A 19km cycle trip northeast of home on a C-19 evening.
Route: leaving the Close and heading over the railway line and up the hill to the Station Inn, turning left along Hayclose Lane, crossing the A684 at Singleton Park onto Paddy Lane and to the once-pub the Greyhound. Continuing further north gradually descending, recrossing the railway to turn right on the A685 (Appleby Road) for 2km and then right past Docker Hall and right again onto Docker Lane rising first gradually and then a lengthy hill to turn right and climb to the highest point of the trip on Dickgate Road. At the end, turning left onto the A684 and shortly right onto the very steep initial descent of Hawkrigg Lane, descending through Moss Head and then bending right on a pretty undulating lane with grass down the middle. Then left onto Beehive Lane and right on the B6264 climbing past the Station Inn and home.
Conditions: a bright, sunny evening though with a continuous cold breeze.Pub? (C-19) Bottles of Hawkshead Red and Moorhouse Pendle Witches’ Brew in the summer house.
