Today you join Vet and I in Hawes ahead of another 'back roads' ride through the Yorkshire Dales and up into the North Pennines. Our ride today is a little different. We took our inspiration for this ride after watching a number of television documentaries about the life of Hannah Hauxwell, a single woman who lived and worked a dilapidated farm in Baldersdale alone.

Low Birk Hat Farm had no electricity or running water. Hannah's income was less than £300 per year in the 70s, that's around £3000 per year in today's money. Her life was a daily struggle against poverty and the harsh climate of the North Pennines.

Hannah's life was the subject to a number of television documentaries. Her stoic nature and 'make do' attitude endeared her to the nation. In this ride, we'll expore the back roads around Baldersdale to try and find some of the important sites in Hannah's life.

We'll ride up through the Dales from Hawes to Barnard Castle on some amazing roads before heading to Cotherstone and Baldersdale. The bleak lanscape was outstanding and further reinforced the difficulties Hannah must have faced during the hard winters.

We'll finish the day riding an amazing road from Hannah's farm to Brough in Cumbria. All in all the ride was about 60 miles.

Our bikes.
Vet: Suzuki DL 650
Beanie: Suzuki DL 1050

If you would like to ride this route or adapt it for yourself, you can access the routes from the Vet and Beanie MyRouteApp group here: [ Ссылка ]

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