One of my favourite routes. Think my best time was just under 7 minutes from the bottom to the cattle grid at the top of the steep bit. 14:59 go straight on and that's a lovely stretch of road too. I do a loop up to Derwentside reservoir and back to Stanhope.
Not done that yet - Been down many times but not up as its just not on a route I take but will have to try.... Looks brutal. How unlucky to have the truck parked on the side and another coming down 🙄
just for info, towards the top the official segment requires bare right at 1st fork, then bare left at 2nd fork for edmundbuyers. Great climbing as usual, Sean. Did you pass peat hill at Westgate on your way over? (2nd book) It's the hardest climb over in weardale. a must do.
