A couple of nice days away walking. On Tuesday we did an excellent circular walk from Wycoller through Trawden. Picked Wycoller as it's a very beautiful area and close to the Lancashire/Yorkshire border meaning we were only 20 minutes drive from our hotel in Haworth. Today we walked a loop on Haworth Moor and managed to avoid Bronte Falls and Within Tops (said to be the inspiration for Wuthering Heights). We could see from a distance both spots were heaving.
Now memory is a funny thing. 6-7 years ago I rode the Tour de Yorkshire sportive - great route but the most appallingly organised sportive I have experienced. I had forgotten we rode through Haworth.
On a stroll in Haworth last evening we came to the bottom of the cobbled main street. As we walked up I began to remember I'd cycled up this street, in the rain, on 25mm tyres and soon I could visualize every metre. Agony! It must average 10% and is about 500 metres long. I remember a guy at the top shouting "Come on Chorley!"
On the same ride about 30-50 metres from the Cow 'n' Calf summit I started to topple over when this chap comes out of the crowd, pushes me upright and then pushed me over the summit! That's 1.2 miles, 8% and 17% at the top!
One other little snippet. On the same ride as I flogged up another climb I said to the rider next to me "They've got some bastard hills round here." The lady on the pavement replied in broad Yorkshire "That's why it's so bastard beautiful" 😂😂
