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Hartside Fell – Hartside Descent to Alston Loop from Wetheral

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Hartside Fell – Hartside Descent to Alston Loop from Wetheral

Adam Docherty planned a road ride

October 28, 2021

Hartside Fell – Hartside Descent to Alston Loop from Wetheral

Hard

05:00

108km

21.6km/h

1,120m

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Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride.

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34.1 km

Eden Valley Lanes North-East of Penrith

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Nice lanes which are a bit flatter than most of the surrounding area. Good opportunity to go a bit faster than usual.

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34.8 km

View of the Pennines from the Penrith to Alston Road

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Penrith to Alston road

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36.0 km

Langwathby Bridge

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In the darkness of an early March morning in 1968 the 300 year old stone bridge collapsed leaving a 70m gap.
A "temporary" girder bridge was constructed as a replacement but this has been used ever since.

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43.0 km

The Village Bakery

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Great breakfasts, good coffee and a lovely place to sit outside in the Morning Sunshine

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43.1 km

Hartside Pass Ascent from Melmerby

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Number 77 in the famous 100 Greatest Climbs books - this 5 mile long climb from the Penrith side is always gentle at 5-7% and a decent surface - one of the best climbs in the Lakes/Pennines

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52.1 km

Hartside Descent to Alston

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It's a long, steady descent with great views

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60.2 km

Saddlers Bakery & Bistro

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Good to explore instead of racing through, plenty places for refreshment.
Alston claims to be the highest market settlement in England, being about 1000 feet above sea level. It is …

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108 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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58.6 km

47.2 km

1.79 km

394 m

Surfaces

90.6 km

17.1 km

143 m

< 100 m

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Hartside Fell – Hartside Descent to Alston Loop from Wetheral

Eden Valley Lanes North-East of Penrith

View of the Pennines from the Penrith to Alston Road

Langwathby Bridge

The Village Bakery

Hartside Pass Ascent from Melmerby

Hartside Descent to Alston

Saddlers Bakery & Bistro

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