Eden Valley Cycling UK

 10 am start at Beacon Edge cemetery layby. The route goes out to Greystoke , over Berrier hill, and the gated road to Threlkeld. Cafe at the village hall. Return over to Matterdale, Dacre and Stainton. Approx 45 miles, moderately hilly with 3300 feet of ascent.  Weather looking ok at the moment, possibly a challenging headwind getting over the hill to Matterdale, hopefully we will be in the lee most of the way.  Garmin link GPX  HERE  or generic GPX link  HERE Please let me know, watts app preferred, if you are coming!  David Fenna 07557 878594

The ride starts from Beacon Edge, Penrith, at 10.00. If you are parking a car please park the opposite side to the cemetery. The 36 mile route takes in the Melkinthorpe coffee stop after about 15 miles and can be downloaded from the Runs List or  HERE (up dated Friday 9.30) . Please text or WhatsApp 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! A more detailed explanation of Self-Led rides can be seen on a previous post  HERE

 Lower level route back from Morland , going over Lowther/ Askham /pooley bridge/ stainton Most likely will take this route , 41 miles, similar moderately hilly  Same start Langwathby ,up to Skirwith and down to Morland.  GPX  Here . The fox is slightly wrong, note, we would go down the back  road rom great Strickland to Lowther not the A6  Thanks David Fenna 07557 878594

 10 am start at Langwathby green , up to Skirwith, down to Newbiggin and Temple Sowerby to get to Morland for possible meetup with those on the cafe stop ride. Then up to Shap( better time and distance for a proper/ second cafe stop) , across to Bampton and Askham , back over strawberry hill to Langwathby. Approx 40 miles, moderately hilly. GPX  HERE   Please let me know if you are coming , David Fenna 07557 878594   Plenty options for refreshments : Morland, Shap, Askham; possible linkup with those wanting to do the cafe stop at Morland on their own route/ or share part of this route.   Weather looking good for the time being!!

The ride starts from Dalston at 10.00 and takes in the coffee stop at UpFront Galleries, Unthank. The route is available on the Runs List and  HERE . Please text or WhatsApp Mike on 0790686503 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 Self-led rides on Dec 10th which can be seen  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.

 Rosie and myself will be at Beacon Edge cemetery at10am to cycle to the Appleby Hub for an early lunch. Depending on numbers we will all ride together, or we may split into 2 group. Hope to see some of you at the start. About 35 miles in total. Please message Rosie if you intend to join us on 07818241833.

  It was great to meet up with cycling friends old and new at yesterday's post-festive very-festive dinner. Thank you for the amazing bunch of flowers which I really appreciate. Happy cycling in 2026 Alison

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...