It took the princely sum of 3 and 3/4 hours. Not bad for 18 miles or so.
Andy
From: Marc Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: Mountain Biking in the North East of the UK <[email protected]>
To: Mountain Biking in the North East of the UK <[email protected]>
Subject: RE: [mtbne-l] border ride
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 08:48:06 +0100 (BST)
Unlucky Andy. Sounds like you had fun anyway. How
long did that thake you?
--- Andrew Kirkup <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I decided to pop along on this ride, although I
> haven't been able to access
> my emither for the last coupla days and could only
> remember - 'Kirk
> Yetholm', 'Border' 'Elsdon' 'Sheep track not on the
> map' and '1PM'. So
> anyway, I got to Kirk Yetholm, found a spot to park
> near a pub - did they
> mention a pub? - at 1.25PM and the place was
> deserted of pushironers.
> However, a bike rack was spotted and I assumed
> they'd just left. I grabbed
> my map from the glove box and set off for England.
> After the first climb and
> descent it became apparent that there were two ways
> to get to England,
> following Cuthburt or the Penine Way. I went the
> Penine Way, met some
> walkers who said they hadn't seen any pushironers
> all day and came back and
> followed in the steps of Cuthburt. Upon striking the
> border ridge I realised
> there was a lack of bridleways to drop me into
> England. I had a quick look
> round and sneaked down a footpath. As I emerged from
> some trees I met some
> pushironers coming up hill the otherway. They were
> doing my loop in reverse
> and had left at 12. One was called Tom Miller (who
> he?), seems he knows
> Marc. We discussed our loops and went our seperate
> ways. I cracked on down
> to the College Valley, all the way up it, up a very
> boggy bridleway/slog to
> Scotland and dropped down the Penine Way (fab
> descent) back to the Kirk
> Yetholm). 'Tis only now that I realise that that
> fella I spoke too was the
> lad organising the ride.
>
> Looks like they put their clocks forward two hours.
>
> Ho hum,
>
> Andy,
>
> See yeas all on Wednesday.
>
>
> >From: "Jonathan Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Mountain Biking in the North East of the
> UK <[email protected]>
> >To: [email protected]
> >Subject: RE: [mtbne-l] border ride
> >Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 19:06:22 +0000
> >
> >
> >I bet it takes more than 3 hours, unless the sun
> gets it`s shit together in
> >the next few days, it`ll be a bit wintry on the
> tops!
> >
> >>From: Marc Fox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >>Reply-To: Mountain Biking in the North East of the
> UK <[email protected]>
> >>To: [email protected]
> >>Subject: [mtbne-l] border ride
> >>Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 17:17:10 +0000 (GMT)
> >>
> >>Got this from Tam Miller - I can't do it this
> weekend
> >>but I'd like to give it a go some time. Any one
> >>familiar with this one??
> >>
> >><< Hello Folks To Celebrate the start of the
> lighter
> >>nights , i intend riding my favourite loop in the
> >>cheviot hills on Sunday 25th March.
> >>
> >>
> >>It is a 3 hour loop with some very stiff climbs
> from
> >>Kirk Yetholm Pub up Halter Burn To the Scotland
> >>England Border(border ridge) ,drop down to elsdon
> farm
> >>with a sheep track climb(not on any map) back up
> to
> >>the border with a cracking descent back down to
> Kirk
> >>Yetholm Pub.
> >>
> >>Looking at a Departure from outside the Border Pub
> At
> >>1pm
> >>
> >>Anyone interested ?
> >>
> >>a few pictures of the loop here
>
>>http://jeddartjusticetrails.fotopic.net/c659861.html
> >>
> >>location here
>
>>http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=400000.67519692&Y=650000.566813029&width=500&height=300&gride=382816.67519692&gridn=628233.566813029&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=freegaz&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&keepicon=true&zm=0&scale=500000&down.x=189&down.y=4
> >>
> >>
> >>Tam Miller,
> >>2 Howden Farm Cottages,
> >>Jedburgh,
> >>Roxburghshire,
> >>Scottish Borders Region,
> >>TD8 6QP
> >>TEL 07966 788 494
> >>P.s please check out my local trail "The Justice
> >>Trail" www.jedforesttrails.org
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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