Recommend me some great biking roads – Lakes to Essex

[DrAlf]

Next weekend I’m planning on doing the C2C ride with the big trail bike club. The Sunday after the run a few of us are staying up in the lakes and then taking a leisurely bimble back down to sunny Essex on Monday. Question is, what route should we take? We want to avoid motorways at all costs and take in as many great biking roads as possible. Obviously the snake and\or cat and fiddle are on the cards but what else?

Please recommend me some great biking roads.

Thanks in advance.

Alf .

 

[Iain Hogg]

After the lakes it'll all be a disapointment - enjoy the morning there and take the motorway home in the afternoon

 

[Abelrider]

Wotcha slow bloke.

Could always come back the way you went up at easter.

 

[DrAlf]

Wotcha slow bloke.

Could always come back the way you went up at easter.

That would be great, if only I could remember the way It was all a blur Have you got an autoroute file?

 

[Abelrider]

Aye, but its 2004 so if you have an earlier version it wont work. Whats yer email addy?

 

[DrAlf]

Got it sorted Abel - thanks anyway.

Rat GS heading North today - watch out ya monkeys

 

[DrAlf]

Top trip. Stunning.

 

[Davel]

When you get near to the M6, maybe take it up to Preston and then drop onto the A6.

Depending on whereabouts in the Lakes you're heading for, you can travel up over Shap and keep on this road as far as Keswick.

Whichever route you decide on - enjoy!