Out yesterday
Bike selected; CGR (due to the weather, & some grotty roads)
Weather; overcast. cool, intermittent west wind
Photographs from today (unless captioned otherwise)
Not far. nor fast
Along the bypass, towards Havertop (where the new main Wakefield Police Station is now, with Central Custody, etc.....)
Dropping under the M62, at Cutsyke, up past the ASDA (@ Glasshoughton), past
'Xscape'
Under the M62 (jct 32)
Up Park Road, with the RaceCourse on my right, towards Pontefract, all the way to the new roundabouts, at Town End
Over towards Carleton, passing the old Stables, & onwards to Darrington
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/531062
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/264896
A right turn, at the traffic-lights just before Darrington, onto Westfield Lane
Past this, but not seen............
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/2642266
At the end it was definitely a right, as a left-turn would have taken me onto the A1
A rough (surfaced), but fast descent of North Cutting into Wentbridge (along the old route of the 'Great North Road'
Friday 14th February 2015
On the 'went bridge'
At the bottom, just before the River Went, it was a right turn onto Moor Lane, back towards Darrington
A steady, & deceptive 'drag'
Nearing Darrington, it was a very sharp left, back towards East Hardwick
Once through the village, Barnsdale (Doncaster) Road was crossed, & Station Road, taken, towards Ackworth (crossing the Pontefract - Rotherham railway)
Pontefract Road, was rejoined, opposite the Quaker School
Wednesday 19th September 2012
Up to the roundabout, at Moor Top (where straight ahead would be Barnsley, left; Doncaster)
I turned right, back towards Wakefield
On reaching
The Angel pub, there were runners from my Club, appearing off Dando Way (the filled in remains of the Brackenhill Light Railway, now a footpath)
I'd quite forgotten that it was our;
http://www.ackworthroadrunnersandac.co.uk/winter-handicap/4572012406
I rode slowly along, seeing who I knew, with a glance to the left at this plaque, by the end of Dicky Sykes Lane
Thursday 28th August 2014
They were finishing at Nostell Priory, home of one of the local ParkRuns (looked after by 'us')
I had a chat with one of the Committee members on the gate, who was marshalling
Into the grounds, with the added inkling that it was possible that one of the morning rides, held by
Wakefield Triathlon Club might also be present at the Café, in the old Stables (quite a grand building itself!)
WTC was present, so I had a bit of a natter with Sarah, one of the members
I also saw my lovely friend
Alison who was time-keeping at the Handicap, & got a selfie, between finishers
Home then, via Doncaster Road, past the site of John Harrisons childhood home
Sunday 23rd March 2014