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The Hardknott pass in the rain !!
We decided to have a weekend in the Lakes, but due to a rough hotel, our stay didn't last. We left the hotel early and decided to drive the Wryness and Hardknott passes before it got packed!! But as you can see the weather was a little damp (thats putting it mildly) anyway, I had never done the passes in really heavy rain, so that was also very interesting. 4x4 truck and the tyres where still spinning on the upward hairpins.
The Hardknott pass has a max elevation of 1289ft and gradients of 30% or (1 in 3) in old money.
The romans first built the pass around AD110 and also built a fort just above the track, the pass was built to connect Ravenglass and the garrisons of Ambleside and Kendal.
The Hardknott pass in the rain !!
We decided to have a weekend in the Lakes, but due to a rough hotel, our stay didn't last. We left the hotel early and decided to drive the Wryness and Hardknott passes before it got packed!! But as you can see the weather was a little damp (thats putting it mildly) anyway, I had never done the passes in really heavy rain, so that was also very interesting. 4x4 truck and the tyres where still spinning on the upward hairpins.
The Hardknott pass has a max elevation of 1289ft and gradients of 30% or (1 in 3) in old money.
The romans first built the pass around AD110 and also built a fort just above the track, the pass was built to connect Ravenglass and the garrisons of Ambleside and Kendal.