30th May 2021 ride to Great Stone of Fourstones

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30th May 2021 ride to Great Stone of Fourstones (Page four)

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Nettle leaves near the cycle path at Halton.

Geum x intermedium flowering next to cycle path in Halton.

Hawthorn flowering near the cycle path at Halton.

Red Campion

Ride report by Simeon Orme It was first ride on the bike for few weeks, has been going walking over past few weekends, I did advertise the ride on this website and on the RSF website other than me, to be fair it was half term weekend in England, so folk have better things to than going cycling with guy coming up to 57th birthday. I cycle up to start of the ride from Halton but I think this ride would be suitable for family ride if you started and finished at Wray. As the lanes are mostly quite but for last quarter mile to Great Stone of fourstones which could get busy as its on one few routes across the Forest of Bowland but I don’t how many big or small kids who would enjoy climbing steps of Great Stone to look at the view. If going start ride from Wray, you can park the car outside the Bridge House Farm Tearooms for free but its well worth going in for brew and cake before starting your ride. After enjoying my coffee and cake outside the tearoom, I headed up the Hindburn Valley to Mill Houses and then followed Russells Lane and Old Moor Road where you can some get good views of Ingleborough. After crossing over Long Lane and turning on to Cross Road, I stop to take a few photos of wild flowers which can be hit or miss due to wind, so I usually take two or three photos of wild flower and pick best one for my ride report. I was soon on my way again following Cross Road to its end where turn on to Mewith Lane which I followed towards the Green where a garden was open to general public which I did not stop to look around it but it look like alot of folk had. I soon turn on to Fairheath Road and started the climb up to Great Stone of Fourstones by following Thwaite Lane which soon turn into Whitepits Lane, after a bit more climbing and getting on to open moorland there was another name change to Aikengill Road. Once you out on Loftshaw Moss there was blaze of white across the moss white seed heads of the cottongrass and there some great views looking towards the mountains of the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Then there was short ride along Slaidburn Road to get the footpath up to the Great Stone of Fourstones. The footpath up to the Great Stone was wet in places but its worth the effort. I had my lunch while waiting to take photo of the Great Stone with no folk in it. After my lunch stop, I headed back up Slaidburn Road, then followed Aikengill Road which soon turn into Rantreefold Road which then turn into High Road before the following lanes via Mill Houses back to Wray where stop again for brew and cake at Bridge House Farm Tearooms. After brewstop, I followed the smooth stuff but for short detour on the rough-stuff along Back Lane, back down the Lune Valley to Halton, I did stop for several minutes at side of cycle path near Halton Station taking photos of the wild flowers. You can click here to see the photos of 2nd June ride up Longsleddale and down the Kentmere Valley or you can click here to download 12.33 mile route starting and finishing in Wray or you can checkout the What’s New Page to see what’s new on the site.