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2015 Photo Galleries
1st March 2015 ride to Brigsteer (Page three)
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A lunch time view.
Potatoes this way.
A view of Dallam Tower.
Deer in The Park.
The cake photo at Tearoom at Old Beetham Post Office.
Artwork outside the tearoom.
Snow on fence post at side of Kellet Lane near Over Kellet.
Looking back on Scargill Road.
My bike at end of ride in Halton.
Ride report by Simeon Orme It was day of sunshine, rain, wind and snow but the day started dry as climb out of Halton up to Four Land Ends, then I did short section on Bottomdale Road before following Ancliffe Lane down into Bolton-le-Sand where I join the towpath of the Lancaster Canal which followed around to Crag Bank. After crossing over the A6 in Crag Bank, I followed the lane that runs from Crag Bank around to Carnforth and crossing over the River Keer via foot / cycle bridge near Hagg Wood before following the public byway into Warton. From Warton it was fairly easy ride as followed main road towards Silverdale and after crossing Leighton Moss, I stop for brew and cake at the cafe at RSPB Visitor Centre at Leighton Moss Nature Reserve. After my brew stop, I did some more roadwork as headed through Waterslack and after climbing pass Challan Hall, I spotted a new signpost for Permissive Bridleway to Cold Well Lane. I when to investigate, there was lack of signposts to show route of this new permissive bridleway and end up following a footpath to getting back on to tarmac. Anyway once I was back on the tarmac again I followed the lanes through Hazelslack, Storth and Sandside then a short section on the B5282 before heading across Milnthorpe Marsh along Marsh Road to the A6 which did about a mile on before turning off it to follow the lane to High Sampool and then the now tarmac bridleway to Sampool Bridge. After crossing over the A590, I decide it would not be a bright ideal to head for Grange-over-Sands due to darkening sky, so I decided to head for Brigsteer to see if daffodils in the woods were showing any signs of coming into flower. So from Sampool Bridge, I followed the Brigsteer Causeway up the Lyth Valley into Brigsteer where I had do a bit of climbing as I head out of Brigsteer on Parkend Lane, unfortunately for me it is going to be another few weeks before the daffodils will be in full bloom in the woods between Brigsteer and Levens. After my climb through the woods I drop down into Levens, I stop for some lunch in the Jubilee Shelter where havens decide to open with heavy rain shower. So after lunch stop, I put on my waterproofs and then head down to A6 and then followed the lanes across Milnthorpe Marsh to Milnthorpe Bridge which I used to cross over the River Bela. Then there was a bit climbing to do as headed pass Dallam Tower before dropping down to Beetham for brew and cake at the tearoom at the Old Post Office. It had start to rain again as left Beetham on the the climb up to Slack Head. From Slack Head I followed the lanes around to Hale Moss where I cross over the A6 and followed Moss Lane over Burton Moss, then the lanes through Hilderstone and Cinderbarrow, it was a bit too dangerous to follow towpath down Tewitfield due to wet state of the towpath, so took the safer route of A6070 which I followed around to Tewitfield. From Tewitfield the ride got a bit harder due to rain changing to snow as headed along Kellet Lane and walk last mile home due dangerous state of the road due the snow sticking. You can click here to see the photos of 8th March ride to Dunsop Bridge or you can click here to download the 43.1 mile route or you can checkout the What’s New Page to see what’s new on the site.
Copyright 2001 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme
Copyright 2001 to 2021 D. Simeon Orme