the ride, we were planning on going up the Lune Valley and doing some tracks in Borrowdale and Bretherdale area but due to the snow on Friday and the snow freezing during the night, we decided it would be good ideal to change the route.
With the chairman visa running out on Friday afternoon and having to go home, with Geoff and Lynn thinking the start was in Kirkby Stephen and with the snow putting off other members, the five of us headed into Sedbergh for morning coffee at Ashton’s Bakery and Coffee Bar. After coffee Fred and Pat decided to go walking, that left myself, Peter Kenner and Brian Parkinson to headed up the A683, which we stay on until we turn off, to followed the road through the hamlet of The Street. We then turn on to the High Dolphinsty track, which followed up to summit where we stop for lunch.
After lunch we headed down into Mallerstang, with Brian riding all way down after hitting the tarmac we headed up the valley towards Garsdale Head, stopping at the Moorcock Inn for afternoon coffee before heading back along A684 to the cars at Sedbergh.
You can click here to see photos of 9th March 2006 club evening of Lancaster CTC Section
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