Leeds/Liverpool Canal

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

cheers joe, i'll be doing it next time on my mtb. it will definitely be easier and i know where i went wrong.

the leeds to skipton bit is nice but from gargrave to skipton there is no stoned path just fields and some single track.

 

[sgw]

cheers joe, i'll be doing it next time on my mtb. it will definitely be easier and i know where i went wrong.

the leeds to skipton bit is nice but from gargrave to skipton there is no stoned path just fields and some single track.

Just fields and some single track?

It takes all sorts eh?



btw...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Leeds-Liverpool-Canal-Inland-Waterways/dp/0863511937

 

[Blue Hills]

Nice pub - the Anchor at Salterforth.

I was there a few weeks ago (my home turf) but didn't go in as couldn't lock the bike.

Looked very good though and there can't be many pubs with their own private caverns.

http://www.beerinthe...Inn/Salterforth

Is that stretch of the canal still closed off (to through water travel) due to North West water shortage?

 

[Hop3y]

Sorry to ressurect an old topic, but I'm looking to do the Leeds and Liverpool sometime soon. Probably March or April time.

I live in Burnley (the horrible bit) as mentioned earlier in the thread and my sister is at university in Leeds. Thinking of doing Burnley to Leeds for a bit of practice. 52.5mile if Google Maps tells me right.

I did 10 miles from Burnley to Clayton Le Moors on Sunday.

Any tips for further riding?

 

[ColinJ]

Any tips for further riding?

Burnley itself may be a bit grotty in places, but it has some great countryside surrounding it.

Do you fancy tackling a few hills? If you do, I'll plot some routes for you around there and stick them on Bikely.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Sorry to ressurect an old topic, but I'm looking to do the Leeds and Liverpool sometime soon. Probably March or April time.

I live in Burnley (the horrible bit) as mentioned earlier in the thread and my sister is at university in Leeds. Thinking of doing Burnley to Leeds for a bit of practice. 52.5mile if Google Maps tells me right.

I did 10 miles from Burnley to Clayton Le Moors on Sunday.

Any tips for further riding?

that's probably the hardest section, it's nice upto gargrave then the going gets tough. fields, single track pretty much till the other side of skipton. i'd recommend a mtb or cross bike. i'm on annual leave sometime in april so may be able to join you and then ride back.

 

[Hop3y]

Burnley itself may be a bit grotty in places, but it has some great countryside surrounding it.

Do you fancy tackling a few hills? If you do, I'll plot some routes for you around there and stick them on Bikely.

Yeah if possible! Had my MTB for 3 weeks so hitting the roads at the moment I'd love some help plotting a good route! I'm in BB12.

 

[Hop3y]

that's probably the hardest section, it's nice upto gargrave then the going gets tough. fields, single track pretty much till the other side of skipton. i'd recommend a mtb or cross bike. i'm on annual leave sometime in april so may be able to join you and then ride back.

Yeah sounds great!

The canal is great for flat riding on my MTB, it's a bit dodgy round Burnley though! I saw a fox frozen in it with his head popping out.

A nice site.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

the bit round burnley, colne, nelson, ironically has some of the best bits. i'll have a look on my diary tomorrow to see if we can sort out a date.

 

[Hop3y]

the bit round burnley, colne, nelson, ironically has some of the best bits. i'll have a look on my diary tomorrow to see if we can sort out a date.

Sweet!

 

[ColinJ]

Yeah if possible! Had my MTB for 3 weeks so hitting the roads at the moment I'd love some help plotting a good route! I'm in BB12.

Okay Hop3y. Here's one which is 23 miles long and takes in some lovely countryside. The cafe at Coldwell Activity Centre is well worth calling in at after 17.5 miles.

I started and finished the loop on the A682 near the college in Burnley. I'm sure you can find your way there. Head towards Colne but turn left after about 3/4 mile and climb to the village of Fence. My route does a little tour of the Forest of Pendle through Newchurch-in-Pendle and Roughlee to Blacko, then round behind Colne to Laneshaw Bridge. Follow a nice little lane to Trawden and up to Clarion House crossroads. Turn left there and whizz down to Coldwell Activity Centre which is well worth a stop if you are hungry, thirsty and tired by then (as you may well be). You climb a bit from the cafe stop, but after that you have 5 miles or so to get back to where you started from and most of that is downhill!

It's a nice circuit, but don't do it when there is any chance of ice on the roads because some of them are very steep, narrow and sheltered from the sun. If black ice is anywhere in the area, it would be on this route!

Here it is on Bikely - A scenic loop from Burnley

Let us know how you get on!

 

[Hop3y]

Okay Hop3y. Here's one which is 23 miles long and takes in some lovely countryside. The cafe at Coldwell Activity Centre is well worth calling in at after 17.5 miles.

I started and finished the loop on the A682 near the college in Burnley. I'm sure you can find your way there. Head towards Colne but turn left after about 3/4 mile and climb to the village of Fence. My route does a little tour of the Forest of Pendle through Newchurch-in-Pendle and Roughlee to Blacko, then round behind Colne to Laneshaw Bridge. Follow a nice little lane to Trawden and up to Clarion House crossroads. Turn left there and whizz down to Coldwell Activity Centre which is well worth a stop if you are hungry, thirsty and tired by then (as you may well be). You climb a bit from the cafe stop, but after that you have 5 miles or so to get back to where you started from and most of that is downhill!

It's a nice circuit, but don't do it when there is any chance of ice on the roads because some of them are very steep, narrow and sheltered from the sun. If black ice is anywhere in the area, it would be on this route!

Here it is on Bikely - A scenic loop from Burnley

Let us know how you get on!

Great stuff!

Thanks for that, will definitely be on it at the weekend. I live about 5 minutes away from the college so it's perfect!

Adam

 

[Blue Hills]

Interesting thread. From posts above, it's clearly a decent ride to Skipton/Barlick from Leeds. Would folks who know it say that it's also OK if fully loaded with panniers?

 

[MarkF]

Interesting thread. From posts above, it's clearly a decent ride to Skipton/Barlick from Leeds. Would folks who know it say that it's also OK if fully loaded with panniers?

What on? I start out fully loaded along the canal when I camp in the Dales. Any bike will do from Leeds to Keighley but from there to Silsden, right now, you'll need a MTB. Poor, sloping, v.muddy trails. If I'm on my hybrid or road bike and it's been raining, I hop off the towpath at Bar Lane (Keighley) and join the old B6265 which is very quiet now with all the traffic on the by-pass, re-joining the canal later. If you don't come off there and find the going too tough then you have to go all the way back.

 

[Rohloff_Brompton_Rider]

Interesting thread. From posts above, it's clearly a decent ride to Skipton/Barlick from Leeds. Would folks who know it say that it's also OK if fully loaded with panniers?

fyi, last time i did 90% of the full lot in one day on a brompton with a fully loaded tourer front luggage system, wasn't easy but do-able.