Eden Valley Cycling UK

The ride starts at Langwathby Village Hall at 10.00 and takes in the coffee stop at Melmerby Village Hall before continuing back via Skirwith and Culgaith. The route is available on the Runs List and  HERE Please text/Whats App Mike on 07906896503 or better still post your intention to ride on the EV Cycling or Cafe Stops group app. This might encourage others to join you! I posted a more detailed explanation of these rides on the blog for December 10th which you can see  HERE . Please follow the relevant parts of our  Club code of conduct . We recommend that all riders carry a note of their emergency contact details in an obvious place.

I have received Notice of the following (as a result of my being on a local committee of local parish councils (as your Club representative)  'Re: Citizens Advice Carlisle & Eden – Appleby Medical Practice Outreach Our outreach sessions will take place at Appleby Medical Practice on the following dates:   Tuesday, 20 January 2026 ​ Tuesday, 03 February 2026​ Tuesday, 17 February 2026​ Tuesday, 03 March 2026​ Tuesday, 17 March 2026​   We will continue to offer a 10am appointment slot, which can be booked by calling our admin line on 03300 563 037.   Drop-in sessions remain available from 11am onwards. This only be of interest to some of you. If it is, please would you let me know (so that I can pass on any further such information. Happy New Year. 

The first of our informal self-led rides experiment is scheduled for this Sunday. The ride starts at Frenchfield at 10.00 and takes in the coffee stop at Lowther before continuing south to Shap via Bampton. The full route is available on the Runs List and  HERE . Please text/WhatsApp Mike on 07906896503 or better still post your intention to ride on the EV Cycling or Cafe Stop WhatsApp group. The latter might encourage others to join you! I posted a more detailed explanation of these rides on a blog post on December 10th  HERE  which you might find useful to consult. Please follow the relevant parts of our  Club Code of Conduct . We recommend that all club riders carry details of their own emergency contact details in an obvious place. A known potential hazard to watch out for this Sunday is extra traffic on the A6, especially northbound, as the M6 is closed due to work on the railway bridge near Clifton. Your route crosses and for 200m uses the A6  near Lowther...

 Hi, Reports of icy conditions on the roads today so the ride from Hesket around Skiddaw is cancelled. Sorry! The route goes over Calbeck Commons so too risky today.  Tbanks, David Fenna 

 Meet at Hesket Newmarket car park at 10 am. 34 miles , approx 2500 feet of ascent. Somewhere between a grade 2 and grade 3 , I hope this will be quite suitable to work off the odd unnecessary mince pie. Cafe stop proposal is the excellent Filling Station on the edge of Keswick, half way.  The route goes the obvious way over Calbeck Commons, Longlands , Bassenthwaite, past Dodd Wood to Keswick ( care needed, take lights!),then the cycle way to Threlkeld , back to Hesket via Mungrisedale . This route take takes the easier options, if there are takers there are  slightly hillier options back from Keswick. The route GPX is  HERE Please  let me know if you would like to come along, Wats app preferred but text or email is fine .  David Fenna 07557 878594. Davidfenna@btinternet.com

Rosie and I are going to ride to Melmerby coffee stop on Sunday from Beacon Edge cemetery lay-by, leaving at 10am. Rosie’s route is  here .  07818241833. Phil’s route is  here  07818241833. Then we would like to invite you to 15 Croft Terrace, CA11 7RR (short walk from Beacon Edge) for Xmas mulled wine and mince pies. Come by car if you can’t cycle. Please let one of us know if you are coming to eat mince pies. I don’t want to be eating them after the New Year.  Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year to you all.

Rosie and myself are going to ride to Appleby Hub on Wednesday from Beacon Edge cemetery lay-by, leaving at 10.  We may split into 2 groups depending on numbers. Phil 07810751189 Rosie 07818241833 Possible route is   Here

The list is now available for ride leaders to add rides. You will all notice that we are experimenting with Informal Self-led rides as discussed at our AGM. These are various routes  between 23 and 35 miles from designated starting points and include the café stop for that day. These can be downloaded for your ride. If club members intend to ride the route it would be useful if you text or WhatsApp Mike on 07906896503 so that we can assess how the experiment is going. You should also download the ICE (In Case of Emergency) list from our documents page (password protected so contact Mike if problematic!). This gives you all members’ emergency contacts. It is also very important that all riders follow our Code of Conduct and Group Etiquette advice which can also be found on our website 'Useful Documents' page. I will post on the blog any further information two days before each of the Self-led rides. I am very aware that we have some ride leaders who for some time have been offer...

 Meet at Langwathby on the green at 10 am. Out via Culgaith , Morland , Askham , Pooley Bridge. Granny Dowbykins  cafe around 11.30-11.40. Back via Dacre, Greystoke, Catterlen, Salkeld Dykes. 40 miles about 2500 feet of ascent. A nice round covering familiar territory.  Weather at the mo looking OK: drizzly to begin with them clearing up. A bit breezy. 20 miles out 20 miles back, moderate hills. Please let me know if you are coming by text or what's app  David Fenna 07557 878594 Route GPX ( it's clockwise)  HERE

 Start at Armathwaite Bridge 10 am. 40 miles approx 2500 feet of ascent. About 90 minutes out and 100 minutes back. Out via Barron Wood,  Beacon Edge and Brougham Castle. Return via Cliburn, Culgaith, Langwathby , Kirkoswald. This route takes a gradual way over strawberry hill on the way out and avoids the steep hill past the back of centerparcs but has the hilly ride back to Armathwaite from Langwathby. Please let me know if you are coming David Fenna 07557 878594. Route GPX HERE Weather looking ok for the outward journey , wetter maybe for the return!