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GoatandTricycle
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Not sure this is the right place to be posting this question, but am heading up from London to the Lakes over August bank holiday weekend, staying in Millom, to give Hardknott and Wrynose a go. Having never done anything worse than Ditchling Beacon (albeit on a 46/17, which is the most pain I've ever put myself through on a hill), aim is to get up without putting a foot down, and fancy will probably struggle with that as is, 34/32 notwithstanding. Thinking of a route that goes via Bank End to Eskdale, across to Little Langdale (or Clappersgate?) then following the A593 back down to Broughton in Furness, but have never cycled in the Lake District and recall the roads being single-lane horrors with cars going by at 50mph, so was hoping someone here might have a better idea than me as to what might be a sensible route? Am fearing the roads will be absolutely snarled with cars given peak tourist season.
Apart from that, will probably have latter part of Saturday (or might have the time to do a longer ride on Sunday if we decide to jump on the bikes and head off for some pain after a 5 hour train journey) and earlier part of Monday to go off and see other parts of the Lakes and would welcome any route recommendations!