Took a friend out today to show him one of the best roads in the country, from Penrith to Alston.

Unfortunately, it was foggy as hell, but we were rewarded by this at the top, sort of made it alright again...

Edited 31 December, 200817 yr by donnyburger

nice pics, bet that was wicked....

Edited 31 December, 200817 yr by volksbretta

wow thats beautiful

that looks awsome

awesome view

You should see the road when you can, it's a beauty!

The road, plenty of switch-backs and hairpins, got the handbrake on once!

Looks Awesome

8-)

2nd picture is so surreal! looks amazing!

Yeah, in the 2nd picture, you can make out some of the Lakeland Fells. That was all you could see.

right i need to find this now

That looks amazing, seen that fog a few times going over cat and fiddle way.

That road looks immense though!

right i need to find this now

I told you it was good.

Wait for a dry day though, the road is slippy as fook when it's wet.

You get the GT sorted then?

That 2nd picture is awesome

Going all the way from hexham to penrith is an awesome road drive it everytime I'm off back down here for uni LOVE IT!

right i need to find this now

I told you it was good.

Wait for a dry day though, the road is slippy as fook when it's wet.

You get the GT sorted then?

not yet, its going to the garage next week then it'll be up in cumbria (so we can do a few bits to it)... and then we can have a GT day out

I didnt think England was that hilly!

Thats what I call a SWEET day out.

Quality view with a quality road, you don't normally find that

thats an AWSOME road to drive !!

Just glad I took my phone!

wow that an immense bit of road your lucky. nice view too

remember...a686 lol

great pics dude

real scenery

I reckon people should go there before / after V-A-G 2009, only 20 minutes up the road.

awesome!!!!!!!!

stunning! looks like its deffinatly worth a visit! :grin: