Tour of Skiddaw: 16th March 2011

Distance: 5497km/h  Time: 3hours 41mins  Av. speed 14.47 km/h  Max Speed 50.80 km/h

As usual we started pretty high up on the route so set off going down hill1 which is great but you know that you are taking your pleasure before your pain! what wonderful villages we went through. It was a lovely sunny day – we are really picking the good weather today. We had a welcome bacon buttie and pot of tea at about the Old Saw Mill about the half way point. It was very welcome as was the log fire as I was a bit chilly.

After a bit of a rest we headed to Keswick we by passed the A66 by riding along the old railway which was a cycle and foot path although not being metalled was a bit rough on our racing bikes.  After that we followed more wonderful very quiet lanes and through a ford to the start.