MTB High Cup Nick - A spectacular North Pennines mountain biking ride

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  • Опубликовано: 13 дек 2024

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  • @P6_7R_Nick
    @P6_7R_Nick 8 месяцев назад +1

    I'm pleased it wasn't that busy when I did it (02/05/23). There were 2 folk at the top and I met 3 people on the way down..
    Mega ride, I did it from Cow Green reservoir.

  • @neilbower123
    @neilbower123 3 года назад +1

    Nexxt dry spell, planning on doing this route. Cheers for the vid

  • @tomabram6563
    @tomabram6563 3 года назад +1

    Thanks for the great video Ian , unlucky with the puncture at the end . I did the ride yesterday , absolutely loved it , tough going at times as well .

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  3 года назад +1

      Glad you enjoyed it. Great scenery on that one hey 👍

    • @tomabram6563
      @tomabram6563 3 года назад +1

      It's spectacular 👍👍, looking forward to doing it again .

  • @stevefisher8370
    @stevefisher8370 3 года назад +1

    Excellent video of an awesome ride. Thanks for posting this one. I wasn't sure how good the BW up from Murton was but your video made it clear. Four of us went up there yesterday and it was such a perfect day weather wise. Just bought your Lakes book for a few more tips! ;-)

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Steve, that's great to hear you had a great day. I will definately be going back up there again soon. Thanks for buying the book, I hope you enjoy following the routes 👍

  • @CollierCraig79
    @CollierCraig79 4 года назад +2

    Great vid mate, done this last week coming from cow green resovior very technical but very enjoyable.

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад

      Cheers mate. Need to try to do the bit to Cow Green sometime.

  • @questadventure6594
    @questadventure6594 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing , I didn’t know about the bridle way from murton. Need to update my OS maps! Rode this today and it was even better than hoped for 👍

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад

      Hi mate, yeah neither did I until this year. Its a good one hey. Glad you enjoyed it 👍

  • @trailtrackermtb
    @trailtrackermtb 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing this is on my to do list as well just been so busy lately 👍🏻

  • @kevinball4410
    @kevinball4410 4 года назад +1

    Did this a few years back in conjunction with Great Dun Fell and across to Cow green reservoir and along Maize Beck to High Cup, l also punctured on the decent.
    Great vid
    Kevin.

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад

      Cheers mate. Yeah I would like to try that one out too. A much bigger day out though.

    • @tykel3738
      @tykel3738 4 года назад

      I know this is gonna sound a little annoying but could you please consider checking my ,i dont want you to like or even subscribe (you could if u want😉) I just wanna improve my mtb skills and youtube content so please comment wa i need to improve on in my youtube content ...enjoy ur day🤟 (ps. I know my videos are not the best and yes im not the best at mountain biking as i only started a little while ago)

  • @mickyb4782
    @mickyb4782 4 года назад +1

    Cracking vid as always Ian. You find some amazing tracks/routes. Gutted for you at the end. Pencilled a couple of your rides in from your book, for my 2 weeks off at the end of July 👍🏻

  • @andyp8772
    @andyp8772 3 года назад

    What an amazing ride, just did this in the pouring rain and no one about all the way up and down.

  • @adventureswithsci
    @adventureswithsci 4 года назад +1

    Great ride - I did the exact same in reverse a couple of weeks ago (climbed up from Dufton rather than Murton) and it was a lot firmer on the top. Note: whilst the O/S maps have the stretch coming the other way between HCN and Murton Pike as bridleway, but someone has removed the bridleway signs and just left footpath markers which had me checking the map a few times. Also, up on High Cup Plain - it's easy to be tempted by the Bridleway on the true left of Maize Beck (also Pennine Way route) to make a little loop on the top. Don't be tempted by this track - even with a couple of months of dry weather it was mush and there were a lot of ground nesting birds - so best stay on the true right of Maize Beck which is lovely XC riding!

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад

      Cheers mate, its a lovely area hey. I noticed a mixture of footpqth and b/way signs. Some were a bit faded though. I don't think it has been a bridleway for a long time as it doesn't appear on an older OS map I have got.

    • @tykel3738
      @tykel3738 4 года назад

      I know this is gonna sound a little annoying but could you please consider checking my ,i dont want you to like or even subscribe (you could if u want😉) I just wanna improve my mtb skills and youtube content so please comment wa i need to improve on in my youtube content ...enjoy ur day🤟 (ps. I know my videos are not the best and yes im not the best at mountain biking as i only started a little while ago)

  • @252Scooby
    @252Scooby 4 года назад +1

    Yes great dun fell 2700+ft done that twice great descent , I would like to do cross fell on the mtb either from the golf ball across or from garigill , have you done cross fell yet

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад

      I have done Great Dun on a road bike a couple of times but not Cross Fell yet. On the list!

  • @5492sparky
    @5492sparky 4 года назад +1

    What an unfortunate end to the ride Ian! Stunning place to ride a bike though. Spent a few weeks during my Army career up at Warcop, always windy up there! Great ride Mate.

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад +1

      Cheers Mark. Got fortunate with the weather this time!

  • @Bari_Khan_CEng_CMarEng
    @Bari_Khan_CEng_CMarEng 4 года назад +1

    Nice video, any guidance on the route at all? Or of the route is in the book in the video description? Or a gpx?

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад

      Thanks Bari. No this one isn't in the book. No gpx either. I don't always digitally record my routes.
      This one is pretty easy to follow though just using an OS.
      I recorded most of the turns in the vid. Start in Dufton. Ride to Murton and follow the bridleway to High Cup Nick. Keep following another bridleway from there back to Dufton. Enjoy 👍

    • @Bari_Khan_CEng_CMarEng
      @Bari_Khan_CEng_CMarEng 4 года назад +1

      @@Lakedistrictrider Thank you sir, I will pull out the OSMap soonest and draw-up. The wifey and I are super looking forward to this ride, and your video has made it easy to follow.

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад

      @@Bari_Khan_CEng_CMarEng good stuff, enjoy! Just to point out it needs a pretty recent OS. The bridleway was only added sometime within the last decade. I have an OS which is about ten years old and it doesn't appear. But it is there on a digital OS map I found online.

  • @tykewando
    @tykewando 3 года назад

    Hi buddy, awesome ride! I've been watching quite a few of your vids recently! Do you have strava at all so I can do some of these routes please?

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  3 года назад

      Thanks mate, I don't Strava all of my rides. Though I've started to put the links to the rides where I have recorded on Strava in the vid description. Only done that for a couple so far. A lot of the routes are also in my two guidebooks, though not this one

  • @TrailFinder
    @TrailFinder 4 года назад +1

    Great video Ian. Gutted for you at the end. How far did you have to walk?

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад

      Thanks mate. Not too far, about 40mins. Pretty much all downhill!

    • @TrailFinder
      @TrailFinder 4 года назад +1

      Tubeless mate!! Only take you 20mins to do

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад

      @@TrailFinder tempted. Need to watch some vids I think.

    • @TrailFinder
      @TrailFinder 4 года назад +1

      It’s probably come from Scott tubeless ready. You may just need to put sealant in

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад

      @@TrailFinder don't you need some sort of high pressure air pump. Saw you use one in your new wheels vid. Or ok just to pump up with track pump? Also need new valves? Think I need to do some research but may be time to go for it.

  • @steveoutdoors5964
    @steveoutdoors5964 2 года назад

    Looking to do this ride in the future. Shame about the puncture. I'll be sure to have my repair kit and tube packed in my bag. Do you have any of these routes on komoot or strava?

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  2 года назад +1

      Not normally, but in this case yes: Check out my activity on Strava: strava.app.link/dCn9bhXd2ub

    • @steveoutdoors5964
      @steveoutdoors5964 2 года назад

      @@Lakedistrictrider cheers I'll take a look.

  • @philipleech5339
    @philipleech5339 3 года назад

    Hi Ian, love the films. How do I get hold of you’re books?

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  3 года назад

      Hi Philip, thanks for your comment, glad you like them. You can get the books direct from Cicerone, or they are in quite a lot of bookshops like Waterstones, or you can get them on Amazon

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  3 года назад

      www.cicerone.co.uk/mountain-biking-in-the-yorkshire-dales

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  3 года назад

      Fyi this particular route isn't in the book though

    • @philipleech5339
      @philipleech5339 3 года назад +1

      @@Lakedistrictrider Ian, thanks for your reply, now I feel really stupid because if you’re Ian Boydon I’ve already got the Cicerone books & they’re excellent. Just one thing , and I may be being stupid again, but there don’t seem to be any links to gpx files. Am I right and if so it would be a great addition if these were published.

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  3 года назад

      Thanks Philip and really good to hear you like the books!
      Yeah there is no gpx, mainly because I don't use them myself. Though If that's what people want I am going to think about a way of potentially doing it for certain videos.

  • @stewartsummerside8131
    @stewartsummerside8131 4 года назад +1

    Great video I did a ride from cow green res a few years ago now and on the way back my girlfriend was so tired she stopped at the start of great dun fell climb and I said I'd go collect the car so off I trot and managed to get lost on the moors due to Garmin gps playing up spent 4 hours in the dark working my way back to the car through bogs and streams won't do that again 🤣

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  4 года назад

      Hehe, what a nightmare. Bet your girlfriend was well chuffed 😂

    • @stewartsummerside8131
      @stewartsummerside8131 4 года назад

      @@Lakedistrictrider I think she was more worried about being left in the wilderness than me and we're still together mountain biking to this day 🤣

  • @neilbower123
    @neilbower123 3 года назад

    Do you recommend it any-clockwise then as you did it?

    • @Lakedistrictrider
      @Lakedistrictrider  3 года назад +1

      I've only ridden it the way I did it and I think that way is probably best, so yes anti-clockwise.

  • @Paulmtb
    @Paulmtb 4 года назад +1

    Sheep would make great trail dogs or should i say trail sheep

    • @tykel3738
      @tykel3738 4 года назад

      I know this is gonna sound a little annoying but could you please consider checking my ,i dont want you to like or even subscribe (you could if u want😉) I just wanna improve my mtb skills and youtube content so please comment wa i need to improve on in my youtube content ...enjoy ur day🤟 (ps. I know my videos are not the best and yes im not the best at mountain biking as i only started a little while ago)

  • @clwydianranger9251
    @clwydianranger9251 4 года назад

    Excellent vid mate, shame about the walk at the finish.

  • @kev050177
    @kev050177 4 года назад +1

    A mouse? excuses ha ha