The way points of this bicycle route:
starting point at the Hare & Hounds public house - brief uphill start toward Altham (Burnley Road / A678) before a long downhill stretch to Simonstone
Walton Arms public house - nice food
turn left into Simonstone Lane and be prepared for a moderate climb to Read
slight respite here and then uphill again
last stretch of this section
straight across the road and on the Higher Trapp
turn left onto Whins Lane