Trail bike

Borély beach pak

The week’s storms have passed and the wind has turned to a fierce Tramontane from the West, hence the super-clear blue sky. Good to get out on my Marin Palisades Lite to the beach park at Borély and pedal the Corniche Kennedy: the cycle lane improvements have been completed with the separate cycle lane extended.

Derwent Water - Lake District National Park
Derwent Water seen from Surprise View

Ashness Bridge - Lake District National Park
Ashness Bridge

Riding my Rockhopper up to Watendlath Tarn (265 m.). A straight climb up to Ashness Bridge, much photographed. A bit further up there’s Surprise View lookout over Derwent Water towards Bassenthwaite Lake and Skiddaw. Once out of the Lodore Woods there’s the enjoyable high valley fed by the beck from Watendlath Tarn. The bridge at the end of the tarn is another stone bridge, also heavily photographed. Picnic on a windy bank above Watendlath Farm. There are routes onwards to either Thirlmere or Rosthwaite but not for me today.

More photos: Watendlath - Lake Distrct National Park

Wescore - Lake District National Park
Wescoe, Blencathra (868 m.) in the clouds

Brundholme - Lake District National Park
Brundholme, Helvellyn (950 m.) in the clouds

Cycling the tracks of Brundholme Wood outside Keswick. Leg burning on the ups and commitment on the downs. Views of the clouds on the tops of Blencathra and Helvellyn driven by the Helm Wind.

More photos: Brundholme Woods - Lake District National Park

Marin Palisades Trail Lite at Marseille Beach

Hot, humid air from the Sahara, arriving in Marseille across the Mediterranean with nearly 100% humidity so dripping rain laden with red sand, making Marseille feel tropical and fetid. Even out at the beach park at Borély, where the air is usually relatively clean and clear. Wet t-shirt ride, but not cold: 28°C,

Latrigg circuit - Lake District National Park
Keswick and Derwent Water from Latrigg

Latrigg circuit - Lake District National Park
Latrigg summit (368 m.)

Keswick - Applethwaite - Underscar - Latrigg summit (368 m.) - Brundholme - Keswick

Latrigg is only a small bump in the Lake District but the view from its rounded top is superb. Back via Brundholme Woods, so a pleasant local circuit.

More photos: Ride round Latrigg (368 m.) - Lake District National Park