Game: Name that road!

[ColinJ]

Looks very Forest of Bowland-ish...!

I've ridden lots of lovely roads resembling that round there but I can't remember a gate across the road in that kind of position.

 

[MontyVeda]

Looks very Forest of Bowland-ish...!

...

A bit more north, and a bit more west

 

[Trickedem]

A bit more north, and a bit more west

It looks like this is a National Cycling Network Road. The road to right is possibly private, whilst straight ahead through the gate is the actual road.

 

[MontyVeda]

It looks like this is a National Cycling Network Road. The road to right is possibly private, whilst straight ahead through the gate is the actual road.

correct... but it's no longer an NCN route. I'm guessing rights of access changed and the route got rerouted. Google maps does still highlight the lane and track as bicycle-friendly though.

 

[ColinJ]

I miss riding around there. I don't really want to go that far from home in the current situation, but will get back to the FoB and beyond ASAP after vaccination. It is a really great area for cycling***! (I haven't found out exactly where this is yet though, and I suspect someone else will beat me to it because I have other things to do for the next few hours.)



*** And therefore for visits to MontyVeda's sister's holiday cottage! See the link in his signature. If you can't see the signature and you are viewing on a phone, turn it to landscape mode and the signature will miraculously appear.

 

[MontyVeda]

Looks very Forest of Bowland-ish...!

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A bit more north, and a bit more west

I miss riding around there. [...] but will get back to the FoB and beyond ASAP after vaccination. It is a really great area for cycling ...

It's a lot more north and west than the FOB... in fact as far as counties are concerned, it's as north-west as you can get

 

[ColinJ]

It's a lot more north and west than the FOB... in fact as far as counties are concerned, it's as north-west as you can get

Ah, I wondered whether you might have done that! More searching later...

 

[roubaixtuesday]

It looked like the fringe of the lakes, and your clue on being a former NCN still marked as cycle friendly led me to the track heading towards Low Lorton from the West.

There's a perfect match on the OS map with a junction exactly like that, the contours match perfectly, and to my surprise it's on Street View.

And, hey presto - wrong again.
England

https://maps.app.goo.gl/oeiRqhhzVhrsKxcx5

 

[Trickedem]

NorthWest of the Forest of Bowland seems to point towards the Lake District or the outskirts. The hill is quite distinctive, so should show quite well on an OS mapp

 

[Trickedem]

It looked like the fringe of the lakes, and your clue on being a former NCN still marked as cycle friendly led me to the track heading towards Low Lorton from the West.

There's a perfect match on the OS map with a junction exactly like that, the contours match perfectly, and to my surprise it's on Street View.

And, hey presto - wrong again.
England

https://maps.app.goo.gl/oeiRqhhzVhrsKxcx5

Great minds think alike. I hope we are looking in the right area.

 

[MontyVeda]

It looked like the fringe of the lakes, and your clue on being a former NCN still marked as cycle friendly led me to the track heading towards Low Lorton from the West.

There's a perfect match on the OS map with a junction exactly like that, the contours match perfectly, and to my surprise it's on Street View.

And, hey presto - wrong again.
England

https://maps.app.goo.gl/oeiRqhhzVhrsKxcx5

You're in the right quadrant of the Lake District

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It does lead to browsing some nice cycle terrain

 

[roubaixtuesday]

Gotcha!

Edit: Just West of Bassenthwaite Lake, the road right is to Wythop Hall. It doesn't seem to have a name.

 

[MontyVeda]

Gotcha!

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Edit: Just West of Bassenthwaite Lake, the road right is to Wythop Hall. It doesn't seem to have a name.

well done!

It was a circular ride from Cockermouth to Keswick. I was expecting a road all the way and it was early in the foot & mouth outbreak when all the footpaths were closed. I wasn't sure whether to proceed or not, but i did. It was muddy as feck, steep in places and knackering... I was parched and my water bottle was completely covered in mud. It was the ride I realised I needed a crud catcher.
map linky

Over to you

 

[roubaixtuesday]

OK, here goes... I think relatively easy...

Name that road!