forest of Bowland Lancashire
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Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
Trough of Bowland is a nice ride, nice tea shop at Dunsop Bridge (lots of ducks outside...)
Milo
Guru
- Location
- Melksham, Wilts
My cousins lived near Pendle Hill for a bit. Loved it round there as a kid.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
Can't see the appeal myself ... 
Spinney
Bimbleur extraordinaire
- Location
- Back up north
Must get oop north and out on those roads again!
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
May 1977 was the first time i cycled through there,though i must admit,i haven't been though there for a long while. A bloke who owned a motorbike and cycle repair shop in my town used to holiday frequently in the "Whitewell Hotel". http://where2walk.co.uk/yorkshire-dales-accommodation/hotels-pubs-and-bbs/inn-at-whitewell/
PaulSB
Squire
- Location
- Chorley, Lancashire
It's on our doorstep. Want easy flat roads and the occasional hill? Then head out on to the Lancashire mosses or the Fylde.
Fancy some good hills and/or peaceful roads and some great cafes? Get out to the Trough or Ribble valley. With careful navigation most of the hills can be circumnavigated.
Another direction is to head up to Lancaster and beyond. Or out towards Yorkshire and Malham.
Lancashire is a great place to live and blessed with a wonderful choice of diverse riding opportunities.
Just don't tell the world........
Fancy some good hills and/or peaceful roads and some great cafes? Get out to the Trough or Ribble valley. With careful navigation most of the hills can be circumnavigated.
Another direction is to head up to Lancaster and beyond. Or out towards Yorkshire and Malham.
Lancashire is a great place to live and blessed with a wonderful choice of diverse riding opportunities.
Just don't tell the world........
As I was descending the trough (towards Dunsop Bridge) in the Ride with Brad last Sunday, there was a fellow participant on the floor, smashed bike nearby, holding on to his damaged collar bone, surrounded by comrades and a stopped car, the driver of which looked quite upset. I don't know exactly what happened but my wife told me a participant had been airlifted to hospital and I wondered if it were that poor guy.
ColinJ
Puzzle game procrastinator!
- Location
- Todmorden - Yorks/Lancs border
That is a very fast descent down which the rider must be extremely careful. Years ago, I discovered that there is at least one dip in which cars or motorbikes coming up the hill can disappear. I had scanned the road ahead and thought that it was clear so I released the brakes and was soon doing 50 mph, but was suddenly confronted by a car coming at me. I just managed to squeeze into a small gap between the vehicle and the verge!
Another frequent hazard is sheep wandering or running across the road in front of you. I read of one fatality and one paralysis resulting from cyclists hitting sheep on that descent.
There are similar hazards on the descent of Waddington Fell towards Newton, plus a deceptive RH bend with iffy camber, the bend tightening as you get into it. I failed to stay on the road on that bend the first time that I did it, but managed to stay on my bike in an impromptu 'wall of death' manoeuvre round the sloping grass verge.
Great cycling country, but keep your wits about you!
That is a very fast descent down which the rider must be extremely careful. Years ago, I discovered that there is at least one dip in which cars or motorbikes coming up the hill can disappear. I had scanned the road ahead and thought that it was clear so I released the brakes and was soon doing 50 mph, but was suddenly confronted by a car coming at me. I just managed to squeeze into a small gap between the vehicle and the verge!
Another frequent hazard is sheep wandering or running across the road in front of you. I read of one fatality and one paralysis resulting from cyclists hitting sheep on that descent.
There are similar hazards on the descent of Waddington Fell towards Newton, plus a deceptive RH bend with iffy camber, the bend tightening as you get into it. I failed to stay on the road on that bend the first time that I did it, but managed to stay on my bike in an impromptu 'wall of death' manoeuvre round the sloping grass verge.
Great cycling country, but keep your wits about you!
It was in that dip where the incident took place! Similarly, on that steep drop off Waddington fell to Newton, that RH bend is indeed deceptive, another rider brushed my right elbow at exactly that point and had it not been so early (we set off at 7am) on a Sunday, I wouldn't have fancied his chances had anything been coming up at time.
