Originally Posted by
Brains
The Lake District, although beautiful, is NOT the place for a fully loaded tour!
It's the most hilly part of England!
Funny, it wasn't so much the hills but the grades that did her in and I'll take the knock for that one. We wanted to avoid the A roads for some quiet cycling but I didn't research the backroads as effectively as I should have. The positive is that during the trip she fell in love with the art at Grizedale Forest and, when she saw a photo of someone crossing Striding Edge in the winter, it set the stage for a walking trip there the following year (in the summer, fortunately). One of our best vacations.