LEJOG 2024

Kirkby Lonsdale / Casterton to Talkin / Hallbankgate 96 km / 1550 m A stunning ride through unspoiled towns and villages of the fells.  Alongside rushing rivers and rolling hills we head for Talkin or Hallbankgate, near Brampton, and our quiet overnight stay. After yesterday's mid-day deluge, we weren't quite sure what to expect today.  Depending on what forecast you looked at, we could expect just about anything at some point today.  It was dry when we set out, so that's a good thing.  One thing I forgot to mention yesterday was that we have now passed the halfway point.  Yay!  And - only two more days until our one and only rest day.  I'm ready for it! Today was a gorgeous ride, so I'll mostly just let the pictures speak for themselves.  We started out continuing north through the western side of  Yorkshire Dales National Park, then just east of the Lake District National Park and finally just west of the North Pennines National Landscape. ...

Mellor to Kirkby Lonsdale / Casterton 72 km / 1200 m We break free of the urban areas and head for the stunning open moorland and fells of the Trough of Bowland around Slaidburn and Ingleton (we are approximately halfway through the entire trip now!).  We then descend to the beautiful town of Kirkby Lonsdale for a relaxing afternoon stop before passing over "Devil's Bridge" to get to our accommodation. Well, the good news is that I got in to tonight's hotel pretty much with everyone else.  The bad news is that's because it rained almost all day and my phone was tucked away in a dry place.  Such a shame that it picked today to rain.  The scenery was stunning all day (not that it's been lacking on other days!).  It was dry up until half way through Peter's route rap this morning, then it started to come down lightly.  It stopped again after a bit and was dry-ish at our 10 mile tea break.  We passed through a few small villages, but after Whalley we prett...