24 July 2026

Sunny and dusty gravel ride around County Durham's old railway lines

 


Another sunny morning so dragged my lazy arse out for a local loop taking in two of Co Durham's old railway lines and two interlinking road sections. Again still no rain so everything is bone dry, rock hard and dusty. This will change from today as it is forecast rain for next five days. Nothing to report reslly, lines were mainly quiet and the line from Bishop to Spenny is massively overgrown on both sides and needs a good cut back and scrape the tarmac track, come on Durham County Council. The roads are lovely and quiet with the schools being off and people taking holidays. The bike is going well apart from one set of squeaking disc pads I put in which need sorting. Below are a few snaps from the loop, all in 24 miles in 1hr 51mins with nearly 900ft of climbing, enjoy and hopefully more soon- 






















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