Game: Name that road!

[ColinJ]

A county boundary is a mere 600 yards away. Those distant hills might hint at which county it is.

I need to switch to my laptop. My old eyes are not up to the job on my phone!

 

[Aravis]

Brackenthwaite Road, Silverdale.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Lancashire/@54.1875243,-2.7786139,3a,45y,311.89h,81.38t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1sJf9wKkktSbwDWv7yvUVr_A!2e0!6shttps://streetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com/v1/thumbnail?cb_client=maps_sv.tactile&w=900&h=600&pitch=8.616713846498513&panoid=Jf9wKkktSbwDWv7yvUVr_A&yaw=311.8874844447642!7i16384!8i8192!4m6!3m5!1s0x487a4d4c5226f5db:0xb5497dd10c461b65!8m2!3d53.9690089!4d-2.6276908!16zL20vMGRiZHk?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDUxNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw==

 

[ColinJ]

Brackenthwaite Road, Silverdale.

Well done!

I was searching around there, but thought we were looking towards the Three Peaks in the Dales.

PS I just realised that I cycled down that road in 2018!

Hi again, long-distance, ultra-scenic ride avoiders! @Littgull and I will be doing another one of those rides on Saturday 28th, subject to the trains running, our legs not having fallen off, and the weather being at least tolerable. You would be welcome to come along with us.

If you do not want to join us, please avoid this thread, or at least come up with an entertaining excuse for your non-participation. "Sorry, my dog ate my bike", "I would, but a circle of sink-holes has cut me off from my bike shed", that kind of thing ...

If there is anybody left still reading, this is what we had in mind ...

Northern Trains are now saying that they will have restored their new direct service from Littleborough (Brian)/Todmorden (me) to Clitheroe in the Ribble Valley by the 28th. Making use of those trains can save us 40-50 miles of riding main roads which can be invested in longer rides on wonderful roads further north.

So, our proposal is for us to catch an early train to the Ribble Valley and start/finish our ride out there. We will get off a couple of stops before Clitheroe at Langho, NE of Blackburn. We should get there in time for an 08:30 start. That will give us plenty of time for a leisurely 100 mile ride and still be able to get back in daylight, with no time pressure for the hourly return trains.

We will be riding out by a very hilly route through Chipping and Slaidburn, over the Cross o'Greet, through Wray and up to Arnside for a cafe stop. We will ride back on a less extreme, though still undulating route through Silverdale, Carnforth, Scorton, Longridge and Ribchester to Langho.

I imagine that the 164 km (102 mile) ride will take us 11-12 hours including stops. We will go quickly on descents if we want to, and slowly on the ascents which we will need to!

I make it about 2,250 metres of ascent, or 7,400 ft for you imperialists. So, not a ride for hill-dodgers, the nervous, or unfit. But if you fancy a long, scenic day out on your bike and can find the time, pencil the 28th in your diary, work out how you will get to Langho, and sign up below!

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[MontyVeda]

well found @Aravis.

over to you.

 

[Aravis]

A singular effort to get here:

 

[Willd]

here

 

[Aravis]

Well done @Willd. On with the next!

 

[Willd]

Not Warwickshire and should be easier than the last one

 

[MontyVeda]

Getting toll bridge vibes... and that one has been in the news so quite high in the results for toll bridges in England.

It's Swinford Toll Bridge on Oxford Rd, or the B4044.

 

[Aravis]

I was just getting my answer organised. C'est la vie.

 

[MontyVeda]

Ah I'm sorry.

I was going to nominate a free play round so a newcomer to the thread can post a road... but I'll hand it to you if you want it @Aravis.

 

[Aravis]

Ah I'm sorry.

I was going to nominate a free play round so a newcomer to the thread can post a road... but I'll hand it to you if you want it @Aravis.

I would probably have done the same. Your idea has my vote

 

[MontyVeda]

Free play to anyone who wants to post a road for us to find.

If you're new to this game, the rules are in Colin's opening post on page one.

 

[ColinJ]

A singular effort to get here:

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I was sure that I had seen that one before...

I haven't done the big Lake District climbs yet. All being well, I'll treat myself to a cycling holiday in the Lakes in spring 2022, once I have my state pension and (hopefully) Covid-19 is no longer an issue.

Ok, here's my next photo. I have my 'bubble pal' here and I have told her that I reckon one of you will identify the location today. Don't let me down!

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(I'm hoping that I haven't done this one before... It is getting hard to remember all of the previous posts!)

 

[robjh]

As it's a free play, try this one :

Should this particular view of the location prove elusive, I will add a couple of other photos from different positions after a decent interval.