12th September 2021 ride to Sedbergh (Page three)

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12th September 2021 ride to Sedbergh (Page three)

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A Gawthrop View

A tree in field at the side of the Stone Rigg Outrake.

Leaves in the hedge at side of Stone Rigg Outrake.

A horse on the skyline.

The view looking down Barbondale Road.

A panorama view looking down Barbondale Road (Click the photo to see a larger view of the photo)

The view looking back along the lane towards Barbon Manor

The view looking across fields towards Casterton taken from Bents Lane.

A tree in field at side Bents Lane.

A sheep in field at side Bents Lane near Casterton.

Ride report by Simeon Orme It was like someone had flick a switch, there were a lot less folk about maybe this was down to the school holidays had officially finish in England but it does make the area lot calmer and more peaceful to enjoy, as over next few weeks we say goodbye to Summer season and say hello to Autumn. At this time of the year, you start feel the change in the air, with the late Summer flowering wild flowers running out steam and the hedgerows starting to be cut back! With Summer holiday season coming to end, one of the joys for us locals when using the motor car you can get places a bit more quicker which case for my drive up the Lune Valley to Kirkby Lonsdale where I know trouble finding space park the car for the day near Devil’s Bridge. Yes I will hold my hand, I do need to use the car to get extra ten to twenty miles away from home which gives me more time explore the area and more time to take photos. I also found that do need a lower gear bike to get me up the hills, has I am slowly heading towards sixty in about three years time. Anyway once I got the bike out of the back of the car and heading across Devil’s Bridge and into the Yorkshire Dales National Park, you notice that season had change and folk were relax. I soon left, the motor bikes and the snack bars of Devil’s Bridge and notice the different in my lower gear bike, I was half way up the first climb before having to think about getting off and walking. I followed Chapelhouse Lane in High Casterton and then on into Casterton. I did find it useful to have proper cycle bell on the handlebar to wake up those folk who tend leave there brain at home when walking their dog in the middle of the lane. The other thing you will notice about Casterton is the lack of lamp posts and usual means in the South Lakes Area you need a lot cash to own property in village with no lamp posts may be sound daft but its true. Times change the school in Casterton use be private girls school now its the junior part of Sedbergh School, has I was turning on to A683. A rugby match was get started on the sport ground next to main road through the village. There was section on the A683 before turning off it and following the lane into Barbon for a brew and cake at Churchmouse at Barbon where I got talking to couple pick right week for holiday and were staying in cottage in Barbon for the week. After my cake fix, I headed out of Barbon on the High Road and one of delights of this of year is being slow down or wait for farmer to move a flock of sheep along a lane from the farmyard to a field. Watching the communication between the farmer and the sheepdog on how they control the flock to made go way they want them to go. The farmer and his sheep soon left the lane and pick up speed after about mile I left the High Road and headed down Betweengates Lane, then turn on to A683 for another section on it before following the lane down to Rigmaden Bridge which I use to cross back over the River Lune. Then its a bit climb up and through Rigmaden before get off and push the bike up the climb to High Rigg Brown where I got back on the bike to follow the lane up western side of the Lune Valley, which I would describe as up and down lane but in my case there was a lot freewheeling but after a few miles. I recross the River Lune using the Killington New Bridge, then heading up the lane from Low Oaks to Beckside before turning back on to A683 which followed for mile or so towards Sedbergh. Sedbergh is one of those places where you know runs the place, in case of Sedbergh its Sedbergh School with the school term in full swing, I could see this while having my lunch on bench over looking the sport ground from the young teens walking pass me, wearing track bottoms with the school logo on them and two old boys wearing school ties who had come watch a rugby match which had be cancel at last minute. After my lunch break in Sedbergh, I decided followed the A684 out of Sedbergh and crossing over the River Rawthey via the New Bridge, then turning off the A684 to follow lanes around to Millthrop. A problem on the lane into Millthrop, I think it was three times I had pull in to let oversize 4x4 motor vehicle pass me driven by owners of my generation who had no real need own such vehicle and easily a small hatchback would be more suitable for there use. Millthrop is one of those charming place which see on calendars of the Yorkshire Dales National Park it worth a detour cycle through this very small village. The main reason, cycling through the village was follow the bridleway over into Dentdale. If you were on mountain bike might get away riding most of the track which part of Dales Way. Unfortunately for me, I was not on mountain bike which not big problem for me has quite happy walk the parts that could not ride which was about forty percent of the bridleway. Once got the climb out of Millthrop done, the bridleway level out and you can ride most of the track until get to Gap Farm but if you on narrow tyres like me, I got off walk sections of the rough farm access track down to main road up Dentdale. Once I got back on the tarmac, I followed the main valley road up Dentdale to just before Barth Bridge where I turn on to Hall Road which soon becomes Hall Lane up the dale where soon cross over the River Dee via Church Bridge and heading into Dent along Beech Hill. Dent was very quite for September weekend and had the inside Meadowside Cafe all to myself. Once I had my coffee and cake, I headed out of Dent following main valley road back down the dale, after about half mile turn off it to follow the lane up to Gawthrop for start of most painful part of the ride the climb up Stone Rigg Outrake which in my case was me get off the bike and pushing it up the climb which took me about 30 minutes to do, the reward at the top of the climb is the lack of peddling you have do, has you follow Bardondale Road down Barbondale, there was a bit of peddling just after Blindbeck Bridge to get you up a bump in the road but route back to Kirkby Lonsdale via Casterton was mostly downhill, getting back to car just after 5pm. You can click here to download the 29.21 mile route or you can checkout the What’s New Page to see what’s new on the site.