After weeks of bad weather, we finally get one of the first proper sunny days of the year, so I headed out for a relaxed mountain bike / cycling ride around County Durham to enjoy the dry trails and make the most of the sunshine. ☀️🚴♂️
This ride takes in some familiar routes as well as quite a few trails I hadn’t explored before, with the usual wrong turns, random chat, and a well-earned coffee stop along the way. Nothing beats riding in the sunshine after a long wet winter — hopefully this gives you hope that Spring is on the way!
Routes featured in this ride include:
Lanchester Valley Route
Durham Riverside
Crowtrees Nature Reserve
Raisby Way
Kelloe Way
Hart to Haswell Path
I also stop for a quick brew on the stove and enjoy the peace and quiet of the trails. These are some of my favourite local cycling routes in County Durham, UK, perfect for gravel bikes, mountain bikes, or relaxed bikepacking rides.
Leave a comment as I love the interaction with viewers!
The GPX route which is about 60 miles is below if you want to ride or adapt it.
https://mega.nz/file/NVp2jL6a#T3hhDLL2poUAwnXvgDWzDe723I0X7fafVJoQHXw9cQU
Thanks for watching.👍
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12 Comments
Getting lost and talking nonsense is what it's about. You've solved my problem of finding a small stove. BRILLIANT VIDEO Thanks for the ride, Lee
Great to see you back out on youtube mate great bike ride in some great countryside that we have in the Northeast I'll have to hit them trails at some point atvb Jimmy 😎😎👍👍
Great channel
You inspired me to get out on the bike and I’m trying to find some trails around here in Willington Durham, keep up the good work dude 👍
Great watch lee ,some canny old railway paths there and you picked a great day for it 😀
the kelloe to garmondsway is my daily route
I was out yesterday on cycle route 1 at South hetton & its a right mess. Nothing like what your seeing just mud & water. It was that bad i seen a man & his son on surons turn back. You had a lucky escape. I went out today & as soon as i went on a road sods law i got a puncture on my way to macs tow brigade. At castle Eden dean.
Good to see you back on. Any overnighters planned? Also, will you be rating the spring hedge colours?
Great to see the sun again Lee, really enjoyed the video mate thanks for the shout out 👌👍
Great to see you out and about around my neck of the woods you went passed my house at Kelloe.
Great video love the crack 👍👍
Great stuff mate! Definitely going to get the train through to Durham and ride these trails back home. Love the videos mate really inspirational 👍🏻
Nice 👍 New upload Video I miss this youre Mountain Biking Video Buddy Cheers 😊
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