One Peak of Hetton Sun 28th Sept - course planning then went for a ride

I was over on the coast today so on the way back i called in past Hetton Lyons Country Park to plan the course for the MBE One Peak of Hetton on Sun 28th Sept - yes not long now. Its going to be just over 1.4 miles on fast flowing tracks with one short new section of singletrack and 0.40mile fast downhill. Depending on the ground conditions on the day i might have to add an extra loop on as its still riding very fast. The council was also cutting the grass with the 8ft cutter so lovely wide clear tracks on the hillside. After that i went for a ride around the back where the wind farms are and along the old lines where i used to going running years ago on a Saturday morning when the kids were at Hetton Hawks training. On the way home just caught Homer Hill farm before closing for some meat! Below are a few photos, enjoy -  

Top of the One Peak of Hetton

Local artwork

Disadvantage of having wide bars around hetton area

Still muddy along some of the tracks

 

Check out this olf MF girl - beauty

There was engineers up there today - mad men

Check out the lockwork on this gate, hope they are not in a rush to get in

This was my 3 mile turning point on my old rinning route

  

Some wildlife photos now

 

Love the benches near Hetton Le Hole - 3/4" thick plate steel !

This has not stopped them, there are tracks every where through the woods

and yes we have all the above for tea - lovely and tasty as well !