Forum ride - Hebden Bridge to Waddington, Sun 29th January

[Globalti]

Good wheeze; I wouldn't want to hang around in Burnley anyway as the bike might get stolen from underneath me. Will aim to reach Rosegrove by 10:00 assuming I get permission from SWMBO.

 

[ColinJ]

(Confirmation, if needed, that I made the right decision to postpone last Sunday's ride ... )

I've just found out that somebody I know was blown off his mountain bike into the Rochdale canal at the weekend! He didn't drown, and he managed to drag his bike out of the water, but he was badly shaken by the experience.

Rider list

• ColinJ
• potsy
• oldfatfool
• aJohnson
• I like Skol
• dan_bo
• Pennine-Paul
• totallyfixed + Helen
• Globalti (riding towards us from Burnley, assuming permission from SWMBO)
• aJay (at Spring Wood picnic centre, Whalley)
• Edge705 (also at Spring Wood, if he is coming)

Possibles

• Svendo (?)

 

[Ajay]

[quote="ColinJ, post: 1695325, member:

There is a very narrow lane between Cow Ark and Waddington [/quote]

Ooh, I love that lane, has a real "lost world" feel about it.

 

[Globalti]

Yes, it's part of one of my regular summer's evening blasts; really nice with an interesting river crossing in the middle. After that there's a really fast run down into Waddington for the cafe.

 

[ColinJ]

There is a very narrow lane between Cow Ark and Waddington

Ooh, I love that lane, has a real "lost world" feel about it.

Yes, it's part of one of my regular summer's evening blasts; really nice with an interesting river crossing in the middle. After that there's a really fast run down into Waddington for the cafe.

Men after my own heart!

I love to find interesting little roads like that. The route we are taking between Padiham and Spring Wood is another favourite.

Local audax organiser Chris Crossland found a few for Spring into the Dales. I particularly like Cracoe to Thorpe, Appletreewick to Cavendish Pavilion, and Bolton Abbey to Halton East. On the sister event, Season of Mists, the lane between Fence and Padiham Heights is lovely, as is the 'Quiet Lane' from Newton to Slaidburn via Laythams.

 

[skudupnorth]

Still cannot make this one Colin,family requires my services again,have a good ride and i hope to make the next one.

 

[Edge705]

Colin I'll be at the Start 8:45 I'll ride with the group and spin off towards chipping as I have to be back on the Fylde coast for 1:30 Ive Pm'd AJ if he wants a lift also and await his reply so put me down from the Start and not the Picnic Area see you Sunday

 

[ColinJ]

Still cannot make this one Colin,family requires my services again,have a good ride and i hope to make the next one.

Ok, skud - catch you later in the year!

Colin I'll be at the Start 8:45 I'll ride with the group and spin off towards chipping as I have to be back on the Fylde coast for 1:30 Ive Pm'd AJ if he wants a lift also and await his reply so put me down from the Start and not the Picnic Area see you Sunday

Gotcha!

Rider list

• ColinJ
• potsy
• oldfatfool
• aJohnson
• I like Skol
• dan_bo
• Pennine-Paul
• totallyfixed + Helen
• Edge705 (from start, as far as Longridge Fell)
• Globalti (riding towards us from Burnley, assuming permission from SWMBO)
• aJay (at Spring Wood picnic centre, Whalley)

Possibles

• Svendo (?)

 

[skudupnorth]

Definatly get out with you soon,always enjoy your rides in them there hills !

 

[Globalti]

Colin, a real beauty is the route from Chipping to the Whitewell - Dunsop Bridge road via the wild boar park. A short climb out of Chipping then a nice cruise, some bendy bits around farms, a couple more easy climbs and suddenly you're at the top of a superb, roller-coaster descent to a junction by a bridge over the Hodder where there's often a snack van parked. Easily my favourite route in the Ribble Valley/Bowland area and five minutes later you're in the cafe in DB where Trevor bakes all his own bread and cakes as well as the best scones on the planet.

You could incorporate it in Sunday's ride; it would add around five miles I reckon.

 

[oldfatfool]

Colin, a real beauty is the route from Chipping to the Whitewell - Dunsop Bridge road via the wild boar park. A short climb out of Chipping then a nice cruise, some bendy bits around farms, a couple more easy climbs and suddenly you're at the top of a superb, roller-coaster descent to a junction by a bridge over the Hodder where there's often a snack van parked. Easily my favourite route in the Ribble Valley/Bowland area and five minutes later you're in the cafe in DB where Trevor bakes all his own bread and cakes as well as the best scones on the planet.

You could incorporate it in Sunday's ride; it would add around five miles I reckon.

Sounds good, would take me to an imperial centuary with the ride to Hebden and back.

 

[kiwi-Sal]

So I have decided to miss the club ride and tag along on Sunday. So if you guys dont mind another women on tour with you all....????

 

[kiwi-Sal]

That probably should have been directed to Colin. I havent biked over Hebden bridge way before so quite fancy going from the start.

 

[ColinJ]

Colin, a real beauty is the route from Chipping to the Whitewell - Dunsop Bridge road via the wild boar park. A short climb out of Chipping then a nice cruise, some bendy bits around farms, a couple more easy climbs and suddenly you're at the top of a superb, roller-coaster descent to a junction by a bridge over the Hodder where there's often a snack van parked.

I know it from the old Pendle Pedal, though that tackled it in the opposite direction. Yes, it is another fine stretch of road, the kind of road that has me going back to the Forest of Bowland several times a year.

... Easily my favourite route in the Ribble Valley/Bowland area and five minutes later you're in the cafe in DB where Trevor bakes all his own bread and cakes as well as the best scones on the planet.

You could incorporate it in Sunday's ride; it would add around five miles I reckon.

Not this time, Ben - I'm already going to be stretched, having only done 33 miles since the end of November! Launching straight into a 66 miler will be tough enough for me, without adding extra on, but I will take your suggestion and incorporate it into a longer, hillier version of this route later in the year when we can look forward to better weather, more hours of daylight and much improved fitness.

A beautiful but killer day out would be Hebden Bridge, Widdop, Brierfield, Fence, Sabden, Nick o'Pendle, Wiswell, Whalley, Mitton, Stonyhurst College, Longridge Fell, (descend) Jeffrey Hill, Chipping, Wild Boar Park, Dunsop Bridge (cafe), Newton, Waddington Fell, Wadington, Bashall Town, Mitton, Whalley, Old Roman Road, Read, Padiham, Padiham Greenway, and then an easy run back along the A646 (with the option of going up onto the Long Causeway for the scenic route back if our legs still had some ooomph left in them. But let's hope for a 'proper' summer this year, and leave it until then!

Sounds good, would take me to an imperial centuary with the ride to Hebden and back.

I'm sure that you can find those 5 miles on the way back from HB if you want to! (Climb from Mytholmroyd to Blackstone Edge, then descend via Ripponden to Sowerby Bridge - that'll boost your total!)

So I have decided to miss the club ride and tag along on Sunday. So if you guys dont mind another women on tour with you all....???? ... I havent biked over Hebden bridge way before so quite fancy going from the start.

You'll be most welcome!

We need more women to come along and then post afterwards about what nice times they had, to encourage other women who are nervous about joining us in the future. I think that if enough of you do it, then eventually a critical mass will be achieved and female participation will become commonplace.

You won't see the very best of Hebden Bridge's scenery on this ride because the local part of the ride will be on the valley A-roads but the section of the route from Padiham back round to Padiham again is very nice. Hopefully, after doing this one, you will be tempted to come out on another, hillier, more scenic Hebden Bridge ride later in the year!


Rider list

• ColinJ
• potsy
• oldfatfool
• aJohnson
• I like Skol
• dan_bo
• Pennine-Paul
• totallyfixed + Helen
• kiwi-Sal
• Edge705 (from start, as far as Longridge Fell)
• Globalti (riding towards us from Burnley, assuming permission from SWMBO)
• aJay (at Spring Wood picnic centre, Whalley)

Possibles

• Svendo (?)

A couple of things that I'd like to add ...

Our numbers are now getting big enough that we will have to take extra care not to lose people on the ride! When there are only 5 or 6 of us, it is easy to keep track but there could be 12 or 13 this time.

Also - if the cafe is busy when we get there, we might not all get seats at first, and it is likely to take some time for us all to be served. The staff at Country Kitchen have always been good to us so let's cut them some slack if there are delays! They once kept the cafe open for us when we arrived 10 minutes before closing time. I've been refused service at other cafes 20 minutes before closing time, because the staff wanted to be sure of going home at their usual time.

 

[totallyfixed]

Echo the bit about the cafe and numbers, we have the cafe tel numbers and if we get a good club turn out will ring them in advance to warn them. In these hard times it is the cyclists that a lot of cafes rely on so nearly always get a welcome. Don't know if that is possible on this one but could be useful.