Dales Trails 2022

Post up pics of you and your bike. A place for members to get all arty farty, creative and, er, post up snaps.
Post Reply
User avatar
Steve T
Posts: 2621
Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:13 pm
Location: Moray
Has thanked: 256 times
Been thanked: 836 times

Dales Trails 2022

Post by Steve T »

Some photies from the weekends visit . . .

Stalling Busk
Image

No idea why the wall needed a wash down
Image

Image

Then a scenic piccie on our way too . . .
Image

. . . Cam Road High
Image

Image

Image

Popped into Hawes for tea & nibbles after we came off of the Cam road and managed to get the timing just right . . . before the biking hoards from everywhere descended for a brew.

Then it was off towards Kirkby Stephen to ride part of the monument trail.
Image

Image

Sunday as we entered back onto home turf. . .
Image

Approx. 810 miles -what better way to spend your weekend is there?

Steve T

8-)
ZEN DOG

He knows not where he's going, for the ocean will decide
It's not the destination . . . . . . . it's the glory of the ride
minkyhead
Posts: 4343
Joined: Tue Sep 07, 2010 2:31 pm
Has thanked: 569 times
Been thanked: 894 times

Re: Dales Trails 2022

Post by minkyhead »

luv the dales so few people on the trails and back roads ..nice pics them
whats the wether forcast ..wheres me map
User avatar
Steve T
Posts: 2621
Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:13 pm
Location: Moray
Has thanked: 256 times
Been thanked: 836 times

Re: Dales Trails 2022

Post by Steve T »

Steve,

Thanks for the kind comment re the piccies :D

We didn't see another bike on any of the trails, just one tractor . . . and the driver was holding the gate open for us, which was nice :shock: and just two small groups of walkers.

Tis indeed a great place to take the larger trail bikes - not challenging but still out of the way and with fantastic views when the clouds have stopped emptying themselves.

Steve T

8-)
ZEN DOG

He knows not where he's going, for the ocean will decide
It's not the destination . . . . . . . it's the glory of the ride
Onenoodles
Posts: 79
Joined: Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:37 pm
Location: Worcester
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 53 times

Re: Dales Trails 2022

Post by Onenoodles »

Steve T wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 10:54 am Steve,

Thanks for the kind comment re the piccies :D

We didn't see another bike on any of the trails, just one tractor . . . and the driver was holding the gate open for us, which was nice :shock: and just two small groups of walkers.

Tis indeed a great place to take the larger trail bikes - not challenging but still out of the way and with fantastic views when the clouds have stopped emptying themselves.

Steve T

8-)
That looks great and you appear to have had a great time.

Might be heading up that way in a couple of weeks ... where is the best start point so I can look it up on the OS Maps please?
User avatar
Scott_rider
Posts: 2436
Joined: Wed Mar 21, 2012 12:47 pm
Has thanked: 29 times
Been thanked: 294 times

Re: Dales Trails 2022

Post by Scott_rider »

Nice one 8-) .
Suzuki GSX-S1000F...the KTM 450 EXC-R has gone
User avatar
Steve T
Posts: 2621
Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:13 pm
Location: Moray
Has thanked: 256 times
Been thanked: 836 times

Re: Dales Trails 2022

Post by Steve T »

Onenoodles wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 11:30 am ... where is the best start point so I can look it up on the OS Maps please?
Hawes is the best location to start either Stalling Busk or Cam Rd High. We started at Carpley Green farm and turned for Stalling Busk along the track, then down past the resevoir, Semer Water, up the hill and took a left up Cam Rd High.

The small village of Outhgill on the B6259 for the Monument trail.

Steve T

8-)
ZEN DOG

He knows not where he's going, for the ocean will decide
It's not the destination . . . . . . . it's the glory of the ride
Onenoodles
Posts: 79
Joined: Sun Mar 28, 2021 6:37 pm
Location: Worcester
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 53 times

Re: Dales Trails 2022

Post by Onenoodles »

Steve T wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 7:42 pm
Onenoodles wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 11:30 am ... where is the best start point so I can look it up on the OS Maps please?
Hawes is the best location to start either Stalling Busk or Cam Rd High. We started at Carpley Green farm and turned for Stalling Busk along the track, then down past the resevoir, Semer Water, up the hill and took a left up Cam Rd High.

The small village of Outhgill on the B6259 for the Monument trail.

Steve T

8-)
Cheers pal and thanks for that ;)
scooby
Posts: 533
Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:58 pm
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 25 times

Re: Dales Trails 2022

Post by scooby »

Hi, good pictures and it sounds like a cracking trip , ive ridden Cam High Road and Stalling Busk in the past on my XR400 but not done it for a few years now but i was interested how you got on with your F800gs on those routes as i may be doing it myself on an F800 but i would be solo do you think its a sensible idea as im no riding God and the GS is new to me, i remember not having any problems on the XR but its a good bit lighter.
Im going to try and find the Monument Trail as i hav'nt heard of it before.

thanks again for the write up.
User avatar
Steve T
Posts: 2621
Joined: Sat Jul 17, 2010 7:13 pm
Location: Moray
Has thanked: 256 times
Been thanked: 836 times

Re: Dales Trails 2022

Post by Steve T »

Scooby,

I've done harder trails on the F8GS - Dodd Fell and the Coach Rd before they were graded, and the bike, even with me (the weakest link) steering it, managed no bother :roll: . Even managed to keep it up-right on both trails :D

I have always ridden with another rider just for the reasons/problems that you and most riders have a worry over, so I cannot give any words on your doing it solo.
I don't consider myself a good off road rider, just one who is careful. I had to pick my bike up once on the Saturday and picking up a F8GS from rutted slab rock wasn't that hard. By the time my riding pal had noticed my absence behind him (he IS an off-road ridng god by the way), I'd got the bike up, out of the rut and was mounted ready to go again.

Enjoy your ride,

Steve T

8-)
ZEN DOG

He knows not where he's going, for the ocean will decide
It's not the destination . . . . . . . it's the glory of the ride
scooby
Posts: 533
Joined: Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:58 pm
Has thanked: 2 times
Been thanked: 25 times

Re: Dales Trails 2022

Post by scooby »

Hi Steve thanks for the reply i will be trying out the Monumont trail for sure when im there in a couple of weeks.
Keep up the photos they are always very inspiring to get out and ride more :D
Post Reply

Return to “WE LOVE PICS”