Cragg Vale Loop Sunday 21st

[longers]

As the North West Passage is on the saturday and I can't make it, I fancy going out on sunday instead.

Leave Oldham at nine thirty and could meet people along the way? So that'd be the A671 through Royton and then skirt Rochdale using the A664 to the A58, then over to Todmorden, HB and turning right in Mytholmroyd. Could go back via Hollingworth Lake or not. Just sticking to the main roads so the only climb is Cragg Vale itself. Edit: I'd like to go up the road that's signposted to the brewery, just to see what's there - if you know please don't spoil the surprise.

I'm not planning a cafe stop unless it was wanted. Not sure about cafes over that way - maybe the garden centre in Rochdale?

Anyone else fancy it?

 

[dan_bo]

Eeeeerz.


There's a morethanpassablecaff in littleborough that would do when we drop off Cragg Vale, doncha know. See ya at Surosa 9.30.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

room for a brompton meeting you at hebden or the bottom of the crag?


edit: once again, i don't mind being left behind as i know the area reasonibly well. there is a cafe at hollingworth lake and others dotted around in littleborough. i normally take flask n butties.

 

[aJohnson]

I could meet ya at Rochdale or Oldham, I'd be up for a ride. (Live in Bury)

 

[longers]

Dan - meet at Aldi? It'd save you retracing your steps a bit.

Bromptonfb - yep, if we leave Oldham at that time we'd be passing HB just after 11 so see you somewhere there?

AJohnson - as long as this isn't tempting you from doing the miniNWP, it is a good day out if you go with Colin et al and there might be pie and peas at the end. Otherwise, see you sunday. Is it easier to meet in Rochdale at the junction of Oldham Rd and Kingsway?

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

yep 11's good. you going thru hebden? if so i can wait at cafe on the carpark we met at on sunday

 

[longers]

^ yep, see you there. How about quarter past to give us a bit of leeway?

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

yep. i'll get there early and have breakfast. look for the bike, a black brompton propped up somewhere.

 

[aJohnson]

I think I'd prefer this than mini NWP . So I should be there

Could you put a marker on a map where you'll meet me please Don't know Rochdale well.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

ajohnson. i live a bit past rawtenstall. you could ride to mine then we can go over to hebden bridge

 

[aJohnson]

Sure thing, I don't mind that. I know the route up to Rawtenstall aswell.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

great. we can meet at a pub called 'the jesters'. about 9.30am.sound like a plan?

The Jester
810 Burnley Road
Rossendale, BB4 8BH
01706 215 809
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&s...931&t=h&z=12&iwloc=A&cid=9763820244724584075>

 

[aJohnson]

Sounds good. What will the route to Hebden Bridge be? Long Causeway?

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

no nowt that fancy. down manchester road, turn right and just follow your nose thru to tod then left at tod to hebden bridge, have brew whilst we wait for the rest of them. then after crag vale back thru littleborough to hollingworth lake. after this we could split and go our seperate ways or you could go back with longers, up to you.

cheers

 

[aJohnson]

Ok sounds good. I'll probably decide where to go after Hollingworth lake on the day.