January 8th: Kentmere & Longsleddale Area.
Due the gales the night before bring down many trees in the South Lakes and causing flooding in Carlisle, click here to read more.
February 12: Parkamoor and Grizedale Area.
After meeting at the car park on the race course at Cartmel, the eight of us (this included Steve Griffith our Public Relations Officer up from London and new member Sandra Waterhouse from Halton.) headed out of Cartmel along lanes to Cark, where we stop for morning coffee at the café at the South Lakeland Nurseries, where we met Tony Greenbank, a freelance journalist... click here to read more.
March 12: Malham Tarn.
After meeting up at the National Park’s car park at Clapham the ten of us (this included Steve Griffith the RSF Public Relations Officer up from London, new members David Threlfall from Langho and Bill Plews from Ormskirk) headed out of Clapham along Thwaite Lane, click here to read more.
April 9: Borrowdale and Bretherdale Area.
After café stop in Sedbergh, for the benefit of Steve Griffth our new chairman who just rode over from Slaidburn where he was staying at the Youth Hostel for the weekend. The six of us headed out of Sedbergh along Howgill Lane and then along the Fairmile Road. Click here to read more..
May 1: Skeggles Water.
After making way out of Kendal along the cycle path, we headed up the west side of the Kent Valley through the villages of  Burnside and Bowston, then along Winter Lane before joining the cycle path along side the A591 for short period time before turning off  heading through the lanes for Staveley and morning coffee at Wilf’s.
After morning coffee we headed up the Kentmere Valley and soon pasting through the hamlet of Green Quarter. Click here to read more.
May 14: Jenkin Crag and Claife Heights.
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June 11: A Tour of Ullswater.
Peter joined Lynne and I on what was supposed to be Simeon ride. Having come down Sticks Pass I now realise why Simeon asked me to lead the ride. Click here to read more.
June 19: Salter Fell.
In the absence of Rob and Simeon I “volunteered” as stand in runs leader. So you can image my pride, on turning up at Bullbeck car park, to be met by dozens of cyclists. A record turnout competing with an Easter Meet rather than normal area run. Merit Shield’s all mine I think.
However, the swelled head didn’t last long when I found that we had coincided with the start of audax event. So nine of us set off through Brookhouse, up the road above Littledale and the drop-climb-drop-climb, via Haylot farm to start of the Salter Fell track. An old, high level, drovers road its climbs/undulates upwards for about six miles before dropping, sometimes rough and steep, for the next two down towards Slaidburn. The day was dry and quite warm but looking back normally good views of the three peaks were decidedly murky.
The trail has been reinstated in recent years following considerable damage by 4 x 4’s and trail motorbikes. Near the top we chatted to two guys on mtb’s with a small Jack Russell running alongside. I was thinking that its legs were a bit short for such a long run.
After Salter it was all tarmac. First to Dunsop Bridge, for a brew at Puddleducks, then up and over the Trough of Bowland and through Abbeystead back to Bullbeck. Starting the Trough climb we again met the two mtb guys with the Jack Russell, enjoying the fast descent peering out from one of their panniers. At the top of the climb we were cooled down by a short sharp thunderstorm.
Overall a good day out even without the record turnout. Thanks to all.

 
July 9: Blea Tarn, Watendlath and St John’s in the Vale.
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August 13th: Mosedale and Wet Sleddale
A wet start from the Kendal Leisure Centre and early coffee stop at Morrisons Supermarket. We were able to discard the water proofs halfway up Long Sleddale and the day rapidly improved with bright sunshine in the afternoon. Click here to read more.
August 22nd Feizor and the Settle Loop
After welcoming  Hilary and Roger Thorp up for the weekend from the Midlands and Geoff Bell and David Hall over from the North East. The ten of  us headed out of Stainforth  across the B6479, then through Little Stainforth and then followed Stainforth Lane up the valley, click here to read more.
10th September Little and Great Langdale
The five of us met at the Moor Top car park at the summit of Hawkhead Moor just above Hawkhead. After we got the bikes out of the vans or in Bryan case the camper van, we all free wheel down to the Grizedale Centre for early morning coffee at the cafe in the Forest. Click here to read more.
25th September 2005 Lancashire Group’s Tour of Morecambe and Lancaster
After riding up from Halton along the Lune cycle track, I met ten other members of the Fellowship at Glasson Dock for the Lancashire Group monthly Sunday ride. Brian Parkinson was soon leading us back up the River Lune, Click here to read more.
1st October: Winster Valley
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5th October: Lune Valley
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23rd October: Upper Eden Valley
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12th November: Dentdale
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10th December: Kirby Lonsdale Area
After meeting at the Devils Bridge car park the eight of us headed into Kirkby Lonsdale for morning coffee and second breakfast. After coffee we headed out of Kirkby Lonsdale along the B6446, Click here to read more.
26th December: Boxing Day Walk
A  joint party of twenty members from the South Lakes Group and Lancaster CTC  section set off from Devils Bridge, Kirby Lonsdale under the leadership of  Ray Moss along various paths through High Casterton.... Click here to read more.
28th December:  Silverdale and Arnside Area.
I met Brian Marsh at the Crook n’ Lune Car park, we were heading along the cycle path towards Halton, at Denny Beck Lane we cross over the River Lune via the Iron Bridge, headed on through Halton and followed the road up to Four lane End, where followed Bottomdale Road and then Ancliffle Lane into Bolton-le-Sands. Where we follow the towpath along the Lancaster Canal to Crag Bank, where we cross over the A6 and headed through Crag Bank, where followed part of North Lancashire cycle way following the road along the shore, we cross over the River Keer via the foot/cycle bridge, then join the main road heading into Silverdale. After few miles we stop at the cafe at the Leighton Moss Nature Reserve.
After morning coffee headed through Silverdale via Gibraltar Farm Road, then through Elmslack, after about mile we turn off the tarmac and followed the bridleway over Arnside Knott, then enjoy the freewheel down into Arnside where we stop for lunch at end of the pier.
After lunch we continue through Arnside and Black Dyke before heading toward Hazelslack Tower Farm where we followed public byway through Dolly Wood. We soon join the tarmac again, after passing through Brackenthwaite, we then followed bridleway through Thrang Moss where we spotted some deer then continue on to Nineteen Acre Lane. After crossing over the A6 again, we followed the lanes through Cinderbarrow, Priest Hutton and then into Borwick. After crossing bridge over the Lancaster Canal just outside Borwick, we followed a white road through to New England where cross over the River Keer via old packet horse bridge, we soon following the Capernway Road into Over Kellet, we follow the main road toward Nether Kellet, at Newlands Farm we then followed Long Dales Lane then Dunald Mill Lane and then followed Park Lane through Halton Park back to the Crook n’ Lune.

Simeon Orme  Maps OS OL41 and  OL7