13th March 2022 ride to Masongill and Tow Scar Road

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13th March 2022 ride to Masongill and Tow Scar Road

- Ride report - Route -

The cake photo at the Bridge House Farm Tearooms in Wray

A view of the farm buildings at Moss House.

A tree on the skyline near Back Lane.

The view at the end of public byway from Hill Top to Back Lane.

The view looking towards Masongill House.

Lunch time view in Masongill

A view of Roy’s bike.

The lunch time view.

Public art at side of Masongill Fell Lane.

The view at start of the Tow Scar Road.

The view looking back along Tow Scar Road.

A view of Toby’s Arch at side of Westgate Lane.

The view from top of Westgate looking back to the coast.

The cake photo at Seasons Cake Shop in Ingleton.

The view looking back along cycle path at the Crook O’ Lune.

Pigeon at the Crook O’ Lune.

Ride report by Simeon Orme If you about coming on one of my rides, do please text or phone me or e-mail me as its useful to do know if someone is waiting at meeting point for start of the ride and to be honest I did expect anyone to be waiting for me at the Bridge House Farm Tearooms in Wray and yes I known there is a bit of energy crisis due war in Eastern Europe, so I rode up to Wray following my usual route, heading out of Halton on the Low Road to the Crook O’ Lune where turn on to cycle path which follow up to just pass Bull Beck Bridge, then it was few miles on the A683 before following the B6480 into Wray. Then in Wray following the Main Street around to the Tearoom for a brew, which is just under seven miles. There were know bike park outside the tearoom, so I was a bit surprise to here those words ‘Are you Simeon?’. One of the reasons I try to start ride inside tearoom, it give me chance get to know you, in this case it was Roy from Ulverston, he found out about ride via the Where’s the Brew Stop? website. Anyway once finish our brews, we followed the tarmac up the Hindburn Valley to Mill Houses where we headed up Russells Lane and then after about good mile we turn on to the Old Moor Road which we followed down to Wellington, then there was short section on the B6480, has we followed the road through the village before turning on to Spout Lane. For me, one of the highlights of this lane are the old farm buildings at Moss House are always worth stopping and looking at for few minutes. After photo was taken of the old farm buildings, we did another half mile on Spout Lane before turning off it to follow the public byway from Hill Top to Old Wellington. We rode most of the track but has we both not on Mountain bikes, we got off the bikes and walk down the section next to Hagg Wood where there a few signs of Spring in the air with few Primroses starting to bloom. We were back on tarmac again and followed Back Lane into Old Wellington, which is usual place with the western part of the hamlet being in Lancashire and eastern part being in North Yorkshire. After passing through Old Wellington, there was a bit climbing to do before following lanes down to Burton- in-Lonsdale via Spittle Banks. Once we cross over the River Greta, there was a bit of test for any cyclist is the climb up Burton Hill and then Chapel Lane to the A687. We both made it up the climb without get off our bikes. There was short section on the A687 has we followed it through the village but soon turn on to Ireby Road which stay on for short distance before following the lane towards Low Threabar. Once we pass, Low Threabar, we followed the lane up to Galegreen where we cross over the A65 and headed into the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Has we followed the lane into Masongill, it was like going back in time, it one those places where you have good reason to go unless you cyclist or walker. We stop for some lunch on bench in Masongill. After lunch we followed Masongill Fell Lane up to the Tow Scar Road which is public byway. Again rode most of the Tow Scar Road but we did get off the bikes on last section down to Westgate Lane. One of hidden delights of Westgate Lane is Toby’s Arch at Toby’s Fold which shepherd hut about 500 yards from Mayfield the last house on the lane. After stopping looking at Toby’s Arch there was a bit climbing to do, get us to top of Westgate Lane where we turn on to Thornton Lane, then it fast ride down the lane to Thornton-in-Lonsdale, then we followed the lanes into Ingleton and stop for a brew at Seasons Cake Shop. After our brew stop, we recross over the A65 and headed out of Ingleton on Tatterthorne Lane, after about good mile and crossing over Aspland Beck, we turn on Dumb Tom’s Lane where there was helpful road sign saying it was only 5 miles to Wennington. It’s a bit up and down route but once we pass Goodenbergh County Holiday Park we soon heading down Ravens Close Brow back into Lancashire where rejoin then B6480 for last few miles of ride back to Wray where we said our goodbyes. You can click here to see photos of the 20th March ride to Farleton and you can click here to download the 23.3 mile route.

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