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Slymefoot Slide

Rivers have long played a role in the psyche of the British public. Beyond providing services that benefit our everyday lives - clean water, cooling attributes, a space for wildlife - our meandering rivers carry an almost spiritual ability to calm our minds and interact with mother nature on a primal level.

Yet, England’s rivers are in trouble. None passed their chemical test in 2020. Not one. Only 14% were classed as having good ecological health. Numbers of the sacred Salmon are on the decline, affecting not only the river, but damaging rural economies, recreation and ecosystems. Raw sewage outlets are a literal stain on our rivers, and fertiliser runoff from agriculture pour so many nutrients into our rivers that the very oxygen that fish rely on is taken up by invasive plants, leaving the fish struggling to survive.

Bike-packing through, up and over the valleys of the Coquet and Breamish, we take a three day adventure to celebrate the very terrain that protects our rivers and provides us with ancient drovers roads and singletrack that connects us with friends, old and new.

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planned a mountain bike ride

November 22, 2024

Time

10h11m

Distance

114km

Speed

11.2km/h

Ascent

2,330m

Descent

2,330m
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December 15, 2022

This is the full route for the Slymefoot Slyde bikepacking route. Check out our detailed Collection with suggested daily stages here: komoot.com/collection/1671225/-slymefoot-slide-bikepacking-the-breamish-and-coquet-rivers

went mountain biking

August 4, 2022

Slymefoot Slide - Media Trip Day 2

Time

2h39m

Distance

32.4km

Speed

12.2km/h

Ascent

510m

Descent

580m

went mountain biking

August 3, 2022

Slymefoot Slide - Media Trip Day 1

Time

7h30m

Distance

81.6km

Speed

10.9km/h

Ascent

1,550m

Descent

1,470m

and others went mountain biking

May 12, 2022

Day 3: Alwinton to Rothbury — Slymefoot Slide

Time

6h40m

Distance

31.3km

Speed

16.1km/h

Ascent

620m

Descent

690m

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October 6, 2022

After some fantastic hospitality at the Rose and Thistle Inn, the route follows the valley through some stunning woodland to Harbottle, where a stop at the Star Inn is recommended to stock up on provisions.



From there, the route goes through Holystone Wood and some of the best gravel riding on the entire

and others went cycling

May 11, 2022

Day 2: Ingram to Alwinton — Slymefoot Slide

Time

9h32m

Distance

38.0km

Speed

11.3km/h

Ascent

930m

Descent

1,030m

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October 6, 2022

This is the day that is truly remote, and typically "Northumbrian" — remote, big views, tough climbs and all interspersed with moments of pure, unadulterated joy.



Climbing from Ingram, past the 6,000 year old Bronze Age forts, onto Salters road creates a distinct feeling of moving in an old fashioned

and others went mountain biking

May 10, 2022

Day 1: Rothbury to Ingram — Slymefoot Slide

Time

6h36m

Distance

34.3km

Speed

9.8km/h

Ascent

1,060m

Descent

1,250m

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October 6, 2022

The village of Rothbury is the gateway to the Upper Coquet River, and a bustling community full of riders, runners and passionate people who spend hours fishing here.



Starting out in the village centre, the route uses the old Cragside Estate Carriage Drive to climb up above the village, giving cracking