It was time for a road trip out in the van to do a loop of Kielder Water - Lakeside Way. It was still warm'ish with a steady breeze but not too bad when in the shelter of the trees / wooded sections. There was heavy rain yesterday and last night which made the track damp, soft and muddy in places. There was plenty of the famous Kielder grit and pine needles rubbing away at my brake pads as well. I had to take it steady of the corners as they come up sharp and did not have my knobbly 650 x 2" tyres on. They weather was dry with cloud to start with then the sun came out on the south return side past Leaplish but the sun went back to cloud by the time I reached the Castle end again. It was all quite and only seen two fishermen at the dam end, one member of staff walking through Leaplish carpark then a photographer within 1/4 mile of the finish and a cyclist just heading out. As for the wildlife well I seen three rabbits, one deer and some sheep and that was it. All in 26 miles, just over 2200ft of climbing and took 2hrs 9mins. Below are a few snaps from around the water (which was well down), enjoy and hopefully more soon.
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