CTC Ride Report – Sunday 20th September Killington Lake via Farleton View.

In these Covid affected times only 2 other riders, Adam and Gillie, joined Patience on a beautiful day to cycle up to Killington Lake, just two days before the new restrictions for Lancashire came into force.  What we lacked in numbers, we made up for with quality!  We met by the motorway bridge at the bottom end of Nether Kellet and were briefly joined by Nigel, on his way up to Kendal and some off-roading over to the Lune Valley.  The sun shone on us as we headed to Over Kellet and then past Capernwray Diving Centre and via Borwick and Priest Hutton to the Carnforth–Burton road.  Here we briefly hooked up with Miles, on his way to meet his wife at Beetham.  He turned off at Holme and we continued to Farleton View for a very convivial morning coffee, keeping our safe distances round a large table outdoors.

Our onward route took us via Millness, then up the lovely Peasley Beck valley, through Gate Beck, Middleshaw and up to Ewebank.  We then took the higher level option to go around the northern end of Killington Reservoir, which proved a little too taxing for my hill-climbing abilities, but Gillie on her E Bike and Adam rode all the way.  We were rewarded for all the effort by wonderful views across the Reservoir to the Howgills and behind us to the Lake District Fells.  We paused for a few photos before the swoop down and over the M6.

A delightful spot by the south eastern side of the reservoir provided the perfect place for our picnic lunch.  The onward route took us via Bendrigg and Park Hill before dropping down to cross the Lune by Rigmaden Hall.  We called at The Church Mouse in Barbon for a brew before heading homewards via Casterton, Whittington and Arkholme.

A total of around 50 miles with a fair few feet of ascent!

Patience Cooper