Nice steady descent through the woodland down to the reservoir - Can be climbed in reverse but not great after long wet periods

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cordeliahughes

May 23, 2023

Mountain biking

Quite hard to ascend on a gravel bike - my friend stayed on but I had no chance. Beautiful though and not too long

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