Game: Name that road!

[ColinJ]

Here you go...

If you've been up or down it you will definitely remember it. It is a very hard climb, and a very scary descent unless you have fat tyres, good brakes, and the surface is clean and dry!

 

[Dogtrousers]

Cotton Famine Road?

 

[ColinJ]

Cotton Famine Road?

No, but that was a good guess. SOME INFO. I was going to say that Street View wouldn't feature the Cotton Famine Road (a.k.a. Rooley Moor Road) but it does because it is on the Pennine Bridleway. I suspect that someone shot it on 'rambler-cam'.

I'll see how this goes. If I have to, I will probably just give a few hints rather than cryptic clues.

 

[MontyVeda]

isn't a cryptic clue just a hint we don't understand?

 

[MontyVeda]

Ride Holme!

not called Ride Home ... somewhere near hebden bridge though... gotta got out, gonna pass!

 

[Dogtrousers]

We'll, when I find out where it is, its name will go on the list ... of places where I intend never to ride a bike!

Edit. Its on the list

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Here you go...

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If you've been up or down it you will definitely remember it. It is a very hard climb, and a very scary descent unless you have fat tyres, good brakes, and the surface is clean and dry!

It’s certainly easy to find on search engines, but not easy to find exact lane

 

[ColinJ]

You have clearly both found the right lane. The winner is (s)he who posts the Street View link!

Ming's photo really does show its true nature. I went down it on my CX bike once and soon realised that I was going way too fast. The trouble was that the damn cobbles were wet and covered in leaves... Much very scary fishtailing of the bike!

 

[ColinJ]

Ok, here is a cryptic clue: At the top I got my gun ready to play Russian Roulette!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Got it!

Dropped pin
https://goo.gl/maps/WNxMxVU3DL65Wxqk6

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Not due to clue. Just started working through likely lanes south of Hebden having had no luck to the north.

 

[ColinJ]

Not due to clue. Just started working through likely lanes south of Hebden having had no luck to the north.

I was thinking Russian Roulette - 'one in the chamber' - me in Old Chamber...

Yeah - a crap clue!

Your turn.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Ok, here you go. A rain shower had just passed and we had this fantastic light.

 

[MontyVeda]

Looking at the shadow it's either early in the morning, late in the evening or a winter ride...

I'm guessing the latter so the camera is pointing west?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Looking at the shadow it's either early in the morning, late in the evening or a winter ride...

I'm guessing the latter so the camera is pointing west?

It’s not winter