I live in Burnley and spend many a day walking that canal to help get ready for my walks in the Lakes. Plenty of little cafes and watering holes make it worth while.

@BorderRambler

Ай бұрын

Yes there plenty of pubs and cafe stops along the route , which of course it’s rude not to stop lol atb Dave 🚲⛺️👍

More like an assault course in places Dave, - apart from the mud what an adventure! Great scenery, I remember walking along that section of the L/L canal into Gargrave when I walked the PW a couple of years ago...great memories. Thanks for taking us along, top-class filming as always. well done both.

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Thanks and yes a bit wild in some spots , atb Dave

Great to see you two back on the wheels great vid

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Thanks , it was great trip atb Dave

Looked a cracking adventure. Got the weather for it too

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Rob 👍

Good one Dave and mate, no shame in Premier Inning it especially as you got tarps and coffin like tents etc! You'd been better off walking it on some of those atrocious towpaths! 👍😎🍺🍺

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Absolutely Snowy , it was the right choice for a night in the P inn , winter has certainly took its toll on those towpaths 😂😂 get off and walk , never lol ⛺️🚲👍

Nice one, those rutted towpaths didnt look much fun! Great adventure though. Has got me thinking about doing something similar, the Grand union canal from Brum to London perhaps! 👍

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Barney , yeah go for it just not in conditions we had 😂 especially on a brommy atb Dave

Great adventure there Dave, them tow paths looked brutal plus a massive last day. Well done. I noticed you passed a place called Saltaire , it’s the start of the Dales highway walk , 90 miles to Appleby. It’s one I’ve been looking at doing. Atb Darren

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Sounds like it will be a good trip Darren if you get it done ⛺️👍

AMAZING! SUPERB! you guys are so lucky! to have great place! fr.the philippines!

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Thank you , but the Philippines sounds better 🚲👍

@davidpayne8413

2 ай бұрын

@@BorderRambler Ex Pat Brit here in Bogo City Ph biking here is great! some main roads are ok for road bikes, but I have found a MTB better for lower class and country roads - AND its hot its dam hot! - I enjoy your content!

Some of them rural towpaths didn't look much fun, how you didn't end up in the canal I don't know! I once went to Blackburn just once. Love the house with the railwayana on!

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Lynden , the rough sections were rough that’s for sure , yeah Blackburn did us well for one night 😂 the house I rode past then went back for a quick shot 👍

Oooh, ta for filming this: wife is interested in doing it walking from the other end (we live in Saltaire) but I reckon it'd be a slackpack event. Looking forward to watch how you dealt with the bit between Skipton and Silsden: every time I've walked that it's been proper grim, even in Summer.

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Thanks , yeah a few sections that could do with a could dose of sunshine atb Dave

Bloody long slog that Dave mate. I woukd love to have a bash at that myself. I need to get a few more packs for the bike to hold gear really. Wish id have know you were doing this, id have met you for a drink somewhere along the route mate. No shame in stopping off to recharge in a hotel pal, id have been happy to do the same. Great trip 👌

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Ant , it was tough going in places and the hotel was a godsend when the rains came . It would haven’t been much fun setting off the next day feeling slightly damp 😂 tfw atb Dave 🚲⛺️👍

Hi Dave, great trip, I may have to try the north east coast on my bike, see about strapping the rucksack on the carrier !!! Don’t really want dedicated kit just to try it ! Cheers Adrian

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Yeah rucksack will work well strapped to the rear rack 🚲⛺️👍

Ex Pat Brit here in Bogo City Ph biking here is great! some main roads are ok for road bikes, but I have found a MTB better for lower class and country roads - AND its hot its dam hot! - I enjoy your content!

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Glad you like the videos, yeah we complain of the cold and rain, but hot is hard work at times too 🥵 mtb deffo a better choice for rougher roads . Happy cycling atb Dave ⛺️🚲👍

There was a few times on that vid I thought your mate was going to end up in the drink. I have always fancied life on a narrowboat, but I reckon being a gongoozler on a bike is as near I will get to that dream. Reckon I might save it for a dry spell though, I might get out on the bike tomorrow🤔🤣

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Me and ian both came close 😂 same here life in the slow lane would suit me , but too many other things like work, money and life all get in the way lol So this is me getting my canal fix 👍

Stealthy looking set ups, your vango and Ians tarp were the perfect colours. Such accessible paths next to the canals, I could only dream of walking next to water for that long... all muddy fields and fences round here if I want to walk by water. Grim weather, good idea to bail and camp indoors 👍at least you finished it.

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Lee , we dropped lucky on first night finding that spot ⛺️👍 deffo the right choice on the 2nd night tho 😂😂 dried us out for the big push on the last day 🚲👍 atb Dave

What an exellent adventure Dave. And pubs and pies 🥧 great stuff.. bikes held up well. Was that a force 10 UL vango ? . Im thinking of getting one.. Atb joe

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Joe , it was a great trip and a good test of our bikes and gear. Yes it’s the vango force 10 UL , great tent but small basically a bivi lol tfw atb Dave

Deffo enjoy over endure. I'd've done exactly the same. A great way of exploring the country with lots of interesting sights. An old Granada telly sign caught my eye on an old mill near the jet-ski 🤔. Good to see the double arches at East Marton too, I remember that from the Pennine Way. ATB, Chris

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Totally agree Chris , plenty of sightseeing on this trip , some beautiful countryside out there. tfw atb Dave 🚲👍

Great video, Dave enjoyed the bike packing pub crawl. Hope you enjoyed your pint in my local pub, Running Horses in Lydiate/Maghull.

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Thanks yeah it was a good pint 🍺👍 tfw atb Dave

shocking amount of clag on some sections -surprising for a towpath

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Yes pretty poor in some places

Another nice one Dave….binge watching this afternoon. Those clarty sections were a chuff weren’t they but well done and you can’t beat a Premier or Travelodge as a back up and normally decent bait too. Can you tell me what Ian’s Channel name is please. I’d like to ask him what rear rack bag he’s using it looks pretty roomy. Keep posting Dave….thank you.. Bessies…Ron

@BorderRambler

Ай бұрын

Thanks again Ron , it was tough going in places . Premier inn was a godsend. Ian’s channel - youtube.com/@mortyoutdoors7109?si=M5enMCDmZKWcovUX

@ronpowell6372

Ай бұрын

@@BorderRambler cheers Dave…I’ll be checking him out….Ron

@mortyoutdoors7109

29 күн бұрын

Hi Ron, it’s Ian here from the video, it’s a Sola 50L dry bag rucksack, it squashes down nicely on the rack with bungees, but in train stations I can fit all the kit in and put it on my back, to keep the bike light for moving around, carrying the bike up stairs etc🙂👍🏻

@ronpowell6372

29 күн бұрын

@@mortyoutdoors7109 Hi Ian via Morty.... Thanks for the heads up I will defo be giving it a serious consideration Keep cycling mate and I'm watching ur channel too Bessies....Ron

Great video i did the Blackburn to Hapton stretch two weeks ago and the Clayton ĺe moors section was like a ploughed field only wetter

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

yeah it’s pretty rough in places 😂😂 hopefully this dry ish spell will firm it up a little 😎👍

Lovely to see the video of the whole trip mate, thanks for putting it together, catch you on the next one⛺️🚲👍🏻

@BorderRambler

2 ай бұрын

Cheers Ian , it was easier making one full vid out of the 3 👍 until the next one ⛺️🚲👍