Looking back towards Blencathra, Skiddaw, St John’s in the Vale and Keswick
C2C off-road
Mountain bike ride on The Old Coach Road east of Keswick (U3132 & U2236). It’s a struggle up to Hausewell Brow (437 m.) from St John’s in the Vale, both the climb and the rocks in the roadway. But there are big views as you go of Blencathra (868 m.), then from the road’s summit the view opens out towards Great Mell Fell (547 m.) and the Pennine Ridge, even seeing by eye the outline of the Lowther Hills across the Solway Firth in Dumfries.
Round and home to Keswick over Calvert’s Bridge and Brundholme Road, avoiding the parkrun traffic on the K2T trail.
Hausewell Brow (437 m.), view towards Great Mell Fell (547 m.) and the Pennines
Resting up before heading back to Keswick
Calvert’s Bridge, Keswick
Brundholme Woods
Previous visits to The Old Coach Road: today’s was my first on a full pedal MTB