As an XC mtb loop would you recommend this or do you have another loop in this area that would be better? looking at staying in B+b's about 30-50miles per day cheers

That's the one, i was looking through your posts earlier as i suspected it was yours but couldnt see it, thanks

i remember a while back seeing a loop in the cairngorms that was in the north west side of it, not the cairngorm loop though, it headed up towards inverness then looped back to aviemore, it was about 200kms, wondering if anyone remembers this one, cheers

If your looking for a stopoff point halfway then there's a bunkhouse in the middle of Harwood Forest just past rothbury https://independenthostels.co.uk/members/chartnersfarm/ Hopefully it will stay dry for the next few weeks to let the ground dry out a bit for you, its best rode after a dry spell g...

you can ride next to the railway line from Alston and join up to this route at Slaggyford, nice remote area, track is a little vague at the highest point, some real nice trails though

https://www.strava.com/activities/159212552

i copied a medical certificate from a web search, changed the details to my doctor, then asked him to sign it, i was charged £20. i can email you the pdf certficate i produced if you want. i m in the Italy ride but have dislocated my thumb and had to have it wired, so very doubtful now. fingers cros...

very nice, pics look great. Particularly enjoyed that last section down Glen tilt.

its getting well used Ray, i checked the visitor book and there's someone there daily. Mostly pennine way walkers. Quite an array of goodies left as well, i was happy to leave coffee and cheese to add to it.

My mate and i setoff on friday night after work for the north pennines. We arrived at Langdon Beck, parked up then had a quick pint before setting off for gregs bothy (just down from Crossfell). This was a first bothy night for neil and he's more road than offroad so i gave him my cx bike to ride. W...

Another trick is to take the valve core out then pump up till the tyre pops several times, that way you get more air into the tyre quicker.

Make sure the tyre is sitting next to the bead around the valve also.

Take the back roads from carlisle to brampton, from here there's a lovely quiet road following the river Irthing to Gilsland. From here you can pick up route 68 through Wark Forest, there's a bothy here for an overnighter. Follow this until bellingham, where i'd pick up the reivers route back to Tyn...

Here's the route we took in october 2017 over 4 days, as has been mentioned the west side of the SUW is very hard going, we amended the route as we went after seeing it was completely boggy and unrideable on large hillsides. We diverted to AE between sanquhar and moffat which turned out to be a good...

Very nice bob, enjoyed reading your blog.

i bet you didnt enjoy Jasons shortcut from the bothy.