Hey everybody, Billy from Billys Bike Adventures, thanks for tuning in today and watching the video.
Now this is video number two of four that I am going to be doing regarding mountain passes that
I recently done on my motorbike in the Lake District. The four passes are Honister Pass,
Hardknott, Wrynose and also Newlands Passes. Honister is already on the channel and there
is a link at the end of this video that will take you to that particular point of view ride across
the top of Honister Pass. This video today is about Hardknott Pass. If that's of some interest
keep watching and let's get into it. Don't forget to click subscribe the
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Now the starting point for me today really is just past Eskdale campsite in the Lake District
and now I am traveling west to east on the Hardknott Pass today. Now whichever direction you
attack this pass there is going to be some very technical right hand and U-turn bends on the pass
most of which are sharp and have a camber on them as well so you have to approach them with
some care and attention. So keep watching and let's see how this pans out today.
Now Hardknott Pass is also popular with cyclists as well as motorcyclists and cars. Now as you can
see what I have done here I have stopped here and waited for this cyclist to go around the corner.
This corner a right hand bend up hill with a camber on it. So i have decided to wait just
in case there is another cyclist coming down or there is a car coming down. If I let the cyclist
go around the corner first I have got a continuous path that I won't have to stop on if I stop, there
is a good chance that I am going to roll back I am going to lose my footing and the bike is going
to fall over, me with it. So just waiting a few seconds and not rushing, taking your time, will
be sure that you get a continuous path around the corner and you won't have to stop on the corner.
So I decided to pull over here because there was a white van that is coming up the Hardknott
Pass. Now challenging at the best of times but fortunately it is dry today but when it is wet
these vans and camper vans can sometimes get stuck and I talk from experience when I say that.
I give some good grace and let the van come up uninhibited by my
ride and that way it gives me an opportunity to take a couple of pictures from where i am.
So as you can see we have completed the summit of Hardknott Pass now and we are on the descent.
As you can see in the distance this road continues all the way into the distance.
We will eventually be hitting Wrynose Pass if we can continue along this road here.
Now Wrynose Pass and Hardknott Pass is essentially separated by a stream
and a little brick bridge. Once we go over that we are on Wrynose.
So that bridge marked the end of Hardknott Pass we completed the summit successfully and the
technical turns and twists on this challenge,, particularly challenging rides, especially in
the wet. Hope you have enjoyed it today and that you found it useful. Hopefully you are going to be
inspired now to put this on your next trip to the Lake District, a really great ride to do.
Recommendation is to do it early. This particular pass does get very very busy with cars and it can
spoil your ride over it. So if you are going to do it I would suggest that you do it early in the
morning. When I did this it was about 9 30am so there was still some cars about, so if you can
do it earlier you are going to be sure of a nice uninterrupted ride across the top of Hardknott.
Thanks for watching today. If you have got any questions or comments leave them in the
description below. Give me a thumbs up and share the video with other like-minded riders that
you might think could be be inspired to get to the Lake District and do Hardknott Pass.
But thanks for watching and I will see you again very soon