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One hell of a descent – Rawthey Valley Loop from Sedbergh

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One hell of a descent – Rawthey Valley Loop from Sedbergh

Craig planned a mountain bike ride

September 26, 2021

One hell of a descent – Rawthey Valley Loop from Sedbergh

Hard

03:43

39.9km

10.8km/h

910m

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Overview

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.06 km for 237 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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8.02 km

The Calf Summit (Howgill Fells)

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The highest of the Howgill Fells, The Calf sits in both the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the county of Cumbria. It’s a green, flat-topped hill, whose best ascent follows …

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8.88 km

Bowderdale Trail

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An exquisite singletrack experience running from the Calf all the way down the Bowderdale in a continuous sinew of glorious trail.

Nothing technical particularly (unless you hate narrow singletrack), but …

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23.2 km

King's Head

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Great spot to refuel 👍

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27.8 km

Descent to Stone Farmhouses, Yorkshire Dales

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Can be ridden in the wet but there is a boggy patch half way down. If you go through the farmyard you have gone the wrong way!

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33.2 km

Rawthey Valley

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A great little trail whichever way you ride it, either towards or away from Sedburgh (towards Sedburgh is downhill).

Frequently grassy in places, though - so it can get gloppy in poor weather.

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39.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.2 km

11.1 km

9.75 km

1.64 km

1.34 km

Surfaces

23.7 km

7.51 km

5.62 km

2.32 km

873 m

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Highest point (670 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

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One hell of a descent – Rawthey Valley Loop from Sedbergh

The Calf Summit (Howgill Fells)

Bowderdale Trail

King's Head

Descent to Stone Farmhouses, Yorkshire Dales

Rawthey Valley

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