Devil's Bridge Northern Loop
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15th of May '05 |
Devil's Bridge Northern Loop |
| Starting and finishing at Devil's Bridge near Kirkby Lonsdale this 133 mile round trip takes in some of the finest biking roads of north Lancashire, the northern Yorkshire Dales, upper Teesdale and a spectacular trip past Ullswater and over the Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District. It combines a superb blend of tight twisties, open blasters and spectacular scenery, so you'll get to experience some of the north's most out of the way and most popular stretches of countryside. | |
| Status: Late confirmation | Contact: mailto:Event Co-ordinator |
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ROUTE & ITINERARY |
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| Start Time | From | To | Description | Dist. (Miles) | Dur. (Hrs) | Total Dist. | End Time | Notes |
| 10.00 | Devil's Bridge | Brough | The sublime fast paced Devil's Bridge to Sedburgh run on the A683 followed by the less frantic section of the A683 to Brough. | 28.80 | 0.80 | 28.80 | 10.50 | Starts with one of the top biking roads in the north. It doesn't look much but it's a joy to ride. Very technical but can be enjoyed at a more leisurely pace. |
| 10.50 | 15 minute break | 11.05 | ||||||
| 11.05 | Brough | Alston | Up and across into the Lune valley on the B6276 down past Selset & Grassholme reservoirs gets us to the B6277 run north over the high ground past Cow Green reservoir and down into Alston. | 36.00 | 1.20 | 64.8 | 12.25 | A climb up the valley onto moorland roads with their wide variety of bends and contours. Add the views and this is a tonic to the soul. |
| 12.25 | 15 minute break | 12.40 | ||||||
| 12.40 | Alston | Pooley Bridge | Taking the A686 west from Alston across fast moorland roads until the highly technical and torturous drop down to Melmerby & Langwathby before skirting Penrith onto the B5320 scenic route to Pooley Bridge. | 24.10 | 0.60 | 88.90 | 13.15 | Moor fantastic moorland roads, with their clear visibility and demanding terrain before a steep decent on switchback roads. It's then onto fast sweeping roads followed by very scenic Lakeland back roads. |
| 13.15 | Lunch Break | 1.00 | 14.15 | |||||
| 14.15 | Pooley Bridge | Gilpin's Bridge | On the A592 along the western shore of Ullswater, then up the long climb of the valley to the Kirkstone Pass. Spectacular decent into Windermere before the technical A5074 to Gilpin's Bridge | 32.10 | 1.00 | 121.00 | 15.15 | Some of the most spectacular views in the country accompany this relaxed section up to the pass followed by the more torturous decent to Windermere. A quick bounce out of Windermere gets us to a road full of demanding bends - a real biker's treat. |
| 15.15 | 15 minute break | 15.30 | ||||||
| 15.30 | Gilpin's Bridge | Devil's Bridge | A short blast down the A590 gets us to the A65 and the run into Devil's Bridge | 12.00 | 0.50 | 133.00 | 16.00 | Fast & furious leads to fast and swooping for this short run to end the ride. |
| 16.00 | Tea/Coffee & Snack break then fond farewells. | |||||||
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Attendees: |
8 bikes & 13 Cloggers |
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| CLIVE | Clive & Kit | Leader | 2 | M60 junction 10 | ü | |
| QUINEY | John & Sandra | Whippets | 2 | Devil's Bridge | ||
| STUEY | Stu & Lainey | Sweeper | 2 | Devil's Bridge | ü | |
| CHIMES | Simon | 2 | M60 junction 10 | ü | ||
| FREEBIRD | Davey & Andy or Jo | 2 | Devil's Bridge | ü | ||
| GREY WOLF | Del | 1 | Devil's Bridge | ü | ||
| PRECIOUS METAL | Garf & Sue | 2 | Devil's Bridge | ü | ||
| SHADRACK | Paul | 1 | Devil's Bridge | ü | ||
| Meet Up Locations | |
| Date to be fixed (click map to enlarge) | |
| 08:00 - M60 Junction 10.
M60, junction 10, Manchester orbital: Access way to old works unit at north west side of, and just off the roundabout. Currently there's an old skip parked across the entrance gates. Park up at the side of this. If you see the Tulip Inn then you've gone too far!
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09:30 - Devil's Bridge.
Devil's Bridge, Kirkby Lonsdale, Yorkshire: Bikers' haven - drinks, food, toilets and loadsa bikes in pleasant surroundings. It's just off the A65 Carlisle to Skipton road 6.1 miles east of the M6 junction 36 & 31.1 miles west of Skipton.
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03/03/2008 00:48
