Laning - South Lake District

Firstly, thanks to Ginga Beard and Paul D for their posts on finding green lanes - Extremely useful for anyone new to the activity;

http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f13/how-find-greenlanes-180764.html
http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f13/finding-gree-lanes-what-i-do-80111.html


While this information is superb, I am after a little help to find some suitable green lanes in the south of the lake district, preferably the south east.
The main reason for my post is that I am about as new to this as at all possible, having only had a land rover (freelander) for a few months and I have never been greenlaning. Therefore my requirements are quite specific as one thing I cannot tell about the lanes from an OS map bar abrupt changes in altitude is how difficult the drive will be.
Any advice people can offer on absolute beginner lanes, and / or scenic "off the beaten path" drives would be much appreciated. As previously mentioned the south, specifically the west would be my preference purely as I am more familiar with the area.

Thanks in advance

Dave

My advice………don't touch the red ones you wont make it, I on the other hand will cos I'm in a proper landrover and have tested this theory

Dave - yu going on your own?

:yawn::yawn::yawn::boink:

The Mad Hat Man said:

yu going on your own?

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well i wont be following the smell of burning headgasket is rather unpleasant

i find the M6 is quite picture-skew

Dr_evil said:

well i wont be following the smell of burning headgasket is rather unpleasant

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Bastid

Freelaner said:

Bastid

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haha thats what you get for buying a gaylander

Dr_evil said:

haha thats what you get for buying a gaylander

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i feckin aint got one........i keep tellin yer that

Freelaner said:

i feckin aint got one........i keep tellin yer that

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doorless wonder, bumdermobile, gaylander the list goes on just pick the one you want

Dr_evil said:

doorless wonder, bumdermobile, gaylander the list goes on just pick the one you want

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i dunt want any of em.......but i will be in the Lakes in a couple of months............and i know what yer recovery looks like

Freelaner said:

i dunt want any of em.......but i will be in the Lakes in a couple of months............and i know what yer recovery looks like

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My discovery will still be standing long after your gaylander burns its headgasket out

Dr_evil said:

My discovery will still be standing long after your gaylander burns its headgasket out

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you makin it into a trayback?

I was hoping to meet up with people around the area to be honest - regardless of how easy the drive might be it would be nice to have someone about who could tow me out of the first puddle I hit :-D
Happy to tackle scenic back lanes, but anything other than tarmac always carries a risk, especially for a first timer.

FYI I am planning a 2 night / 3 day stay up there some time between the 2nd and 8th June...

PS, it ain't a 1.8 petrol

Eventually I think depends if the engine goes first or the body, if the engine goes its getting a V8 diesel from an old american truck or something dumped in, if the chassis goes it'll be a trayback/bobtail depending, I'm thinking bobtail as its a 5 door

But be a long time coming chassis and vehicle in general was described as immaculate by the MOT man

may it give you years of enjoyment young man.....now leave me softroader alone yer bully

Freelaner said:

may it give you years of enjoyment young man.....now leave me softroader alone yer bully

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Thanks but…………….

I refuse


Hurry up and buy the series

Hey doc.....how long before that nasty red paint goes? Discopols matt black jobby looks good. Give yours that madmax look

Dont forget i am up in august maybe you could show me some less deadly routes? ( gotta drive it back to malvern after)

chunkymunky said:

Hey doc.....how long before that nasty red paint goes? Discopols matt black jobby looks good. Give yours that madmax look

Dont forget i am up in august maybe you could show me some less deadly routes? ( gotta drive it back to malvern after)

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Ooooh wheres the pics I like the sound of this!

haha be happy to, anything but Grizedale really! Thats a bastard