Game: Name that road!

[ColinJ]

The bridleway is still shown as a road on my OS maps, which is why I went that way. To my surprise there was a Road Closed sign as I turned onto the now bridleway. Street View is up to date at either end and shows the closure signs, but shows historical pictures of the road/bridleway itself.

Certainly some suitable street view in that area

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That does look similar, doesn't it, but it isn't there.

I think it won't be long before the answer is found now. I will give another clue in a few hours time if it is needed.

 

[MontyVeda]

well i've been down the Calder from Sowerby Bridge to its confluence with the Aire. Followed the Aire up to where it got too skinny, found another Calder that flowed into the Ribble and went up and down that river... meanwhile, Colin has posted that it's in Devon

On the upside, I've learned that there's four Calder Rivers in England and they're all in the northwest.

Off to Devon... or to make my tea

 

[Venod]

Is it Hulk Lane near Thorverton

Hulk Ln
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vdEbM1Fvp1bGxcRn9

 

[ColinJ]

Is it Hulk Lane near Thorverton

Hulk Ln
https://maps.app.goo.gl/vdEbM1Fvp1bGxcRn9

It is indeed!

It was a typically narrow Devon lane until I got to one section where the surface was twisted and lumpy and I wondered how the hell anybody ever drove along it. I did my research and found the answer... HERE. Some good community work there to get it reinstated as a bridleway.

By pure coincidence, I cycled along a road up here today which has been closed for years due to a landslip. I will probably post about that elsewhere once I have looked at my photos.

Over to you again, @Venod!

 

[MontyVeda]

The river appears to be relatively wide and the landscape beyond the far bank doesn't appear too hilly... so i'm guessing it's not in the Calder Valley and maybe not in the Pennines either.

I can't believe that a; i was bang on with this and b; i carried on searching the Pennines regardless

 

[ColinJ]

My next clue would have been "I hear that Fab Foodie is moving..."

A search on the forum would have revealed that he is moving back to that area of Devon, and I had recently been discussing in his announcement thread the fact that I don't like the A-road from Exeter to Crediton and so ride round the network of lanes near Thorverton.

 

[Venod]

I did my research and found the answer... HERE.

Although I had the right county, there are a lot of suitable looking lanes there, I found the answer in the same article you linked to.
Another to follow later when I fire up a PC.

 

[Venod]

This one should be easy.

 

[Dogtrousers]

This one should be easy.

Sorry, but it isn't.😊

 

[Ming the Merciless]

This one should be easy.

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Was it a white out?

 

[Venod]

Was it a white out?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

No photo showing, but now is.

 

[Dogtrousers]

The winding path to the left seems to have tracks on, suggesting that it's a model or narrow guage railway.

I'm not sure which it is and I don't know much about the size of either but ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_narrow-gauge_railways

These have guages ranging from 2' to 3'6" which would seem to be in line with the pic.

 

[Venod]

The winding path to the left seems to have tracks on, suggesting that it's a model or narrow guage railway.

Correct, well nearly I am sure wordle wouldn't accept guage.

 

[Dogtrousers]

I am sure wordle wouldn't accept guage.

You're right, it doesn't.

It does accept gauge but that's boring