Cycling to the “Centre of Britain”
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- Опубліковано 13 лют 2024
- With the weather forecast to be fairly ok today , I followed a route from home to the “Centre of Britain” aka Haltwhistle.
Part of this route takes in the Hadrian cycle route and following very close to the Roman Wall.
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we cycled Hadrians cycleway, both ways a few years ago, lovely to be reminded of it, many thanks
Glad you enjoyed it atb Dave 🚲👍
Really enjoyed watching your video beautiful country
Thanks for watching atb Dave 🚲👍
Great vid Dave. Took me back to my old stomping ground in the late 80's when I served at RAF Spadeadam. Used to live in Gilsland (Hadrians Mount - the white house on the right as you went over the bridge). Sorry to see the pub has closed, used to have some fantastic nights in there - Arnie the Landlord was an ex WO1 in one of the old border regiments, great guy, used to pile 6 or 7 of us in his Jag and take us back up to camp at 3 in the morning after a mega lock in! Can't believe its over 30 years ago. ATVB Dave.
Sounds like you have some great memories from your time at Spadeadam and the pub 🍺👍, hopefully they can open the pub back up one day . atb Dave
Great stuff mate, lovely looking route, I need to head further north with bike and bivy!🚲⛺️👍🏻
Cheers , welcome anytime up here int north 🚲⛺️👍
Love the video, great footage of the scenic countryside!
Thank you very much atb Dave ⛺️🚲👍
A great video Dave. Looks to be a brilliant ride along Hadrians wall. I am also thinking of doing rides out into the peak district and using tgr train to get home. Keep them pedals turning 👍🚴♂️
Thanks , yeah ride with a tailwind and get the train home lol , enjoy the peaks atb Dave ⛺️🚲👍
I did Silloth to Tynemouth (and back home again) last year for my first ever bikepacking trip, it's a great route. I live about halfway along it so had the luxury of my own bed on one of the nights, but I did it slowly over 4 days and wildcamped the other nights.
Now I just need to figure out where to go this year! Your channel is helping a bit with some inspiration, as I still don't want to be too far from home.
Have you tried going North much? I fancy heading into Wark and Kielder Forests for some bothy trips as I used to hike to them all back when I was a fitter man.
All the best
Thanks it’s great when you can BikePack and be in your own bed for one of the nights, I have cycled the cross border route from kershope to kielder many years ago but hoping to do the rievers route which goes that way this year . But always conscious of the midge !!!!
Iam on a trip next week doing the Leeds Liverpool canal 🚲⛺️👍 atb Dave
Yes, the bothy gets around the midge problem but if I camp out then I use Icaridin/Picaridin sprays. It's a lot gentler than DEET - although I have memories of my grandfather who would soak a rag in diesel and hang it around his neck, he never got bitten 😂
Travelling on foot I was always more bothered about the ticks than the midges though. I suppose we should just be thankful there's no predators to worry about in the UK.
Liverpool - sounds great. I've not cycled any of the canal network yet but it's on the list.
Cheers
A quick check with G-maps - up next the wall. I attached my camera to an extension bar from the handlebars which I'm now wanting to swap out to Butterfly bars - I bought 3 years back but had meant to fit to another bike. Funny, I thought the centre of Britain was just up the road from me near Waddington, Lancs. I have done a few miles locally but really need to clock up some serious mileage. The hills hurt now and I'm off walking with it than gear bashing. Happy trails.
Funnily enough I think there are a few centre of Britains lol , weather improving so time for more hours in the saddle 🚲👍 atb Dave
Why do so many bikes these days make such a loud noise when free wheeling? Nice video by the way, enjoyed it, thank you.
It’s a hope rear hub 😂 , does a great job of alerting people of your arrival l . TFW atb Dave 🚲👍
Enjoyed that very much , thanks for posting 👍
Thanks for watching atb Dave 🚲👍
I was intrested in where you centred Britain?
I was pleased to find out it was Haltwhistle.
So not Cambridge as some might think ?
Yes Haltwhistle seem to have claimed that title 👍
Another great video and thank you for naming the places you go through. Keep putting the letters on the screen though ! As a local but only recently, I’ve worked a couple of your routes out and I’m very grateful to you. Roll on the next one 😊
Thanks and yes I always try and name places as I go through, I do try and keep off the main roads and stick to the side roads . just need this weather to improve so I can get out more . atb Dave
enjoyed that dave. brought back memories of walking it.aye the land is saturated just finished drying my boots & gaiters from yesterdays hike from vindobala to whittle ponds. look forward to your stretch on my home turf 👍🚴
Glad you enjoyed it , those trips will be done when things dry out and warm up. weather has been piss poor this year bar the odd few days !! atb Dave 🚲👍
Another great video that looked like a steep climb .
It was a lung buster for sure lol tfw atb Dave
Look forward to the next
Thanks already planning weather permitting 🚲👍 atb Dave
Great route Dave. Crappy weather though. Any chance of putting the gpx route. I fancy it.
Yeah no prob I will do it later ,but I got the train home 🚲👍
Thanks Dave.
I can’t seem to upload the gpx file as it just show about a million letters ?
So here’s the Komoot link
www.komoot.com/tour/1438782726?ref=itd
@davesolobiker5601 Cheers Dave,that's great I've got Komoot on my Garmin. Thanks again Dave. Safe riding. 🖕
Very good video and nice scenic route, well done😊
Glad you enjoyed it , tfw atb Dave 🚲👍