Winter #Jennride Write Up

[Hyppy]

I was asked to do a write up of the Jennride for WillCycle.com a predominantly road-based touring and bikepacking website, so it looks to act as a bit of an explainer of the event as well as a ride report. I've republished it on my own blog here, with a few extra photos: https://cycling.hypertelia.com/winter-jennride-2025

[fatbikephil]

Good morning coffee read there Hyppy!

[Blackhound]

I read that earlier this afternoon with difficulty. The write up was just fine but I was supposed to attend but got ill a couple of weeks earlier and missed it. Tried to cycle today and nearly lost it twice in 5 minutes so longer rest required.

[Hyppy]

I read that earlier this afternoon with difficulty. The write up was just fine but I was supposed to attend but got ill a couple of weeks earlier and missed it. Tried to cycle today and nearly lost it twice in 5 minutes so longer rest required.

Easy now! Sorry to hear you're still struggling. We'll keep the trails warm for you until you're back.

[Blackhound]

Happy, thanks.

[redefined_cycles]

Very nice report and easy/short to read. Pity I missed it but I know I’d just have been too soft for the winter version. Blew Tarn, took me hours traversing a section of route past that a few years ago (it looks up at Hellvelyn doesn’t it!).

Hopefully be there for the summer version!

[whitestone]

There's several Blea Tarns in the Lakes Shaf, the one the route went past is the one between Great and Little Langdale.

[Dyffers]

Blew Tarn, took me hours traversing a section of route past that a few years ago (it looks up at Hellvelyn doesn’t it!).

Nah. Blea Yarn is the road climb out of the end of Great Langdale, a nice warm up before Fucknose and Whyknott going east to west.

[redefined_cycles]

There's several Blea Tarns in the Lakes Shaf, the one the route went past is the one between Great and Little Langdale.

Aha. I see, then they have nothing on my Blea Tarn. I actually think it was a footpath or not even that maybe, pretending to be a BW on OS maps!

[postierich]

Great write up

[Oxoman]

Brilliant write up and puts a potential itch on the horizon to be scratched. If I ever get my fitness back to a reasonable level.