An early morning spin down to Durham, Maiden Castle, Houghall Woods n back on the Cube E mtb

Todays very early morning ride was a short spin down to Durham city centre, out to Maiden Castle, a loop around Houghall woods, up the trod then back to Durham then back home via Frankland / dog kennels loop. All in just under 16miles in 1hr 17 mins with just under 800ft of climbing. I decided to take the beast - Cube E mtb out for a change. What a difference the Bosch motor / battery is compared to the Spec Creo. The bike also weighs a ton though and you cannot half notice that as well. The trails are still reasonably dry and fast going. There was quite a few other cyclists, dog walkers, walkers and runners out and about this morning. It started off lovely and sunny but within a few miles it clouded over. The sun did try several times after that to come back through but without much success. The main thing was the wind has finally gone and I mean gone there was not even a breeze. What a difference the wind makes to cycling, I hate it apart from a good tailwind! Anyway below are a few snaps from the ride, enjoy and hopefully more soon -

The new Trans Pennine train

Just caught a fish jumping in the air when I took this photo of the Cathedral

River banks have finally been strimmed back

The path to Maiden Castle is still not finished, going to be tarmac with street lighting