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Shelf Catherine Slack Wainstalls Stage 11: to 0 Kilometres 1 2 3 4 5 Chiserley Shibden Dale A 6 0 3 3 Take Care Key 0 Miles 1 2 3 Hebden Slow Tour route Bridge Share the On-road / Traffic-free path. Give way to A National Cycle Network A647 6 2 pedestrians and On-road / Traffic-free9 Mount NorthowramView from the canal side route wheelchairTabot users. National Cycle Network start route number © Sustrans Hebden Take care at the Café / Bridge road junctions just past Brearley and Restaurant

A646 through the short Railway with station To 58 Luddenden A narrow tunnel at Bike shop / Cycle hire Mytholmroyd Mytholmroyd. Access point A 6 Brearley 4 6 9 62 Take care here A58 A Attraction Hove Edge Picnic spot Halifax 8 A5 Beacon Things to see and do Hill

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This pretty is a A River Calder 61 wonderful, quirky and creative 39 A A646 6 Brighouse 0 place that’s great to explore. 2 38 6 61 PackhorseB Bridge over Hebden A To Sowerby 6 Water. 4 Bridge 4 The pretty medieval bridge is A 8 644 A5 what Hebden Bridge takes its Brighouse Triangle A602 025 name from. Copley 6 A6 Cromwell Bottom Local Nature A629 1 3 4 4 6 6 , . A Reserve A Rich in plants and wildlife, the Cotton B6112 reserve attracts many birds Stones Hebden Brdge © Tim Green FINISH A including kingfisher, long tailed 629 8 3 Mill Bank 25 1 B6113 A60 tits6 and woodpeckers. Please B Enjoy the Slow Tour note cycles are not permitted in A58 14 61 B6114 2 B 1 the nature reserve. Lighthazles 1 Soyland 6 Elland on the National Cycle B Town 13 Harrison Lord Art Gallery, 1 A 6 610 B 14 7 Brighouse. 61 Network! B Specialising in contemporary Great Manshead Hill original artwork and crafts. The Slow Tour is a guide to 21 of the best cycle routes in . It’s been inspired by the Tour de France Grand Départ in Yorkshire in Ripponden Stainland Bike Hire 2014 and funded by Public Health The Bicycle Den in Hebden Teams in the region. All routes form Take a Break! Bridge is open Wed – Sun and The Jubilee Refreshment Rooms are part of the National Cycle Network - found on the forecourt of Sowerby is very close to the start of the more than 14,000 miles of traffic- Bridge Railway Station and offer a route. It also has a café to pick up range of light bites and snacks. free paths, quiet lanes and on-road refreshments. www.thebicycleden. Dusty Millar Inn and Coiners walking and cycling routes across co.uk or 07912627483 Restaurant, Mytholmroyd provides a the UK. range of snacks and larger meals. Bike and Go is available at No 43 Coffee House, Brighouse is a This route is part of National Hebden Bridge Train Station great spot to grab a coffee and cake. Route 66, so just follow the signs. www.bikeandgo.co.uk

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2015. Cartography © Sustrans FourPoint Mapping. All rights reserved. Photography: ©Tim Green / CC BY 4.0 / www.flickr.com/photos/atoach. ©Martyn Jenkins / CC BY 4.0 / www.flickr.com/photos/martynjenkins Hebden Bridge to Brighouse STAGE 11 Hebden Bridge to Brighouse 25 mile return journey overview map Hebden Bridge to (12.5 miles each way). Approximately 3-4 hours. This scenic ride takes you from the bustling town of Brighouse Hebden Bridge, using the towpaths of the and the Calder and Hebble Navigation, before joining quiet country lanes heading into the market town of Brighouse. There are a number of train stations along the way so it’s easy to shorten the route. l Exit Hebden Bridge Station; turn right following the cycle path. l Follow National Route 66 signs to Mytholmroyd, where the poet laureate was born. Here you’ll also find the infamous Cragg Vale, the longest continuous incline in . Staying in the valley, head up the ramp signposted to Mytholmroyd station. l Follow the towpath to the picturesque market town of Sowerby Bridge, where you travel on road before joining the towpath of the Calder and Hebble Navigation. The Slow Tour is a guide to 21 of the best cycle routes l Turn right at the canal junction past across Yorkshire on the National Cycle Network. the lockkeeper’s cottage and through the tunnel – don’t forget to ring your bell! Continue on the towpath. The routes have something for everyone, whether you are a family, new to cycling or a regular cyclist. You can take public l In Elland the route crosses to the other side of the transport to the start of most routes and hire bikes there too. canal. Follow the road around and over the bridge, turn left down Gas Works Lane, follow the path and turn left Tourist attractions l heritage sites between the houses to go back onto the canal bank. cafés and l picnic spots l canals l Continue on the towpath, passing Cromwell Bottom l l Local Nature Reserve, to Brighouse where there are museums playgrounds artwork Experience canal-side life many cafés and shops. © Paul Kirkwood l To return by train, follow the signs for the railway If you like this route, try out the other 20. station. Alternatively you can retrace the route back to Hebden Bridge. Download your free maps at www.sustrans.org.uk/slowtourofyorkshire Enjoy a great cycling day out... Hebden Bridge to Brighouse is part of Route 66 of the National Cycle Network at your own pace !

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