{"id":1658,"date":"2019-06-23T18:00:45","date_gmt":"2019-06-23T17:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/?p=1658"},"modified":"2019-06-23T18:00:45","modified_gmt":"2019-06-23T17:00:45","slug":"out-of-practice-50-hilly-kms-in-the-yorkshire-dales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/?p=1658","title":{"rendered":"Out of practice: 50 hilly kms in the Yorkshire Dales"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6>22\/06\/19<\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been too long since I last cycled properly and it is like starting again. Perhaps this was a slightly stupid choice for a first ride&#8230;lots of walking up hills required.<\/p>\n<p>Starting from Garsdale Station I took the road over to Dent Station &#8211; and did not enjoy the steep descent into Cowgill. \u00a0The hills of the Lakes were visible from the top.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622a-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Train leaving Garsdale station\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622ab.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622ab-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Steep road at Garsdale Head\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1661\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622b-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hills from Garsdale Head, Lake District just visible\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Visited Dent to fill up my water bottle from the outside tap at the toilets.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622c.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1664\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622c-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Bike on the cobbles in Dent\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then turned off up Deepdale, along a gated road. \u00a0Happier to be walking up than riding down the steep sections.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622d-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Waterfall in Deepdale\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622e.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622e-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Gated road, Deepdale\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622f-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Looking back down the hill, Deepdale\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I couldn&#8217;t really enjoy the descent of Kingsdale to Ingleton as the road had been recently resurfaced and the surface still loose, as well as being narrow and twisting. \u00a0Had to walk down a small section.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622g.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1668\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622g-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Kingsdale\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622h.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1669\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622h-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Ingleton\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then Clapham and Austwick, to meet the B6479 down to Settle. \u00a0I thought staying on the main road would be flatter than sticking to NCN68, but it was very lumpy.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622i.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1670\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622i-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Settle signal box\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622j.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1671\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622j-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Settle station\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>53 km, 995 m climbed (and yet downhill overall), 3 hrs 55 mins, average 13.7 km\/hr.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622-route.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-1673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sloeburn.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/190622-route-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Garsdale - Settle cycle route\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>22\/06\/19 &nbsp; It&#8217;s been too long since I last cycled properly and it is like starting again. Perhaps this was a slightly stupid choice for a first ride&#8230;lots of walking up hills required. Starting from Garsdale Station I took the road over to Dent Station &#8211; and did not enjoy the steep descent into Cowgill. 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