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Deadly!I took my roadie mindset with me into the hills
Very honest of you to say so though.
Deadly!I took my roadie mindset with me into the hills
Thanks for the links joffey.
Have meant to check some of those places out for a while - I highlighted some on my OSMand.
If I recall correctly, during deep covid some folks were fined for freecamping near one of them.
(May have been Derbyshire police on an undercover deniable cross-border foray into Yorkshire)
Thanks for the links joffey.
Have meant to check some of those places out for a while - I highlighted some on my OSMand.
If I recall correctly, during deep covid some folks were fined for freecamping near one of them.
(May have been Derbyshire police on an undercover deniable cross-border foray into Yorkshire)
Or parasites/poisoning from a dead sheep...?I would be wary of drinking from streams round there due to potential lead contamination.
Definitely yorkshire.I think that was mine workings in mid Wales. However, it was right by a road. If you ride the Trans Cambrian trail you’ll pass them. Free camping sounds like an American term. Maybe some forum members can confirm? Wild camping is the word I use. But I suppose if free camping refers to camping right by the side of the road. I’d accept that, because it’s hardly wild or adventurous.
If you camped up near the mine working in Yorkshire. No one would be any the wiser as you’d be tucked up well away from the road and anyone just passing. Chances of police stumbling across you? About zero.
I would be wary of drinking from streams round there due to potential lead contamination.
Definitely yorkshire.
Not near a road.
This
https://www.grough.co.uk/magazine/2...ies-to-eight-wild-campers-in-yorkshire-dales#
Noone expects derbyshire constabulary
(Maybe they were extra busy that day policing sheep and handed over to their yorkshire pals,)
Now you see the article says they didn’t leave that night as they’d been drinking. So that clearly implies they drove there. So I suspect what really happened was that their cars were spotted at the road only a mile away. Plus the track to where there were is drivable firm and fine gravel. So not that far from a road at all.
Had they not driven, had they been discreet about their presence, had they not pitched tents till near sunset. No one would have been the wiser.
Looks like you are circumnavigating the world, carrying your own food for the entire trip and delivering parcels to your mate in Uzbekistan on the way.Great images and perfectly demonstrate how remote that area is, you could take a fall there and not been seen from 50 m, let alone further.
A Yorkshire bike on a Yorkshire ride, nice.
Seeing as you are aware of Planet X, their bike packing kit is cheap and robust. It’s mostly what I use, not saying you need to go this far though 😂
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Looks like you are circumnavigating the world, carrying your own food for the entire trip and delivering parcels to your mate in Uzbekistan on the way.
I didn't realise there was old lead mines around there - the ruins of one are nearby and will be visit on a future trip. It's quite an eyeopener when you get off the main roads as to what is up there and the history behind it.
good point - though much as I value OS other mapping systems are available - these days I tend to use OSM on OSMand a lot - come up with a route on cycletravel or something, import it into OSMand and then look for interesting gubbins near the route - found some very interesting stuff that way. I stress that I need no data signal on the rides - Garmin, OSMand with maps and route offline, plus OS map.
Their campsite was much closer to the road than that. They were plainly visible to anyone using the road.Now you see the article says they didn’t leave that night as they’d been drinking. So that clearly implies they drove there. So I suspect what really happened was that their cars were spotted at the road only a mile away. Plus the track to where there were is drivable firm and fine gravel. So not that far from a road at all.
Had they not driven, had they been discreet about their presence, had they not pitched tents till near sunset. No one would have been the wiser.
Their campsite was much closer to the road than that. They were plainly visible to anyone using the road.
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