ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Hi all.
Very short notice for this one ... I was supposed to be doing the Mini-Northwest Passage audax ride from Rochdale tomorrow (18th Feb.), but the forecast is looking poor. Sunday, 19th February looks much more promising so I have decided to ride out to Dunsop Bridge from Hebden Bridge instead.
Globalti recommends the scones at Puddleducks cafe in Dunsop Bridge, so we'll go and check them out! (I've cycled through Dunsop Bridge quite a few times but never stopped at the cafe.)
It is 58 kms (36 miles) out and we will return by the same route in reverse. That will be a long metric century.
The route includes a few smaller climbs and long drags but maxes out at an elevation of 240 m so we won't be doing any really big stuff. The worst climb of the day will be that short steep stretch on the Old Roman Road near Read. We will ride out to Burnley on the A646, and use the Padiham Greenway to get into the centre of Padiham. We'll take the scenic route to the Old Roman Road, then continue through Mitton as we usually do, but instead of turning right for Waddington, we will turn left and ride round below the north side of Longridge Fell, taking us through Walker Fold, and then on through Whitewell to Dunsop Bridge for our cafe stop in the village. After that, we will return by the reverse of the route we took out in the morning.
Usual ride ethos - an easy sociable pace, and lots of chatting, with a relaxed stop at the cafe. Nobody will be left behind but if anyone wants to climb ahead of the slower riders, feel free, just wait at the summits for me and the rest of the rear guard!
You ought to feel fairly sure that you can cope with a moderately 'lumpy' ride of this distance, and carry enough food and drink to get you to the cafe at Dunsop Bridge after 58 kms (36 miles), though we can call in to refill our bottles at the Spring Wood picnic centre above Whalley after 35 kms (22 miles).
It will be slow, slow, slow. Don't come along and complain about it being slow. IT WILL BE SLOW! (We won't be riding quickly ...
)
Let's meet at Hebden Bridge.
Meet at Market Place car park, Hebden Bridge 08:45, set off at 09:00, Todmorden 09:20, Manchester Road traffic lights 10:15, Spring Wood picnic centre 11:00
Map showing HB car parks.
The centre of Hebden Bridge is now pedestrianised and there is a one-way system. To get to the car park turn right up Commercial Street as you come into HB from the Halifax direction, second left after about 100 yards by the White Lion. Follow that road round over the river. The car park is then on your right.
If you are coming from the Todmorden direction, turn left down Old Gate (one way street) at the end of Market Street, just after the Inn on the Bridge on your left. Follow the road round past the Hole in t'Wall. The car park is straight ahead on the right.
If anybody decides to turn up announced (it has happened before) make sure that you get to Market Place car park in good time because we won't be hanging about once all those officially riding have gathered!
We might be coming back at dusk so remember to bring lights.
Riders
More details later when my friends and family stop phoning me!!!!
(Okay - they've stopped!
)
Very short notice for this one ... I was supposed to be doing the Mini-Northwest Passage audax ride from Rochdale tomorrow (18th Feb.), but the forecast is looking poor. Sunday, 19th February looks much more promising so I have decided to ride out to Dunsop Bridge from Hebden Bridge instead.
Globalti recommends the scones at Puddleducks cafe in Dunsop Bridge, so we'll go and check them out! (I've cycled through Dunsop Bridge quite a few times but never stopped at the cafe.)
It is 58 kms (36 miles) out and we will return by the same route in reverse. That will be a long metric century.
The route includes a few smaller climbs and long drags but maxes out at an elevation of 240 m so we won't be doing any really big stuff. The worst climb of the day will be that short steep stretch on the Old Roman Road near Read. We will ride out to Burnley on the A646, and use the Padiham Greenway to get into the centre of Padiham. We'll take the scenic route to the Old Roman Road, then continue through Mitton as we usually do, but instead of turning right for Waddington, we will turn left and ride round below the north side of Longridge Fell, taking us through Walker Fold, and then on through Whitewell to Dunsop Bridge for our cafe stop in the village. After that, we will return by the reverse of the route we took out in the morning.
Usual ride ethos - an easy sociable pace, and lots of chatting, with a relaxed stop at the cafe. Nobody will be left behind but if anyone wants to climb ahead of the slower riders, feel free, just wait at the summits for me and the rest of the rear guard!
You ought to feel fairly sure that you can cope with a moderately 'lumpy' ride of this distance, and carry enough food and drink to get you to the cafe at Dunsop Bridge after 58 kms (36 miles), though we can call in to refill our bottles at the Spring Wood picnic centre above Whalley after 35 kms (22 miles).
It will be slow, slow, slow. Don't come along and complain about it being slow. IT WILL BE SLOW! (We won't be riding quickly ...
)Let's meet at Hebden Bridge.
Meet at Market Place car park, Hebden Bridge 08:45, set off at 09:00, Todmorden 09:20, Manchester Road traffic lights 10:15, Spring Wood picnic centre 11:00
Map showing HB car parks.
The centre of Hebden Bridge is now pedestrianised and there is a one-way system. To get to the car park turn right up Commercial Street as you come into HB from the Halifax direction, second left after about 100 yards by the White Lion. Follow that road round over the river. The car park is then on your right.
If you are coming from the Todmorden direction, turn left down Old Gate (one way street) at the end of Market Street, just after the Inn on the Bridge on your left. Follow the road round past the Hole in t'Wall. The car park is straight ahead on the right.
If anybody decides to turn up announced (it has happened before) make sure that you get to Market Place car park in good time because we won't be hanging about once all those officially riding have gathered!
We might be coming back at dusk so remember to bring lights.
Riders
- ColinJ
- potsy
- oldfatfool
- Pennine-Paul (meet at Todmorden)
- bromptonfb (meet at Manchester Road lights)
More details later when my friends and family stop phoning me!!!!
(Okay - they've stopped!
)
You've obviously not read the report from the last ride we did.
