Mountain Bike ride over High Street from Hartsop

Shown below is a route card for this ride, on which you can find reports here and here.
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Overview
1->2->3->4->3->5->6->7->8->9->10->1

               LOCATION                HEIGHT      BRNG      DIST        ASCT       EST TIME*
               OS Grid                     Metres                         Km          Metres    

1             NY 402 133                159
Hartsop car Park – take access track for a short way, leaving it to cross Hayeswater Gill
and ascend to a bridge just below the dam at Hayes Water.
Climb steeply east towards The Knott, joining the path from Angle Tarn shortly before the summit           
1->2                                                               105°         4.33          587           1 hr, 25 mins
2             NY 436 127                733             
The Knott
From the col behind The Knott go easily S to the summit of Racecourse Hill (High Street)
2->3                                                               155°         0.57          20             5 mins
3             NY 439 122                731             
Path junction – pass this on the way
3->4                                                               177°         1.24          120           19 mins
4             NY 440 110                826             
High Street (Racecourse Hill)
4->3                                                               357°         1.24          25             10 mins
3             NY 439 122                731             
Path junction – retrace to here
3->5                                                               25°           3.32          116           32 mins
5             NY 450 151                707             
Red Crag – follow the Roman Road over High Raise to Red Crag
5->6                                                               17°           3.28          85             28 mins
6             NY 456 181                670             
Loadpot Hill – and over Wether Hill to Loadpot Hill, taking care not to leave the Roman Road at NY 458 174
6->7                                                               35°           5.50          6               34 mins
7             NY 481 222                325             
The Cockpit – a fast grassy track leads to a junction here. 
Then turn sharp left and head SW down a terrace to Howtown
7->8                                                               237°         5.02          55             36 mins
8             NY 444 194                169             
Howtown – before dropping to Howtown continue along the track in a rising traverse around
The Coombs to join the road below Hallin Fell.  Follow the road to Sandwick
8->9                                                               277°         2.66          113           27 mins
9             NY 423 195                170             
Sandwick – from here pick up a signed bridleway to Patterdale before reaching the lake shore
9->10                                                             216°         6.65          249           1 hr, 5 mins
10           NY 399 156                149             
Patterdale YHA – pick up the road back to Hartsop just before here
10->1                                                             175°         2.53          43             19 mins
1             NY 402 133                159             

Total trip                                                                       36.34        1,418        6 hrs, 0 mins 

* Estimated time is based on a speed of 10 kph, adding an hour for each 600 metres of ascent.
We took an extra 15 minutes, but we have very old bikes, and the ground was very wet.