Meet at Billington War Memorial, Billington, Whalley BB7 9JA at 9.30 a.m. on Sunday 3rd March. Route and parking at the front of St Augustine School as usual
Please bring the usual emergency tools and puncture repair equipment. Daytime running lights can be a good idea and we also recommend all participants carry emergency contact details about their person.
Lunch can be taken in Dunsop Bridge or Slaidburn
The full distance is 42.2 miles.
NO ONE will be left behind.
- Distance Instructions
- Distance 42 miles
- Time 4 h 0 min
- Speed 11 mph
- Min altitude 95 ft
- Peak 938 ft
- Ascend 3652 ft
- Descent 3704 ft
A scenic ride with ups and downs aplenty.
Meet at Billington War Memorial. Adjacent parking is available outside St.Augustines High School, Elker Lane, BB7 9JA, at Weekends and during School holidays.
The route heads for Ribchester but takes a detour up Gallows Lane on the way before climbing up to Jeffery Hill on the very quiet Forty Acre Lane. From here we plunge down and across towards Chipping, Whitewell and Dunsop Bridge for a quick refueling. If it's very busy we can use the cafe in Slaidburn as we pass it anyway. The climb out of Slaidburn and over Easington Fell follows before heading directly to Grindleton and a relativley gentle few miles back to the starting point
1. Start
Address: St Augustines Scool, Elker Lane, Billington BB7 9JA
2. End
Address: St Augustines Scool, Elker Lane, Billington BB7 9JA
