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Henry Swardle

First off-road biking experience over half a century ago. Not bored of it yet, although my body sez different.

The rides I’ve posted here are my personal ‘diary’ of rides*. Your choice if you want to follow any. Don’t whine if you don’t like em tho.

(Profile pic [and web link] ‘Mint Sauce’ by Jo Burt)

*There are many many more…some lost in the annals of history/not recorded, and some I can’t be arsed to plot and put up.
www.thisiswhy.co.uk

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went mountain biking

July 15, 2025

Hurst Castle walk/ride/ferry

Distance

5.92km

Ascent

0m

Descent

0m

July 15, 2025

Bike/walk/ferry with dogs on a v v windy warm day.

went mountain biking

July 4, 2025

Ravenscar RH Bay round

Distance

8.39km

Ascent

30m

Descent

190m

July 4, 2025

3rd July

went mountain biking

July 2, 2025

Meeting Hse to pub round

Distance

4.08km

Ascent

10m

Descent

70m

went mountain biking

June 23, 2025

Petygards

Distance

17.5km

Ascent

90m

Descent

90m

July 4, 2025

Date approx

went mountain biking

May 27, 2024

Mountain Bike Ride

Distance

15.3km

Ascent

130m

Descent

130m

May 27, 2024

First ride out for wifey's Tera X and first ride for some time.

went mountain biking

October 12, 2022

Lunga-Aird n back

Distance

9.63km

Ascent

130m

Descent

140m

went mountain biking

August 21, 2022

Lawn Hse n back

Time

2h50m

Distance

16.2km

Speed

12.8km/h

Ascent

140m

Descent

140m

went mountain biking

June 7, 2022

Black Sail pootle.

Time

3h41m

Distance

19.0km

Speed

5.2km/h

Ascent

210m

Descent

210m

likes this.

June 7, 2022

Gentle pootle up to YHA Black Sail hostel for a cuppa and noodles. Spastic dog in trailer behind wifey bike so steady away. 'Fire road' type trail apart from a couple of hundred metres of rougher adjacent to the hostel. Cracking weather.

A bit of effort to get there (e-bike not turned on, just to see

went mountain biking

June 5, 2022

Grizedale Moor Top round.

Time

2h30m

Distance

15.8km

Speed

6.3km/h

Ascent

280m

Descent

270m

likes this.

June 5, 2022

Started frim FC Moor Top car park (didnt quite manage to set route recorder off tho!). Free on the day but about not to be. 2 or 3 free spots nearby (good for overnighting in a van).

We followed the 'Green' route. Dull 'fire roads' basically (we were trying out a bike trailer containing a hound) but some

went mountain biking

May 16, 2022

Corrour bothy fail!

Time

2h07m

Distance

18.0km

Speed

8.5km/h

Ascent

130m

Descent

130m

May 16, 2022

Attempt at getting to Corrour bothy. Failed.

Westerly track continues on but we were told en route that it turns into bog a couple of miles short of the bothy. Miserable scenery too, unless you like deer and sheep wrecked landscapes with no natural trees, which for some seems fine. But that sort of

went mountain biking

May 15, 2022

Lin O'Dee – Bob Scott's Bothy Loop from Little Inverey

Time

3h36m

Distance

16.4km

Speed

13.1km/h

Ascent

180m

Descent

170m

May 15, 2022

Some great singletrack on return leg.

went mountain biking

May 9, 2022

Harkerside

Distance

11.3km

Ascent

270m

Descent

270m

June 5, 2022

If memory serves...on the 'return leg' there were some bits which were unrideable due to the route being washed/worn and being too deep to swing yr pedals. Good fun tho!

went mountain biking

May 9, 2022

Scales Moor limestone pavement

Distance

21.3km

Ascent

240m

Descent

240m

went mountain biking

May 9, 2022

Fathers Day 19

Distance

19.1km

Ascent

250m

Descent

250m
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