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Saturday 24th January 2009: A ride over the Ouster Rake Path, then along the Brennand, Dunsop, Hodder and Langden Valleys in the Forest of Bowland.
The information board at the start of the track.
Nick’s mountain bike.
The start of the track.
Heading up towards Trough House.
A view of the Trough of Bowland from the track.
A beck and there a bit of snow on the summit of Totridge.
Trough House.
Looking back towards Trough House.
Following the bridleway up on to Whin Fell.
Looking back from the start of the Open Access Land.
Another view of the Trough of Bowland with Morecambe Bay in the background.
Looking towards Staple Oak Fell.
Heading across Whin Fell
Boundary fence.
Heading down the start of the Ouster Rake path, the rucksacks belong to the Bowland Mountain Rescue Team who were practising rescuing a mountain biker.
The view down the Ouster Rake Path.
Looking back up the path.
Looking down into the Brennand Valley, note the convoy of four be fours on the road below as there plenty of shooting of pheasant going on!
The start of the freewheel down the Dunsop valley.
A bit further down the valley.
Following the bridleway along the river bank towards Dunsop Bridge.
Still following the bridleway towards Dunsop Bridge.
Always check your boots before going out!
The pack lunch at Dunsop Bridge but we soon headed to tearoom at the Post Office for a brew and cake.
The cake photo.
Ham and pea soup.
A view Hodder Valley from Burhomle Bridge.
Farm building in Higher Whitewell.
The village of Whitewell
At the start of the bridleway from Leagram Mill to Higher Greystoneley.
Limekiln at Knott Hill
Fern in the walls of the limekiln
Nick rode through the ford the rest of us use the footbridge over Greystoneley Brook.
Looking down into the Hodder Valley from the road going over New Laund Hill.
A view looking up the Langden Beck, the Bowland Mountain Rescue Team Headquarters on the right of the photo, a fitting end to good day out on the bike (and for your webmaster the last ride for a few weeks has I going into hospital for a operation on my hand so Peter has volunteer to lead the next two rides).
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