{"id":4706,"date":"2022-04-07T15:38:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T15:38:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=4706"},"modified":"2022-04-07T15:38:14","modified_gmt":"2022-04-07T15:38:14","slug":"tnr-31-3-2022-evil-loops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/android-finder.co.uk\/?p=4706","title":{"rendered":"TNR 31-3-2022 Evil Loops"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Words by Pete. Photos by Pete, Butty and Bern\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Crew<\/strong> : Butty, Pete , El Pres, The Troll ?, Bern and Dunc\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/51975601904\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"Snow shower over Manchester\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51975601904_b8b2ef748f_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" alt=\"Snow shower over Manchester\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Route<\/strong> : Bolly viaduct, Middlewood, Brookledge La, ingersley Rd , west gate of LP. \u201cevil loops\u201d within the park , exit via Red Lane on the Disley side , the Green Lane, Mudhurst Lane , Bow stones , Dale Top, Moorside Lane, Pott Shrigley, The Poachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Conditions<\/strong> : Cold, windy and dusty dry . About 4c\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes<\/strong> :\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tonight\u2019s formula was partly a celebration. Butty (and many other enthusiasts of the outdoors ) has been annoyed by the National Trust\u2019s (NT) refusal to return to an 8pm closing time for Lyme Park (LP).&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I think he has even been berating the NT on Twitter&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally LP is now open until 8pm , the sun does not set until well after 7:30pm , and we had dry cold conditions with dynamic low lighting. A great set-up for some LP adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/51974318597\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20220331-IMG_9835.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51974318597_096a16ec4c_c.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" alt=\"20220331-IMG_9835.jpg\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Butty has been researching and devising some entertaining \u201ckiller loops\u201d (his words)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Everyone is more or less punctual with the muster time, off north we go to warm legs on the flat before the little climb to the West Gate (WG) .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This entrance to LP always brings good memories back for me. Twenty years ago (yes, you read that right) the park was a frequent feature of my first few months of TNR. When El Pud was our operations leader .\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/51975327566\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20220331-IMG_9840.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51975327566_e96f8a3189_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"20220331-IMG_9840.jpg\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Loop 1 : Climb up from WG then do a little single track on the right hand side which almost brings you back to the gate . Short but very sweet . Classic single track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Loop 2 : Climb up from WG all the way to the Gate to the car park by the Knott . Hang a right and follow the purpose built MTB track through Hase Bank Wood. I really liked this one, it flows but you have to be careful at the end &#8211; Bern had a slight off ! But thankfully emerged unscathed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Loop 3 : This was actually a series of mini loops around the top of The Knott , short bits with the opportunity to get a bit of \u201cair\u201d for those who dare<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This bit was interrupted by the distraction of a very visible squall (of snow I think) giving the evil doers of Manchester a pasting . Great light as the sun dropped&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There was just about nobody else in the park . We headed towards the Disley side and encountered a big herd of whiffy deer running around . Maybe 70 or so, mostly hinds with a few young stags. A musty smell as they passed. Quite a sight.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/maccaustinsorguk\/51988856949\/in\/dateposted-public\/\" title=\"20220404-Lyme Park Map Excerpt.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/51988856949_a1a3e2da22_c.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"725\" alt=\"20220404-Lyme Park Map Excerpt.jpg\"><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>Out of the park on Green Lane with the Landrover which is slowly rotting into the landscape , and the house with the phone box in the garden. Mudhurst lane was very quiet , hardly a car passed us.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The views of Manchester from here, just after sunset, were still sharp. The plus side of cold, dry air from the North East.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dusty dry trails deliver us quickly to Dale Top , and full on lights are needed to pick our way down to Moorside lane through the rock field .&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In no time we are safely ensconced in the Poachers. &nbsp; There pub was full of Nancy boys subgroups and us and seemingly no-one else .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pork, Apple and Black pudding pie was the popular choice, but fine gammon and egg for a weary and hungry Pete .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dortmund lager to quench the thirst . Only El Pres is on the whiskey finish tonight\u2026.others pitched for a second Leffe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s a tough life, eh ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Words by Pete. 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