{"id":1141,"date":"2012-05-08T13:18:33","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T13:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=1141"},"modified":"2017-01-12T04:05:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T04:05:11","slug":"exploration-mountain-biking-milnrow-ogden-newhey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/exploration-mountain-biking-milnrow-ogden-newhey\/","title":{"rendered":"Mountain Biking, Exploration and Discovery: There’s Farms In Them Thar Hills.<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yesterday, I had a job to do. \u00a0The job was painting the base of our new trailer. The good news was that I needed to leave it for 4 hours between the primer and the top coat. \u00a0“What’s this got to do with Mountain Biking?<\/em>” I hear you ask.<\/p>\n

Well, those 4 hours gave me enough time to (1) Avoid a rain shower and (2) Explore the hills on my bike.<\/p>\n

Exploration<\/h2>\n

I’ve got into a habit of riding up past Hollingworth Lake, under the M62 and over Tunshill then back home. \u00a0I love that ride but I fancied trying something new whilst I had the time and a lovely dry afternoon on a Bank Holiday (hurrah for leftover pagan\u00a0<\/em>holidays!<\/em>). \u00a0Despite the stupid climb from the motorway bridge past Tunshill Golf Club up the top of Tunshill, that’s the way I chose to climb. \u00a0On foot.<\/p>\n

On reaching Four Lane Ends, the easy option would be to head back towards t’Lake, so I decided not to do that. \u00a0The path towards Ogden and Piethorne reservoirs ambles gently downhill from the junction, so for the first time, I headed that way. Good decision!<\/p>\n\n\t\t