Introduction - how this blog works

The idea of this blog is to share some of my favourite bits of mountain biking with the world. Principally so that you too can enjoy the bits I've enjoyed. And avoid the bits I've hated. So many people have given us advice on biking since we started - what bikes to buy, where to ride, how to ride. So this is my chance to feed a bit back to that body of knowledge.

I'd really welcome your comments - what have I raved about that you thought was awful? What gems did I miss when I visited your local riding spot? Is a bit that I said was awful actually sweet singletrack in the summer or when you're riding well? Comments will help this resource be improved for all readers, and also give me some hints as to where to ride next!

I've written a load about what we've ridden over the last year, and grouped it geographically. My plan is to add to it in the future, hopefully using the tags to keep each region together, though I haven't quite worked out how it will work yet. I may just need to start all over again in a year to keep things organised more sensibly - I'm not really sure a blog is the most sensible format - but it seems the best for me as I'm not terribly motivated to learn any more code than the day job necessitates.

Monday, 14 December 2009

Yorkshire Dales

Swaledale has a good concentration of bridleways. Mostly it’s just scenic all-weather doubletrack, although the descent into Healaugh (NY993009 to NZ014989) was good fun, as was the descent into the top of Gunnerside Gill (NY934030 to NY939008) although I might need to be a bit better first. A word of warning about the bridleway from Tan Hill to (NY897067 to 958014)). Although the Tan Hill Inn does indeed provide an excellent lunchstop (and is the highest pub in England!), the bridleway that follows is indistinct, which makes it difficult to follow and hard to ride for any distance at a time. We were relieved to find the doubletrack at NY948043 and escaped to the roads to try and get home before dark.
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