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| Hebden Bridge to Slaidburn YH via Chipping and the Trough of Bowland | ColinJ | Feb 8th 2011, 03:54 | 92.4km |
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| Day 2 of a 3 day tour from Sheffield to the Yorkshire Dales. This is the third of 3 variations from Mankinholes YH to Slaidburn YH. It takes in the lovely Trrough of Bowland and is the toughest of my 3 alternative routes. (Use the canal towpath or A646 in the valley to get to from Mankinholes to Hebden Bridge.) | |||||
| Hebden Bridge to Slaidburn YH via Waddington Fell | ColinJ | Feb 8th 2011, 03:55 | 57.8km |
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| Day 2 of a 3 day tour from Sheffield to the Yorkshire Dales. This is the second of 3 variations from Mankinholes YH to Slaidburn YH. It takes in the tough climb of Waddington Fell. (Use the canal towpath or A646 in the valley to get to from Mankinholes to Hebden Bridge.) | |||||
| Hebden bridge to slaidburn via waddington and holden | ColinJ | Feb 8th 2011, 03:56 | 66.9km |
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| Day 2 of a 3 day tour from Sheffield to the Yorkshire Dales. This is the first of 3 variations from Mankinholes YH to Slaidburn YH. It skips the tough climb of Waddington Fell and goes a longer but easier way via Holden. (Use the canal towpath or A646 in the valley to get to from Mankinholes to Hebden Bridge.) | |||||
| Sheffield-Mankinholes | ColinJ | Feb 7th 2011, 06:41 | 82km |
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| Day 1 of a 3 day tour from Sheffield to the Yorkshire Dales. Starts from NW Sheffield and ends at Mankinholes Youth Hostel near Hebden Bridge. | |||||
| Hebden Bridge Widdop Waddington | ColinJ | Mar 17th 2011, 09:45 | 92.6km |
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| A scenic route out to the Country Kitchen cyclists' cafe at Waddington village, with a quick run back on main roads. NB Changed route to try out the Padiham Greenway to Rose Grove | |||||
| Hebden-bridge-read-waddington | ColinJ | Jan 22nd 2011, 07:07 | 45.9km |
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| This is a main road route from Hebden Bridge to Country Kitchen cafe in Waddington, except for a quiet road detour from Padiham to Spring Wood Picnic centre to avoid The Devil's Elbow accident blackspot on the A671. Toilets, water and ice cream van at Spring Wood. Shops at Whalley. Cyclists' cafe at Waddington. Return by reverse route. | |||||
| Scenic loop from burnley | ColinJ | Jan 12th 2011, 12:15 | 37.3km |
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| Nice cafe at Coldwell Activity Centre about 3/4 way round (it is open about 5 days a week). | |||||
| Hebden Bridge Newchurch-in-Pendle loop | ColinJ | Nov 21st 2010, 09:39 | 66.5km |
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| A scenic 42 mile loop with a cafe stop after 30 miles. Very hilly, some hills very steep. | |||||
| Hebden-bridge-lothersdale-loop | ColinJ | Nov 7th 2010, 04:21 | 85.8km |
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| Start/Finish at Market Place car park Hebden Bridge. It is a long stay park and only about 30p/hour. Don't skimp on the pay-and-display - wardens are always on the prowl! The route is 83 km in length (52 miles) and squeezes in a lot of climbing, some very tough, totalling about 1,900 m (6,200 ft). Not for beginners! Watch out for Scar Top Moor Lodge on your left at about the 64 km point. They have a good cafe/tea room upstairs. | |||||
| Season of Mists | ColinJ | Sep 15th 2010, 05:56 | 101.3km |
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| Route of the Season of Mists audax event which takes place on the first Sunday of October each year from Hebden Bridge in West Yorkshire. It is a very tough, scenic 100 km with 2,500 of climbing, some very steep. Cafe stops at Country Kitchen cafe, Waddington and Coldwell Activity Centre Cafe above Nelson. (MSeries had previously posted a route with one shortcut and one diversion in it. This is the official route.) There is always a great refreshments table laid on at HQ in Hebden Bridge afterwards. Event details can be found in the Audax UK calendar at http://www.aukweb.net/cal/index.htm | |||||
| cotswold-challenge-route-2009 | ColinJ | Aug 13th 2010, 05:05 | 158.7km |
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| This is the route of The Cotswold Challenge 2009. It was organised by CTC - Heart of England. Be sure to check their website for this and similar events. | |||||
| Rochdale-Blackpool-via-Rawtenstall | ColinJ | Aug 19th 2010, 01:25 | 87.8km |
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| Final route for CycleChat forum ride August 2010 | |||||
| Blackpool to Hebden Bridge via Padiham | ColinJ | Aug 3rd 2010, 09:26 | 86km |
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| Rochdale to Blackpool | ColinJ | Aug 3rd 2010, 04:50 | 82.5km |
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| A suggestion for a CycleChat forum ride | |||||
| Hebden Bridge, Bolton Abbey, Gargrave, Trawden | ColinJ | May 27th 2010, 09:58 | 112km |
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| 112 km and 2,200 m of tough hills. Cafes: Cavendish Pavilion after Bolton Abbey, Dalesman at Gargrave, Coldwell Activity Centre. | |||||
| Hebden Bridge to Yorkshire Sculpture Park | ColinJ | Apr 28th 2010, 01:17 | 132.3km |
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| Mostly quiet roads. VERY hilly and some stretches of bridleway and cycle path which could be avoided if you'd prefer that. | |||||
| Bolton-by-Bowland-from-Hebden-Bridge | ColinJ | Mar 26th 2010, 12:41 | 117.7km |
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| Out by a hilly scenic route. Flattish centre section. Cafe stop at Country Kitchen, Waddington or Whalley Abbey. Quick undulating ride back from Padiham on A646 (busy at peak times) | |||||
| Sowerby Bridge to Halifax railway station | ColinJ | Mar 12th 2010, 01:40 | 4.3km |
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| Normally you'd just get on the train at Sowerby Bridge instead, but sometimes trains don't stop there (this weekend for example). | |||||
| Halifax-uk-station-to-A646 | ColinJ | Mar 12th 2010, 12:43 | 2.7km |
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| Route from Halifax station to the A646 towards Hebden Bridge | |||||
| Littleborough hilly metric century | ColinJ | Jun 16th 2010, 01:25 | 101.2km |
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| A very hilly 101 km ride from Littleborough near Rochdale (UK). 75% on quiet country roads. It has some brutal little climbs. If you want to take out one of the hard climbs and shorten the route by about 13 km, turn right for Mankinholes just before you get into Todmorden. | |||||
| Golden Acre Park Burnsall Loop, CycleChat forum ride 6th Mar 2010 | ColinJ | Mar 6th 2010, 09:36 | 81.4km |
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| A nice 82 km (51 mile) loop from Golden Acre park just North of Leeds (UK) to Burnsall and back, most of it on scenic roads. | |||||
| Seacroft, Leeds to Lytham St. Annes | ColinJ | Feb 22nd 2010, 04:52 | 138km |
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| A demanding scenic route from Seacroft in Leeds to Lytham St. Annes. Cafe stop at Coldwell Activity Centre near half way point. Shops at Whalley and Longridge. | |||||
| Seacroft, Leeds, Mount Tabor, Halifax | ColinJ | Feb 22nd 2010, 01:35 | 54.4km |
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| About the shortest scenic cycle route from Seacroft in East Leeds to Mount Tabor in Halifax. | |||||
| Golden Acre Park Burnsall Loop 2 | ColinJ | Feb 23rd 2010, 04:24 | 83.6km |
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| A variation on the other loop I posted from Golden Acre Park near north Leeds, UK | |||||
| Golden Acre Park Burnsall loop | ColinJ | Feb 19th 2010, 01:48 | 83.9km |
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| A scenic route with some tough climbs, largely away from busy A-roads | |||||
| Mini-North_West_Passage audax variation | ColinJ | Feb 15th 2010, 10:57 | 118.6km |
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| This is the route of the Mini-North-West Passage from Rochdale. I have made one slight change to the route at Whalley, taking to the hills to avoid a stretch of A-road. | |||||
| Slippery Ford, Trawden loop | ColinJ | Feb 14th 2010, 03:24 | 73.5km |
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| A hilly route with a quick A-road return leg | |||||
| Alternative North-West Passage | ColinJ | Feb 10th 2010, 08:35 | 212.3km |
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| Starts and finishes in Rochdale, UK. I'm not a fan of A-roads and the weather was good when I tackled the NWP so I diverted onto a lot of nice lanes to get away from the traffic wherever possible. This is hillier than the official route and slightly longer at 212 km. | |||||
| ColinJ's route for Scottie from Water Orton | ColinJ | Feb 20th 2010, 10:50 | 68.5km |
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| Water Orton, Coleshill, Shustoke, Nether Whitacre, Baxterley, Church End, Old Arley, Corley, Corley Moor, Brownshill Green, Hawkes End, Harvest Hill, Hollyberry End, Green End, Maxstoke, Coleshill, Water Orton | |||||
| warwick university coventry lanes | ColinJ | Mar 15th 2011, 05:30 | 51.3km |
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| A loop from Warwick university to the lanes NW of Coventry. | |||||
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