washed out

Sunday, P and I drove over to the Duddon to go mountain biking. Parked up at the church in Seathwaite, and headed up Walna Scar to the intake wall. The very bottom of the track was scored by a deep trench presumably caused by the heavy rains of the last few weeks. Made the transition onto the track a wee bit trickier than it use to be! Headed through the quarries, between White Pike and Caw (not too much of a bog fest), and down the rutted trails to Stephenson Ground. From there it was up and along to the top of Kiln Bank Cross. We were overtaken by a bunch of lads on scramblers, which made the going a bit tougher! They cut the ground up making it slippier and muddier.

From Kiln Bank Cross we headed over and down to Birks Wood, then back round and up to Kiln Bank Cross, and down Park Head Road. Now Park Head has always been a tough proposition near the bottom with babies heads from hell, but now its impossible unless you're into trials riding I reckon! Washed out is not the word. A shame as now I'll never ride it clean!! Back to the car and home for tea and cake!