This route encapsulates all that's great about cross-country riding in this here Bronte country, locally known as The Forest of Trawden and Heptonstall Moors. The ride was chosen by our very own trail master...Des.  The weather was very good in places and in others visibility was down to around 20ft, being the first week in March you would have thought that all the snow and ice would have disappeared....how wrong we were, it’s still here. When will spring arrive???  In the MBR this month there is an article about the ongoing weather and I think this statement is very true...’when will it fook off’

The photos which I have added will hopefully be the last that show the snow, but who knows we are going through a terrible time with global warming!!!!

The route Des chose was the opposite way around to the last one we have done, personally I think this is a better route, more enjoyable. The route begins at the bottom of the Gorple track and ascends to the very top, you don’t turn off down to Hurstwood, the rest of the day I spent following Des!!