Whelpside Gill, Helvellyn
“The Struggle”, Kirkstone Pass (454 m.)
Ride round Helvellyn (949 m.) at the end of a day when the roads had been cleared by rain driving the tourists back to their lodgings. My route took in Thirlmere, Grasmere, then up the 18-20% sustained gradient of “The Struggle” to Kirkstone Pass (454 m.), and back along the north shore of Ullswater.