Bikepacking the Pennine Bridleway - Day 2
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 เม.ย. 2021
- Day 2 on the Pennine Bridleway. Didn't do as many miles as I should but the weather was great, the trail was amazing and the day ended with a very unexpected evening of comfort.
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Trail magic is a thing - brings back memories of similar acts of kindness over of the years.
It's certainly real. Especially when you travel solo.
People are kind to travellers.
Highly appreciate your early morning philosophy. A rushed furtive start is no way to begin a day. You've got it right.
Food - on my End to End, my lunch was almost invariably a meat pie, a banana and a pint of milk, leaning on a litter bin outside a Spa or similar.
Can't beat a bit of loin girding.
Also can't beat 'golden encounters' along the way.
Can't beat the corner-shop-lunch. It will never win any awards but it is incredibly satisfying ;)
Excellent...quite often kindness given by strangers is a reflection of yourself & your kindness of approach! 👍
Let's hope so. I think I'm a fairly good person - especially when I'm on my bike. I do seem to have attracted more than my fair share of kindness from those I've met on the rides I've done. It's a beautiful thing and one of the best parts of solo cycling.
“The kindness of strangers” is always proof there is far more good in this world then bad. This is such an enjoyable video to watch, it really makes me feel as if I am there with you. I love the music you have added as well, wonderfully produced, thank you
It's true. The benefits of are always greater than just the thing which is given.
The fact of the giving and the little interaction with good hearted strangers is all a benefit in itself.
Really glad you are enjoying the vids. Hope I can keep up the standard 😉
There is still kind people in this world of ours indeed just outstanding!
Absolutely! And it really does seem that travelling solo on a bike is great way to become the focus of that kindness.
I do prefer solo travel for that same reason. I love meeting people while I'm out and you for some reason are much more approachable when you are solo.
It's generally easier I find. Definitely less stressful and more of an adventure
Nice soundtrack! Good people often meet good people. Take care!
It does seem that way. I always seem to find groovy folk on my travels 😉
'Just staring at stuff' ...yes all about the journey. very enjoyable to watch and listen to.
Glad you found it enjoyable. And always glad to find someone else who understands the importance of moving slow and taking in the view
I was laughing out loud at the beginning of this post; that thing discussed in an earlier post of yours, where time seems to have a will of it's own, when on an adventure.
Whatever you do; however early you get up, or however much preparation and forethought you put into it; the morning always seems to race away towards lunchtime.
It's that catch 22 of not wanting to be too regimented; but also wishing to make the most of every minute..haha..
I always have exactly the same problem; but despite kinda giving in and accepting it for what it is. I still catch myself contemplating it..usually in the morning, on holiday or on an adventure; then chuntering to myself for doing it!
You were lucky, to not only to be gifted by the kindness of a stranger; but also the unnaturally beautiful weather, up on the pennines.
Look forward to part 3..take care Jethro.
The weather on this one was amazing though I got a pretty full spectrum of conditions the end of the last day!
An amazing ride but a very hard one. Made enjoyable by the people along the way, the landscapes and the wildlife - birdsong and orchids deserving special mention so far
You wouldn’t be able to pay for this kind of adventure with a million pound note. Awesome! Your cinematography on this one was especially good. And thank you for the late start validation. I never start cycling until 10 or 11 am.
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it.
And I'm glad it isn't just me who can't get their arse in gear of a morning 😉
But I fully believe it's as much about the being still as it is about the moving.
I thoroughly enjoyed this. Thanks (from Arkansas, USA).
My pleasure. I'm really glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks also for the Ko-fi coffee! Your support is hugely appreciated
Good result with the caravan, I take back all the things ive ever said about farmers.
(well, some of the things at least)
Now i thought i was a lazy traveller with my up at 8, and peddling by 9 policy. But 10.30?
One thing i do find is the morning gets wasted, somehow stopping for a coffer takes and hour, especially after 2 cappuccinos, then i get chatting to someone, before i know it its midday, and ive done 10 miles out of a planned 60.
Loving the films so far.
Looking fwd to part 3
Yeah coffee and people being friendly really eats into a schedule doesn't it! 😉
A nice cafe pops up and you think a quick breakfast will actually give you the energy to make some miles and it ends up taking hours.
This is why the best tours are the ones with no end date booked. I love that feeling of it not mattering if I start late or get distracted because there is nowhere I have to be.
'What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare ' - W H Davies.
Given the colour and the time of year that must be an early purple orchid I suppose... Orchis Mascula.
Quality comment. Poetry and botany in one short post.
Lovely quote Lou!
Amazing views and landscapes by the way
It's an amazing part of the world. Hard cycling though!
Self pace 💯
Tremendous stroke of luck there old boy looks fantastic 👏
It really was. I love it when days come together like this
It’s rare to get that sort of weather on the Pennine Way. Love your vids, and looking forward to the next instalment.
I kept bumping to folk who told me how unusual it was and how lucky I'd been.
I got blazing sun, roaring wind, frost, snow hail and a few spots of rain. Sometimes all in the same day!
In Sweden we have this commercial on TV for a betting company. Their slogan is "suddenly it happens". Could well apply for you this time. No money but a splendid place to stay. Good that the farmer had horses on his fields.
Absolutely. These do just seen to happen when one is riding, especially solo.
I've found this in all countries I've visited. People see you with your bags on your bike and it seems to make you somehow more trustworthy or approachable. Whatever the reason people always seem keen to chat and to offer help. It is fantastic.
There’s a saying that is apt here: “When the weary traveler is ready, the caravan will appear.” Or something like that. Great video, great trip. Can’t wait for Day 3!
I like that. Always good to con a new saying.
And it's true very often. These happy meetings do seem to happen more often when you put yourself out there in the world
When you're ready to break camp you near to keep clear of those orchids. Chatty little buggers and they can be real time killers. Some great views and a nice ending to the day for sure.
If it isn't the orchids it's some nice moss or an interesting bird.
Always something to distract me no matter what time of day it is.
excellent, and the stone walls are stunning.
Yeah I've been giving the walls a lot of thought. They are amazing when you stop to think about them
Phew! Glad you're still alive! I got a bit worried in the hiatus after Day 1 😂
I had data issues so couldn't upload. I'm done now, survived the PBW!
I have a video for each day but I think I'll trickle then out and see if I can get that elusive video-a-week schedule going like I always dreamed of 😉
It was a great ride though very very hard!
@@JethroJessop I love your relaxed mornings admission, and that you weren't afraid to admit to pushing your bike uphill! It's good to know that other people are out there doing "slow" touring 😊 Looking forward to the rest of the trip 👍🏼
@@sarahcook3992 the first time I ever went touring I felt like it was a moment of shame if I pushed up a hill but as I've ridden more I've realised it really doesn't matter 😉
It's all about being in the place for me and how you get there and how fast you travel is irrelevant.
Here's to slow touring!
I love how you said you were just staring at things in the morning and taking it all in and I get that. It shows how clear headed you are 👍 something not many people can achieve
There is a lot to be said for just staring. I dunno if it really counts as meditation but it does do the head a lot of good
@@JethroJessop Fair enough. When I zone out i feel pretty zen though 😅
@@nomadicalex6218 no better way to zone or than cycling
Beautuful ride! I cant wait to look at moss with you and to stare over a coffee at 7 am .
I saw so much good moss on this trip! So many different types all growing together.
Once again I lamented never becoming a botanist
Nice one buddy! Lucked out there with the caravan!! 👍🏼 must have missed out on part one, will try and catch up soon!
All the best pal
Ash
Cheers!
The caravan was a lucky find for sure. The rest of the week was all wild camping after this (vids to come). Found some great spots but it was bloody cold. Frost on the tent every morning and a scattering of snow on the last day.
Fantastic ride but probably the hardest I've done.
Very nice, slow start is good, you're on yer 'olidays. Looking forward to peat bog pushing later !
There was a hell of a lot of pushing on this one! More than any ride I've ever done.
Amazing landscape but really hard to ride. They call it a bridleway but I'd be impressed by the horse that could complete it!
That would be a video I'd watch!
Really enjoyed that, I like your pace and philosophy. What was that music? Sounded a bit like Ben Harper’s latest.
Thank you. Always nice to find a kindred spirit :) The music is just tracks from TH-cam's royalty free library. There is a lot of bad stuff in there but I'm collecting together a set of (in my opinion) really nice pieces. You'll tend to hear the same ones reused in my vids though :)
It would be nice if the government could designate some small pockets of land here and there for a bit of free overnight camping.their always saying that they want people to cycle a bit more.
That would be amazing indeed! A cheap and simple way to encourage people outdoors.
They do it in Denmark in s big way and it is very popular both with tourists and locals.
The problem here I fear would be making sure these spots didn't get abused and destroyed. Sad but true I think.
@@JethroJessop I was kinda thinking the same thing.what with all the fly tipping and people who don't give a damn about the people coming behind them,as long as they have a good time.etc
@@oldscoolgaming.5040 it is a real problem. Very sad. I dunno how you'd go about solving it either. Maybe a massive educational push would have it sorted in a generation or two
Excellent... tough riding though from what I saw ... and a total result at the end with the Caravan.
Looking forward to the next one ... also looking forward to being allowed to go more than 10km from home soon when lockdown légère lifts a little bit here.
Tough indeed. Probably the toughest riding I've done I think!
I finished the route yesterday and I can give you a preview of the coming videos - it doesn't get any easier 😉
Great ride though.
Have you got a date for coming out of lockdown yet?
@@JethroJessop I know the area there so figured it wouldn’t be easy
Lockdown ... Macron speaks tonight but roughly, from Monday the daytime travel limits are gone but there will still be a 19:00 to 06:00 curfew, no bars or anything and some areas still locked. After that, I’d guess bar terraces but end May with slightly shorter curfew then ... erm, who knows really. Just looking to get out at all outside 10km which isn’t far on a bike.
@@markl2815 yeah, 10km doesn't give you much to play with does it.
I really hope we are on the way out for good now but as you say, who knows.
I just got my invite to get the vaccine so hopefully I'll be pumped full of Bill Gates' mind control tracker bots very soon!
This looked like a lovely place to end the day on where is this farm and does he rent that static caravan out? I seriously need a nice peaceful place to chill out this year and that looks idilic 👍 I’m researching how hard it will be to do this route in one go for a charity ride, and it looks bloomin tough for a continuous ride in a couple of days! I have a friend who’s done it in a couple of days before but looking at this video I never realised how tough that must have been! Nice one, I look forward to watching the rest. 👍
I've never one for endurance challenges or pushing myself to the limits on rides. I go pretty slow and don't cover any great distances. I'm sure there are people who could bash this out in a couple of days (think it is just a shade over 200 miles) but I don't think I could have done it much faster than I did.
I'm assuming simply by the fact that you are looking into it that you are a more hardcore rider than me though so maybe you'll crack it!
It is bloody hard, the surface of rough and the hills are steep and constant
It's a great ride though, I definitely recommend it.
The caravan was just there for friends and family he said, I lucked out and crossed paths with him the day he had it all opened up and the gas reconnected after winter.
@@JethroJessop ah that’s a shame he’d probably make a killing there 👍
I don’t know about hardcore anymore, lockdown weight has buggered me up for months! Struggling to get back into shape now I’m having to ride to work again. But it’s coming off slowly. A friend of mine had a daughter that’s got Leukaemia and she’s raising money for charity. She’s an absolutely hardcore rider and puts many of us old folk to shame. So this year the club is doing a how far for Evie challenge and I was wondering what challenge I could set myself. Coast to coast is probably the easy option but this seems like a heck of a lot more of a challenge! In as few days as possible. I recon the better half would allow me three days max before She starts to think I’ve run off with someone else LOL so it needs to be a short sharp challenge! This is the first set of videos that I’ve seen that properly document a lot of the route so thanks for uploading, I know how much effort goes into filming these, and my adventure will have to skip a lot of filming if I’m to make it in good time.
@@DownHillCol he wouldn't even take any money from me to come the gas I used. Said he done backpacking in the past and knew what it was like to be given a bed for the night. A true cool dude he was.
I'm in awe of those who do these hardcore endurance rides. It doesn't appeal to me to be honest but in fascinated by the routes and those that ride them.
I was watching the Lyle Wilcox movie about her tour divide race the other night. Absolutely nuts what some people can get their muscles to do 😉
If you can do the PBW in the days I will definitely sponsor you! Think you will have earned it for sure. In fact, ping me a link and I'll chip in anyway. A good friend of mine lost his son to leukaemia a few years back so I can relate on some level.
@@JethroJessop ah bless you that’s very kind of you, I wasn’t fishing for anyone to sponsor me, I wouldn’t ask anyone for it either in the current climate. I was just going to donate some money myself after completing the challenge. I think the main thing Evie wants to do is raise awareness of cycling for everyone, she’s a very inspirational young lady and already raised over £18k for young children with cancer and leukaemia and we’ve not even done our rides yet! 👍
The tour divide is something that looks like a crazy challenge! I do wish that I’d had the drive to do something like that when I was younger. It gets harder to find time to do fanciful stuff like that as you grow older and justify the time away from family and work etc. Just reading a book called ‘The last English man’ it’s a book about someone walking the Pacific crest trail, now that’s something I could probably do when I retire LOL
These videos are very insightful, I was thinking of doing it from Kirkby Stephen back to Belper where I live. Surely it will be all downhill if I do it that way 😂🙈
@@DownHillCol Ah that's fine then, if you are doing it North-South. Just push of at the top and cruise home - won't even have to pedal ;)
I actually just checked and Belper is a few meters lower than Kirkby Stephen so technically it would be a downhill average ;)
I am all for raising awareness of cycling. If I hadn't got into the touring/bikepacking thing my life and general outlook would be very different indeed. I honestly think it has the power to change people, societies, even the world.
I also believe that if everyone chips in a bit towards good causes then we all feel the benefits so I'll happily donate a few quid and I hope you'll report back on whatever ride you do end up doing!
Judging from the time of year and the colour, I reckon early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) would be a good bet.
Good shout I think. There were loads of them on that bank, not all in flower but once I'd spotted one I just keep seeing me.
It was great spot
lucky find at the end but was there beer in the carvan
There wasn't but to be honest, I don't drink a lot when I'm riding anyway. I'm such a light weight it always takes the edge off the next day even if I only have one
@@JethroJessop I only hurt after 18 lol
@@Bikepacking it's a useful skill to have 😉
Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula), most likely.
Ah nice one thank you.
This was the only one in flower but there were quite a few with just leaves out that I assume were all the same. Loads of good moss too, it was a very nice bank to sit on and see the morning in.
I can not imagine how old the stone walls are yet alone how many men or man hours it took to make them. Do they outline property lines?
I was thinking about them a lot as well. I assume they outline pastures but some of them go up slopes you'd be hard pressed to walk up let alone drag tonnes of rock up! And along the edge of cliffs and arching over streams, and they go for miles! Out there in what is still the middle of nowhere now and must have been even more so when they were built.
I have no idea when they were built but I can't imagine they are recent, the time and materials required must have rendered them impractical long ago. The fact that they are still standing and mostly in good shape is amazing really
@@JethroJessop I know that in Sweden the walls were made while clearing the fields of stones so they could plant for farming.
@@garylindberg2492 ah yes that makes sense. I remember seeing walls in Sweden that where almost wider than they were tall! Lots of stones to clear I suppose.
I'll have to look into this a bit more. It's one of those things you don't really consider until someone points it out. The walls are just there, part of the landscape.
Also the Swedish walls used less uniform shaped rocks, these one seen like they have been selected for the job.
Also also, I don't know if these mark out land that has ever been planted. It seems so bare and exposed that I can't imagine much thriving except sheep.
Not that I know anything about any of this. I'll have to do some along around.
Did you offer any payment for the caravan? Just wondering about the protocol in these situations...
I did, twice, but it was declined. The chap's response was 'It wouldn't be a favour if I took any money'.
He said he has done some backpacking in the past and remembered the value of a comfy bed at the end of a day. He didn't even want to hang out really, just made sure I was comfy and left me to it. True kindness for the sake of kindness.
I once got invited to lunch by a couple in a little town in Norway who had converted an outbuilding in their garden into a bunkhouse for passing cyclists. They had beds for about 6 people, a shower, a little workshop, all offered for free to anyone who passed by. They had been cyclists in the past and remembered similar kindness that they had received from others and how much those simple gestures can mean.
I love these encounters. They renew one's faith in humanity.
Hey Jethro! I’m planning to do the the same trail in the next month and I’m just wondering how did you get by in regards to food and eating regularly?
Hey! I set off with enough food for a few days but actually you can find supplies at least every other day.
The route passes through a few towns and most of them have some kind of shop plus pubs and cafes. If you are anything like me though, take a lot of snacks! It is a really hard trail, rough surfaces and lots of steep climbs and I was constantly stopping to eat. Unless you are an absolute machine you will be pushing a fair bit and having something to snack on mid-climb is always nice.
When you pass through Settle I highly recommend the 3 Peaks Bike Shop Cafe in the main square. Really good bike shop if you need any bits on the way and a really good cafe - best fry up I've had for ages. It is also right next to the co-op.
I think I stopped for supplies in Glossop, Barnoldswick and settle and I stopped at a couple of pubs for lunch when the presented at the right moment.
Take a filter of some kind and you will be sorted for water as there are hundreds of little streams you can fill up from.
@@JethroJessop I cannot tell u how much of a massive help that was. Keep doing what ur doing aswell love the content👍🏼
@@zacmckee4554 thanks, glad to be off help. Happy to answer any other questions if I can.
If you go to my channel page there is a link to my Strava where you can see my exact route on each day, might be helpful.
When are you starting?
@@JethroJessop I’m hopefully start by end of June when it’s full blown summer. This will be my first bikepacking trip so looking forward to it. What map did you follow actually, where did u get ur map from?
@@zacmckee4554 Wow, not starting easy then?! ;)
If you are doing it in height of summer take decent sun protection as it is really exposed. You will be cycling in the full sun with very little shade. It will likely also be very dusty on some sections.
Take a filter of some sort and take advantage of every stream to refill bottles. I got through at least 3lt each day and though I got good sunny weather it wasn't super hot for me.
Be super careful about open flames if you are wild camping. I imagine in hot dry weather those hills would light up pretty easy!
I used the gpx file from the official page: www.nationaltrail.co.uk/en_GB/trails/pennine-bridleway/
I just loaded it up in Viewranger using the OpenCycleMap tile set which is all free.
I didn't take a paper map but it is incredibly well signposted to the point that you could ALMOST do it without a map. Almost, I did go wrong a couple of times ;)
Ditch the tropical jungle hat its makes your conversation appear more boring as it is.
Nah, I love that hat. And I don't think choice of headgear has much impact on conversation to fair. The hat is there purely to keep the weather off and does a grand job so I'll hang on to it.