Secret Kielder...very pic heavy.
Mar 8, 2015 19:08:41 GMT
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Post by hodgy on Mar 8, 2015 19:08:41 GMT
Having missed out yesterday I needed an mtb "fix " today .
I revisited some of the trails that I rode as my local route when I lived at Falstone ..which is in the shadow of the dam at Kielder ..these tracks and trails are rarely visited by other mountain bikers ..but lie just 5 mins away from the Lakeside Way ..the 27 mile multi user trail than circumnavigates the lake
This first pic is taken from a now overgrown track which was fantastic prior to the " way " being built ..I really miss it
Strictly speaking this is a walking trail ..but I have been riding this for years ..and see no reason to stop!
It leads down to the Wave Chamber ..an art feature by the waterside ..it has been dumbed down in recent years by adding a fence ( severe drop to the side) ..but is still rocky & rooty !
The next three are of the wave chamber ..reflections of the waves on the water are by the use of mirrors in the roof transferred to the concrete floor
Start of the legal stuff !
One of two marker stones within a few yards of each other ..this one had an N ..the other an R ..no clue as to why
The southern end or the reservoir from the bridleway to Black Belling Head ..at 9 miles long and 2 miles at its widest ..there's a lot out of shot
Natural bridleway ..miles of the stuff that hardly anyone uses..local knowledge obviously helps !
'Twas good to get out ..and just what I needed ..
I revisited some of the trails that I rode as my local route when I lived at Falstone ..which is in the shadow of the dam at Kielder ..these tracks and trails are rarely visited by other mountain bikers ..but lie just 5 mins away from the Lakeside Way ..the 27 mile multi user trail than circumnavigates the lake
This first pic is taken from a now overgrown track which was fantastic prior to the " way " being built ..I really miss it
Strictly speaking this is a walking trail ..but I have been riding this for years ..and see no reason to stop!
It leads down to the Wave Chamber ..an art feature by the waterside ..it has been dumbed down in recent years by adding a fence ( severe drop to the side) ..but is still rocky & rooty !
The next three are of the wave chamber ..reflections of the waves on the water are by the use of mirrors in the roof transferred to the concrete floor
Start of the legal stuff !
One of two marker stones within a few yards of each other ..this one had an N ..the other an R ..no clue as to why
The southern end or the reservoir from the bridleway to Black Belling Head ..at 9 miles long and 2 miles at its widest ..there's a lot out of shot
Natural bridleway ..miles of the stuff that hardly anyone uses..local knowledge obviously helps !
'Twas good to get out ..and just what I needed ..
