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Bingley MTB Route8

Bingley MTB Route8

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'Off Road' Technical Difficulty CAL Calder Aire Link Wall B 230 175 l

Easy: Generally a hard smoothish surface DIRECTION WALL 200 Gate Footpath Moderate: A more uneven surface Narrow, Car park 280 Bare Earth l Technical: rough, uneven going. Difficult! P Cafe WALL Gritty Wide solid Turn just past the 3 Generalisations only. Allowance for weather also required. 1 track Public House Built Up Area 50mph sign 1 1 Barn l 'Off Road' Path Type St Ives ALTER LANE Bingley Reference markers Cliff Farm Bridleways (a black edging to a technical grade) Miles from Gravel 2 220 l A for text description 1 the Start 2 265 BLIND LANE 3 Station Byways & other 'Off Roads' (no edgeing) (see over) Sandy 295 track Estate 1313 QUEEN WALL PARK RD Bridleways are for cyclists, walkers and horseriders and are Rocky Gritty ST l track CAL 3 Tarmac Caution generally well signposted. In particular the 'Off Road' not along the main route LANE Driveway l SHAW LANE 1 Farm FENCE Bare CROSS GATES CAL Health FOUNDRY is often signposted PBW. Mountain bikers must give way to Minor Road 2: often single track WALL 3 P Bare earth Track Earth Reader's Centre MAIN STHILL people on foot or horseback. & stones l Minor Road 1 1 Tea Room P Tranmsitter Cradle Betty's P Vets Gradients / Heights Edge 155 Main Road: ‘A’ and ‘B’ Roads Estate Driveway Coach Lodge Grass Town MYTRLE l 310 Spot heights (metres) marked along the route Tarmac Hall PLACE The representation on this map of roads, tracks Sandy Deep Cliff House Estate 70 275 Contours (25 metre intervals) GOFF WELL 190 Sports l and paths is no evidence of the existence of a Driveway Courts B6265 Surface Descriptions right of way. LANE C Wide START 'Green' 33 3 Gritty A Bridge Myrtle Park As annotated on the map - generalisations only. track Harden CAL track Allowance for weather also required. 280 250 Sports H ALTER l The Guide 225 Field 'Off Road' Downhills Moor 135 LA B6265 Inn 12 l Note : Long arrow in downhill direction 200 12 Caution Uphill Indicator RYECROFT ROAD Woodbank WELLINGTON ST l 175 Nursery & Cafe Shown along the marked route. It’s subjective but at l least an indication of what is in store! QUEEN ST BINGLEY ROAD CAL FOUNDREY l Points Uphill Track Health HILL The 3 Acres NARROW Centre l U 1 Leg Warmer 2 Pulse Racer Lungbuster 275 MYRTLE MAIN ST D 3 ROAD LANE PLACE 4 HARDEN Vets l 4 B6429 1 Pool River CROSS Lees Moor 250 120 Malt Shovel Town A629 WORTH WAY MYRTLE GR ROADS Hall FERNCLIFFEROAD D 5 225 240 5 Lumpy Grass Jack Smith Garage Caution OLD ROAD Sports 1 Courts BINGLEY 260 Cliffe View 200 1111 A6033 Broken Straight on here Stone 'Green' CENTRE tarmac onto the track Wide 205 215 Lakeside CAL Myrtle Park track Works Bridge Sugden Farm LEE LANE From the Station to Alter Lane House Farm WALL Sunnygarth Tarmac PRIVATE TR at bridleway ROAD 190 signpost Grass G 2 195 Bare earth Rocky

CAL COPLOWE LANE 3 Brow 210 6 Wide gritty 6 Gritty track Moor Wide track TAN HOUSE SMITHY LANE N Farm Cottages LANE 3 TURF LANE Works CAL Pye 1 B6144 NAB LANE Bank A629 Broken CAL Tarmac 200 10 tarmac 170 10 235 1 CHAPEL WE RD Rocky ROW HALLAS © Crown copyright. All rights reserved Natural 100046223 LANE Often 2009 Tarmac E 2 Muddy Cold Stream 230 This map has been designed and produced by Active Maps Ltd and includes S Mill Cafe 7 Sustrans 69 99 WILSDEN original survey ©Active Maps Ltd 7 Great Northern Trail A 'White' 240 For other mountain bike maps produced by Active Maps please visit O 1 mile 225 Bare earth 88 Cottage www.bikemaps.co.uk/peak_district.htm 2 Farm This route guide includes subjective elements such as gradings, and generalisations such as surface descriptions (both these may change over time & will be affected by the Steps weather). Maps and routes are for guidance only. It is up to you the cyclist to judge your O 1 km 3 CAL own cycling competence, be aware of the conditions on the groundSANDY and be in control B6144 of your bicycle at all times. Whilst every effort has been made to ensure all the information 280 presented is accurate we can not guarantee it is error free. In no eventLANE will any party Farm involved in the making of this route guide be liable for any special, direct, indirect or F Bare Earth consequential damages out of the use or inability to use the route guide. Singletrack CAL

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ROUTE LENGTH Pennine Bridleway Hard'en Fast 131 /2 miles A mountain bike loop west of Bingley that includes 22 km sections on the Calder Aire Link. This map is part of a series that can be downloaded free from www.nationaltrail.co.uk/penninebridleway Route Length: 13.5 miles / 22km Refreshments Hard'en Fast Rough Time: 2.5 - 4.5 hours. There is no excuse for going hungry or thirsty on this ride! As you go around the route Mountain Bike Route you will pass the front door of three pubs An enjoyable and varied route on byways and bridleways, joined by the odd stretch of road. On the whole the route is not too demanding on your mtb skills (barring a few and three cafes (all marked on the map). short technical sections which can be quickly walked down if needs must). There are a couple of uphills to test the best climbers, but they are fairly short so not much time is If you arrive by train then Bingley also has lost walking up them! and a good smattering of smaller climbs; so a reasonable level of fitness required. Cafes and pubs are conveniently situated along the way. a selection of pubs, cafes and convenience stores. START: St Ives Estate Car Park (the car park at the eastern entrance to the estate, off the B6429) For navigation please note Points F, G, H are on the Calder Aire link Just past Jack Smith Garage TL up bridleway. Follow the broken Stay on the main path, after a wide right hand bend BL at a path which is generally well signposted. D tarmac up to & around left bend. Follow straight on when it turns fork & descend gravel path. Come out on Tan House Lane, follow The points below are referenced on the map to a track. to road T-junction & TL. Descend to T-junction. Keep SA & down (ignore a driveway off to the left half way down TL then take 2nd right onto Smithy Lane. After 50 metres TR onto A Exit car park & TR. Just before first building TR onto bridleway track. Follow bridleway signs to meet Coplow Lane . signed 'Blind Lane'. Climb to top & TR. Stay on the main path as the hill). Then continue up to Sugden House Farm. Keep this on it bears left in front of an old stone barn. your right & continue through the gate & into field. Keep the wall G TL onto Coplow Lane then at next end turn left onto Lee Lane. on your right then when half way up the field BL as the path follows Follow to end then continue straight down on the track, just Continue to the end of the path where it bends to the right to a line of trees. Follow to & through gate in the top right of the field. before the Stone works entrance. go through a gap in the estate stone wall onto Alter Lane (just before this there is a path off to the left through steel gates - Continue on the path. SA as you cross a private driveway & over a Follow down, around bends and to road, TR. Pass Malt Shovel ignore this path). TL. bridge after which the path bends & drops down to the right. Join Pub & TR onto Wilsden Old Road. Around bend & TR onto Narrow a drive (for Sunnygarth) & drop down 100 metres to bridleway split Lane. At main road TR. Now follow the narrower path with the high estate wall on your B & TR onto narrower path. Soon climb. Go under bridge & out onto immediate left. Follow all the way to join road & TL. H Just after the sports field (on your left) TL onto a bridleway. Soon wide track. TL. At track crossroads continue SA. climb, keep on the bridleway, it will bend & go onto a narrower About 150 metres past a 50mph road sign TR through gap in Join road & TR. After about 500 metres TL towards Cold Stream then steeper path. the wall onto permissive bridleway. Continue SA with fence on E Cafe onto tarmac bridleway. At the cafe continue SA & down narrow your left. Join tarmac estate bridleway & TR. Immediatley after Coach House path. Now a tough climb, keep SA to come out on a wide track & TL. Follow past car park (on your left) & BR through a gate (often Shortly after a small technical descent & short steep climb the follow to join road. open) onto a wide track. Climb to top (watch out for golf balls path swings round to the right. Follow to join wide gravel farm TL then immediate TR onto bridleway (Calder Aire link). as you cross a golf fairway) & SA past a metal gate. drive & keep SA. Climb to path junction & TL heading for a small F transmitter beacon. Keep on this path all the way to join a road (about 100 metres At signpost for Blind Lane TR & descend down to tarmac drive. before the road you will cross over Sustrans route 69). TL & back to car park. Keep straight on as you pass the beacon onto a wider track. Continue SA onto & along Hallas Lane. At the end keep SA & drop Join road (opposite The Guide Inn) & TR then immediately at a C down narrower path. Cross river then up other side. Climb to houses staggered crossroads continue SA (signed for Haworth). THE CALDER AIRE LINK & onto concrete. Follow Calder Aire signs to join road. TR, follow After 50 metres ignore road off to the right. to a 'white' house on the right & TL onto Nab Lane (an off- road This mountain bike loop includes sections on the Calder Keep SA, passing The 3 Acres Pub after a few minutes. path). Aire Link.

Abbreviations: TR-Turn Right, TL-Turn Left, BR-Bear Right, BL-Bear Left, SA-Straight Ahead The Calder Aire link is a 17 mile (27km) linear route developed for horse riders, mountain bikers and walkers Route Profile running between St.Ives Estate near Bingley to join the 300 280m The 3 Cold Stream 280m C Acres 240m Top of Blind Pennine Bridleway at Widdop Road in . B Cafe F Blind D E Nab Lane Lane Tabb Lane 200 185m 170m G 220m A Lane Descent at Smithy 120m (Cullingworth) end of Hallas Lane H Cycle Shop/Maintenance in Bingley: 155m Lane (Wilsden) Malt 100 Shovel Keith Lambert Cyclesport Tel: (01274) 560605 METRES ©Active Maps Limited 2 4681012MILES Travelling to the Area by Train To pick up the route from Bingley Station Bingley Station ( Line) is situated near to the route and will add about 2 miles in total to the route length. TL out of station exit then quickly TR up short no vehicle street (Foundry Hill). TL onto the main road. See the green box on how to pick up the route. Take next right onto Myrtle Place. Continue around bend then TL immediatley past the Vets and before the Health Centre up a cobbled drive. Continue SA to reach basketball court, BR down hill. At bottom continue SA to cross the green bridge. TR & keep close to river for 200 metres then pick up the track A possible Sunday Itinerary* that bears left into the trees. Reach road and go SA and up Alter Lane. Climb steeply. Stay on this main track all the way until it starts to level out & then splits by a ‘No Car Sign’. Now follow the main directions From : Depart 10.51 • Arrive Bingley 11.09 From : Depart 9.36 • Arrive Bingley 9.55 from start of point B . Depart Bingley 16.11 • Arrive Leeds 16.34 Depart Bingley 14.26 • Arrive Skipton 14.48 To return to Bingley Station * please note this is for guidance only. Time taken on route will vary with individuals & train times may change. Please check with National Follow to top of Blind Lane in Point H . Continue SA then TR at stone barn. Follow path down and through Rail Enquiries for full service details (Tel: 08457 48 49 50 or www.nationalrail.co.uk). There is space for two bikes on the train and more at the estate wall onto Alter Lane. TR and retrace steps from your outward journey (caution at the road the conductor's discretion, on a first come first serve basis (no booking required). junction at bottom of Alter Lane).

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