Yorkshire National Weekender ~The Aftermath ~
Part I
Saturday morning, its grey an grim and the forecast is for rain...
But the show must go on so its off to Goathland, arriving at camp RetroBike people are eating and fettling their bikes.
So time for me to set up camp, tent up, kettle on, time to check my bike
Gear cables wrong way after much faffing its time to start our Saturday ride.
Home for the Weekend
Where did I put my bike
Our route takes through Goathland village (TV series Heartbeat was filmed here) so a quick stop for pics and then
off down the road to the train station for more pics, always one or more steam trains and always a pleasure to see.
We then set off up the short sharp tarmac climb to the moors, across the moors on grassy double track,
then back on to tarmac for another climb this time its not so short...
Goathland
At the top its a quick hop over the Whitby road and were back on the moors this time its the good stuff...
Singletrack with small drops and hidden rocks waiting to catch you out, after this we cross on to farm land and rolling green fields.
More farm tracks and a short grassy climb and we're almost at the first fuel stop but first its a fast bumpy ride downhill.
Then time for some refreshment, as we eat and drink the rains came and rain it did... we stay until the rain stops and then
its time to retrace our route back up the fast downhill, not so nice going back up with full belly's and dead legs.
Follow my leader
Down to the farm
Midge Hall
Tea Garden
Now we have a short hop across a field, then 10 meters of scrubby woodland, then onto a fire track, simples...
But as we cross the scrubby woodland each and everyone of us is assigned 100,000 flys to torment us for the next few miles,
As soon as we reach open moorland the flys retreat back to the woods and we're about to ride 3 miles of singletrack back to
the road, across the road and it more singletrack but this time its through big bomb holes made buy mining and then onto the
road for a canti smoking descent to the pub.
Who stole the sunshine
Its Grim up North
The pub is in Beck hole and its a real step back in time as their's two bars separated by a shop so it can be run by one person,
they also serve fine ales and pies, as we sit drinking and chatting about the ride it starts to rain...
Time to leave and as if by magic the rain stops but thats not going to make the next climb up to Goathland any more pleasant,
its steep an twisty but the only way is up and we're soon in Goathland village heading back to the camp site.
Dazed and Confused
Time to leave
All back to camp safe and sound and its time to fire up the BBQ and crack open the beers, the weather plays ball and
we are treated to a sky full of stars and the view of thunder and lightning storms over Teesside to the North.
A good day and a fantastic end to what I thought was going to be a wet and miserable day.
Part II coming soon
cheers kaya
Part I
Saturday morning, its grey an grim and the forecast is for rain...
But the show must go on so its off to Goathland, arriving at camp RetroBike people are eating and fettling their bikes.
So time for me to set up camp, tent up, kettle on, time to check my bike
Gear cables wrong way after much faffing its time to start our Saturday ride.Home for the Weekend
Where did I put my bike
Our route takes through Goathland village (TV series Heartbeat was filmed here) so a quick stop for pics and then
off down the road to the train station for more pics, always one or more steam trains and always a pleasure to see.
We then set off up the short sharp tarmac climb to the moors, across the moors on grassy double track,
then back on to tarmac for another climb this time its not so short...
Goathland
At the top its a quick hop over the Whitby road and were back on the moors this time its the good stuff...
Singletrack with small drops and hidden rocks waiting to catch you out, after this we cross on to farm land and rolling green fields.
More farm tracks and a short grassy climb and we're almost at the first fuel stop but first its a fast bumpy ride downhill.
Then time for some refreshment, as we eat and drink the rains came and rain it did... we stay until the rain stops and then
its time to retrace our route back up the fast downhill, not so nice going back up with full belly's and dead legs.
Follow my leader
Down to the farm
Midge Hall
Tea Garden
Now we have a short hop across a field, then 10 meters of scrubby woodland, then onto a fire track, simples...
But as we cross the scrubby woodland each and everyone of us is assigned 100,000 flys to torment us for the next few miles,
As soon as we reach open moorland the flys retreat back to the woods and we're about to ride 3 miles of singletrack back to
the road, across the road and it more singletrack but this time its through big bomb holes made buy mining and then onto the
road for a canti smoking descent to the pub.
Who stole the sunshine
Its Grim up North
The pub is in Beck hole and its a real step back in time as their's two bars separated by a shop so it can be run by one person,
they also serve fine ales and pies, as we sit drinking and chatting about the ride it starts to rain...
Time to leave and as if by magic the rain stops but thats not going to make the next climb up to Goathland any more pleasant,
its steep an twisty but the only way is up and we're soon in Goathland village heading back to the camp site.
Dazed and Confused
Time to leave
All back to camp safe and sound and its time to fire up the BBQ and crack open the beers, the weather plays ball and
we are treated to a sky full of stars and the view of thunder and lightning storms over Teesside to the North.
A good day and a fantastic end to what I thought was going to be a wet and miserable day.
Part II coming soon
cheers kaya
