Game: Name that road!

[GuyBoden]

Longridge Fell, Birdy Brow. I had a bit more time to look properly today.

Yes, I remember this 100km (hot) ride in June, I didn't have the GPS route I just followed Colin and his friend Bill. Yes, I struggled up anything slightly resembling a hill. It was soon after getting back onto my bike after being injured by a car.

Thanks @ColinJ for the clues and the ride.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.8...LaFMMgfQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu

 

[MontyVeda]

Boden/Bowland?

You mention more trees, so Forest of Bowland?

You've never been to the Forest of Bowland have you?

 

[All uphill]

You've never been to the Forest of Bowland have you?

No, never even heard of it.

 

[ColinJ]

You've never been to the Forest of Bowland have you?

There are still a few trees!

I wondered years ago why there was a so-called 'forest' which was almost treeless. I looked it up - forest as in historical royal hunting ground.

No, never even heard of it.

It is a beautiful area, fantastic for cycling. Well worth a visit. See the AONB website.

Longridge Fell, Birdy Brow. I had a bit more time to look properly today.

Finally!

In your defence, we didn't climb up Birdy Brow on our ride. OTOH, the road we did climb joins this road a km or two further along.

Birdy Brow is one of the well-known tough climbs in the area. I have only done it once and it was hard, but not quite as hard as I expected. There are even tougher ones not too far away.

Over to you again.

 

[GuyBoden]

Name this canal path.

(The path can be viewed on Google maps.)

NTR

 

[GuyBoden]

Clue 01, here is a screen print of Google map showing the canal path, but with the place name removed. The canal is in Cheshire.

 

[MontyVeda]

There are still a few trees!

I wondered years ago why there was a so-called 'forest' which was almost treeless. I looked it up - forest as in historical royal hunting ground.
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I blame the British education system... letting us grow up believing that forest is synonymous with woodland.

 

[Willd]

 

[Willd]

 

[GuyBoden]

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Well done, there are 15 locks at Audlem, an interesting part of the canal to visit. There is not much at the village, but some nice pubs and a Tapas bar.


15 locks at Audlem below:

(The above picture is a better picture, but would have been instantly found with image finder software.)

 

[cougie uk]

Ah goddamnit I did a ride this summer that had a stop at the Shroppie Fly. One of the best days of the year so we needed a shandy to hydrate.

 

[Willd]

There is a very distinctive thing in a prominent position, more or less due North from where the picture was taken

 

[GuyBoden]

Peter and Paul's Church near Brailes.

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@52.0...7i16384!8i8192!9m2!1b1!2i39!5m1!1e4?entry=ttu

 

[GuyBoden]

Ok, onto the next Name That Road.

I'd say that it's in Cheshire, but only just.

NTR

 

[GuyBoden]

Clue01

Cheshire Boundary Map.