29th March 2023 ride along the Salter Fell Track

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29th March 2023 ride along the Salter Fell Track (Page two)

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The view looking back towards Croasdale.

John following the track down to Wood House Lane

A view of the coffee cup at River Bank Tearooms in Slaidburn.

The view from The Skaithe looking across the fields towards the Hodder Valley

The view from the wood looking towards the Cross of Greet Bridge.

The view at top of Lythe Fell Road looking back down into the Hodder Valley.

Willow catkins at side of the Old Moor Road

Ride report by Simeon Orme When pass on to another life, you hope that your family respect your last wishes, which I was doing on today’s ride along the Salter Fell Track. I had pick up the ashes of Fred and Pat Lloyd, the day before from my sister and work out way of carrying both sets of ashes in Carradice Camper long flap Saddlebag, you don’t realize how heavy the ashes of human remains are and my Mum Pat Lloyd had been keeping Fred ashes in cupboard in her bedroom, has she wanted her ashes scatter in same place as Fred’s. The agreement was that we would scatter the ashes on the Salter Fell Track or if you look on the Ordnance Survey Map as the Hornby Road. After cycling up to Wray from Halton, I met up with John and Ian who were joining me on the ride which round trip of 30 miles from Wray to Slaidburn and back to Wray with two climb over 400 metres. After chatting and enjoying the delights of the Bridge House Tearooms in Wray. we crossed over River Roeburn via the Kitten Bridge and followed the path around to School Lane for start of the climb up to Moor Lane. there at steep bit at Kenyon Moor House where got off push the bike up it. We regroup on Moor Lane, for the start of the four hour crossing over to Slaidburn, after dropping back down into Roeburndale and recrossing the River Roeburn via Barkin Bridge, the real climbing started if you got the gears, it fairly easy ride up the boundary gate between the two estates, as its on tarmac until you get pass High Salter Farm, then hardcore surface until you get to boundary gate, then be prepare to do a bit of pushing of the bike until get down near the New Bridge in Croasdale. I am not going say much about the crossing has John’s written account of it which will publish in the Rough- Stuff later on in the year. The only thing going say is that after scatter the ashes it was like a big weight had come off my shoulders. We made to River Bank Tearooms before closing time and refuel for the next challenge of day the ride back over the Bowland Fells via the Cross of Greet Pass. If thinking of doing this ride from Wray, I would recommend you drop down to Dunsop Bridge and return via the Trough of Bowland Pass it may be longer ride but easier on your legs. Has its hard climb up Lythe Fell Road to the top of Cross of Greet Pass, has I was losing steam at Cross of Greet Bridge and told the other two carry at their own pace. I finally made it over pass with eat up in Wray which got me back to Halton.

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