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Another awesome ride this weekend! Panthertown near Cashiers NC.
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Fall is coming on quickly here. Turned over 9500 km since July 2020, hope to make 10M this year.
 

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The weather is getting colder, could be my last ride till next year. All Trek verbes+2 and +3
 

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got myself motivated this morning as forecast was canny .... a bit chilly on setting out, headed to the seaside on my usual route down to Wynyard- GT Stainton-Bishopton-Thorpe Thewles and the start of the Wynyard cycle route.(and a great cafe) grabbed a hot coffee+sauage roll mainly to thaw my fingers .
it had got a lot warmer by the time i left there , down to Station Town and on towards Wingate were a sharp right to pick up the Castle Eden Walk/cycle route when i came across a fallen tree blocking the path.... once you pass Hart Station you leave the path and you meander almost at the Headland at Hartlepool -headed to the Marina then all the way into Seaton Carew a long the promenade .
left a long the Seal Sands road as the boss (Karon) lives just off there and was i need of tea+cake . once refreshed i set off back towards Thorpe Thewles at Redmarshall took a left and head towards the A66 as i dont like returning the same way as i came (OCD) I think. then over to the the road to Longnewton were i pick up the cyclepath into Darlington passing through Sadberge once in Darlington headed to the A167 and lastly the cyclepath back home. got 66miles under my belt so glad i pushed myself this morning ... ride to the seaside and called in to see the boss plus i needed tea+cake | Ride | Strava
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todays ride was cut short due to been very DAMP.
still 42 miles is not that bad .wind was chilly this morning but headed out towards Barnard Castle had hope to progress up to Middleton-in-Teesdale but on leaving the cafe you could see the rain coming down the valley.
so just head homeward my usual route ..but did not out run the rain 🤣🤣 it got very very DAMP , still i got to have my fav bacon
butty.... Morning Ride | Ride | Strava

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as the sun was out first thing i thought a trip out to see my mate he's only about 5 miles down the road so had to go the scenic route as you do. went my usual route to Wynyard cycle track via GT Staainton-Redmarshall and Thorpe Thewles, had coffee+cake and got thawed out as it was very chilly.
headed off down the Wynyard cycle path which is part of the (NCN 1)towards the A689, there is a track that runs along side the A689 all the way into Sedgefield which i normally use but today i felt like a change. after about 1 miles i took a right turn and headed over towards Fishburn , its here i got a little mixed up o_O at the cross roads i should have gone straight over but took a left and the next thing i was almost in Sedgefield which i was trying to avoid... its an AGE thing 🤣🤣 . any way took the first right and picked up the A177 to find Bishop Middleham straight through and down to Ferryhill Station.
left just after the bridge and on towards Chilton.had tea and a bit crack putting the world to rights :laugh: then it was time to head home as the sun had vanished and was getting cool very quickly. along side the A167 back into Newton Aycliffe. ... 3 ride this week beats working for sure 😁😁😁 Morning Ride | Ride | Strava 32 chilly miles ...but good to be out again.
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Wynyard tea room ... the old station
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By choice we live where the weather makes cycling fun 365 days out of the year. Unfortunately most of the area is unsafe for bicyclists with motorists driving at high speeds on the country roads which have no shoulders at the edges. So we stay on the bike paths and mountain bike trails for the most part.
 

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Thanks fellas. I can only recall a handful of times when I’ve exited the bluff trail with a clean run. I usually get hung up on that gnarly rooted slope near the top as a result of pedal strikes. The Bluff is not as flowy as I would like but it is what it is and it’s still my fave spot to ride. Second would be the Pines singletrack.

It’s only a matter of time before the first real snowfall arrives. For the time being, I’ve been riding the trails with more frequency taking full advantage of the relatively dry conditions. This bodes well as I’m not in any rush to switch over to studs just yet.

With that being said, the mornings have been cold enough in recent days to form a thin veil of ice on the local ponds.
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I’m all for sharing the trails but something needs to be done about the piles of manure left behind particularly along narrow stretches where it’s virtually unavoidable. Wishful thinking. :rolleyes:

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Despite that, I’m still quite fond of this tight little single at Heritage.


These deer were crossing the river as I approached from their flank.

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It’s rutting season on this stretch of the Heritage Ranch trail system.

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Riding the MUPs is sometimes inescapable but sometimes it’s just a matter of deviating through the urban forest when transitioning to the next trailhead.

 
a trip out to see a mate ,who is just out of hospital. he lives in Brandon .... which is only 15 miles up the road and just of the Bishop Auckland-Brandon railway path.. at Brandon so its always a great ride as its virtually all traffic free , ( all but 2 miles ) :)
i picked the track up just after the Newton Cap Viaduct on the right next to the entrance to the the Kynren show ground, the view from the viaduct was good this morning ... but seeing all the flower tribute's that are tied to the railings always make me feel sad and makes me glad of the people i have in my life.
after coffee and biscuit's i continued along the Brandon rail line as far as Broompark ,which was my turn around point and planned my return via the Deerness Valley railway path. head towards Ushaw Moor-Esh Winning-Billy Row . from here i left the railway line and skirted Crook then just before Willington took a right up Rumby hill and down to High Grange, over the A689 through Witton Park through Woodside-down to Woodlouse's and down to Tindale Crescent back to shildon and the cyclepath home along side the rail line into Newton Aycliffe... just as the rain started to fall . timed it good :):)
Morning Ride | Ride | Strava 41 miles done
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todays little jaunt was to be a short affair as rain was forecast .so i headed to my fav cafe in Barnard Castle but decided to go the reverse of my normal route for a change, well into the wind in the hope it will help blow me back lol.
off through the industrial estate to pick up the cycle path up to Heighington making my way for Piecebridge then on to Eppleby my other fav cafe stop but with only 15 miles under my belt to early to stop .
pressing on to Cadwell-Thorpe and then the crossing of the A66,it was here i fancied a change of route .instead of Greta Bridge and back over the A66 my normal way, i choose to go up through Bignall then drop down to the easier crossing of the A66 which takes you down the B6277 to Barnard Castle.
while sat eating my bacon+chip butty i ummm and arrred about the return leg , with an eye on the sky i opted to take the B6278 out up towards folly top then tuned right to head to Woodland. and now the wind was at my back i was flying along 14 gear of the Rohloff and hitting 34 mph whoooooo... back on the B6282 through Toft Hill and down through Woodhouses and Tindale Crescent crossroads. has it was only 1 pm i headed left towards Spennymoor via the Auckland way cycle path to see a mate and get a coffee.
left Spennymoor climbed up to Kirk Merrington -Leasingthorne-Old Eldon dropped down the Elephants trunk to Shildon station and the cycle path home. and still no rain :D:D 62 miles and very warm


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todays ride was to down to Northallerton. once i got through Darlington the traffic was manageable went down the A167 to Croft-on-Tees left turn up through Hurworth then Neasham over the river Tees heading for Hornby. then on to Appleton Wiske , the weather was not playing ball today dark dampish and dismal but sun was due :whistle: .
once through Appleton Wiske it was on towards Deighton and then into Brompton .then just a short run into Northallerton and my coffee stop with a yummy sausage sarnie at the Terrace café just off the high street up a ally nice and peaceful .
out of Northallerton on the A167 then via the B6271 up to Yafforth , then took a right turn down a lane to head for Danby Wiske then on towards Streetlam then Pepper Arden and Atley Hill, and the B1263 which i took a left down to Scorton.
round the huge roundabout and off towards Moulton.here i turned right to head past the Croft racing circuit and back to the A167 going back into Darlington the way i came though.
i took the quiet way out via Cockerton the up towards Walworth Gate and on to Heighington, then for a change as it was early went left to go through Redworth on to shildon to drop down to the cycle path back into home . legs feeling it a little poss been my 3 ride this week either that or am getting old :eek:hmy::laugh::laugh: grrrrr never checked Garmin 69.14 miles

Northallerton for a sausage sarnie | Ride | Strava

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todays ride was to down to Northallerton. once i got through Darlington the traffic was manageable went down the A167 to Croft-on-Tees left turn up through Hurworth then Neasham over the river Tees heading for Hornby. then on to Appleton Wiske , the weather was not playing ball today dark dampish and dismal but sun was due :whistle: .
once through Appleton Wiske it was on towards Deighton and then into Brompton .then just a short run into Northallerton and my coffee stop with a yummy sausage sarnie at the Terrace café just off the high street up a ally nice and peaceful .
out of Northallerton on the A167 then via the B6271 up to Yafforth , then took a right turn down a lane to head for Danby Wiske then on towards Streetlam then Pepper Arden and Atley Hill, and the B1263 which i took a left down to Scorton.
round the huge roundabout and off towards Moulton.here i turned right to head past the Croft racing circuit and back to the A167 going back into Darlington the way i came though.
i took the quiet way out via Cockerton the up towards Walworth Gate and on to Heighington, then for a change as it was early went left to go through Redworth on to shildon to drop down to the cycle path back into home . legs feeling it a little poss been my 3 ride this week either that or am getting old :eek:hmy::laugh::laugh: grrrrr never checked Garmin 69.14 miles

Northallerton for a sausage sarnie | Ride | Strava

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looks like a great setup with pannier to carry some wet weather gear and just head off into the countryside. The great thing about ebikes is that once you get one, you find reasons to ride, so just heading out across the countryside for a coffee and a sausage sarnie...aye that's the way to spend a day!
 
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