Over the Pennines: Nenthead, Allenhead & the moors
C2C Day 5
Day 5 of our C2C ride saw us riding through the Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, not that we got to see too much of it in the swirling mist that dominated the high moorland. After leaving Alston and Nenthead we headed up and down to Allenshead and Rookhope. After four days riding we finally reached the edge of Cumbria, rode briefly in Northumberland and ended the day in Consett, County Durham.
Goodbye Lovelady
It was a shame to leave but we had an early appointment up the road in Nenthead. Lovelady Shield Country House Hotel set us up for the day
with an award winning Brilliant Breakfast
Read more about our visit to this award winning country house hotel here.
Hello Dick Phillips
With Dick Phillips, a specialist in Icelandic Cycle Touring.
He gave us some ideas for our summer tour in Iceland.
And warned us of a tough day ahead climbing over the Pennines.
Misty on the moors
Up in the hills it was winter conditions, cool, misty with not much to see
Out of Cumbria and into Northumberland
Except the odd border crossing, leaving Cumbria behind after 4 days riding across it
This is mining country
This is mining country and the evidence is all around, like here in Allenshead
Back on the high fells the boys put the climbing skills they picked up in Keswick to good use
And found the strangest of objects concealed in the bee hive cairn, a Buddhist geocache?
Rookhope – not quite in bloom
Down in Rookhope this made us chuckle. But in their defence, it is winter.
On the right track
Beyond Rookhope, we tried the off road trail marked by one of the classic C2C milestones
Or is that off the track?
It was a tough ride off road up and across towards Consett,
but we made it eventually. In the dark, of course.
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See more of our Winter Coast to Coast (C2C) Photo Journals
- Are you a purist or not bothered?
- Day 1: Setting Out: Workington to Cockermouth
- Day 2: Northern Lakes: Over Whinlatter and into Keswick
- Day 3: In the Shadow of Blencathra: Keswick to Penrith
- Day 4: Goodbye Lakes, Hello Pennines: Penrith to Hartside Summit and Alston
- Day 5: Over the Pennines: Nenthead to Allenhead and onto Consett
- Day 6: Welcome to the North East: Consett to Beamish & Sunderland
- Day 7: The end of the ride: Along the Wear in Sunderland
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