Sorry it's taken me ages to get the blooming laptop up n running
Due to demands from certain peeps the run will be approx 96 miles and will take approx 4 hours 30 mins with stop offs. Unfortunately due to the need to keep under 100 miles round trip the run will not take in The Dales. We will keep that for the next time. Hope this is OK ... but if not please feel free to suggest alternatives at any of the stop off points.
From Squires to Dunnies, Otley <o:p></o:p> Depart Squires Cafe Bar at 10.30am<o:p></o:p>
Newthorpe Lane, Newthorpe, South Milford, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS25 5LX
B1222 towards Sherburn
At traffic lights – turn left Finkle Hill
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto London Rd/A162 (Barkston, Scarthingwell, Towton)
Turn right onto Leeds Rd/A659 (Tadcaster)
Take the 2nd left onto Chapel St/A659 (Boston Spa)
Continue to follow A659 - Go through 2 roundabouts
Turn left onto Main St/A58 (Collingham)
Turn right onto Harewood Rd/A659
Continue to follow A659
Traffic lights turn right Harrogate Rd/A61 (Harewood)
Bottom of Harewood Bank take left onto Otley Rd/A659 (Arthington)
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Main St/A658 (Pool in Wharfedale)
**PETROL STATION**
Slight left onto Pool Rd/A659 (towards Otley) Continue to follow A659
Traffic lights turn right onto Wesley Street
Continue on North Parade
Left onto Mill Lane Dunnies Cafe, Bridge Street, Otley, LS21 1BQ (45mins – cuppa/brekkie)
Dunnies to Pateley Bridge
Right on Bridge St/B6451 Over Bridge
onto Billams Hill
onto Newall Carr Rd
Weston Moor Rd
Askwith Moor Rd towards Timble
Turn right at crossroads (Timble & Swinsty Reservoir)
Road swings to left on bend
Carry on over the bridge between Swinsty and Fewston Reservoirs
Left uphill towards Pateley Bridge
Straight on at next crossroads (Pateley 9 ¼ miles) -- Golf Balls to Left!
Left at T-Junction (B6451 – towards Pateley Bridge)
At the Crossroads (‘DANGEROUS CORNER’) straight on past Menwith Hill, through Darley, Dacre, Dacre Banks
Over bridge (River Nidd)
Turn right through Summerbridge, continue through Low Laithe, Wilsill, (past Birch Tree Pub), Glasshouses.
Arrive Pateley Bridge ...
Car Park on left just before the bridge SOUTHLANDS CAR PARK. (30 mins stop)
Pateley Bridge to Sun Inn at Norwood
Out of Car Park - Turn left over bridge B6265 (signposted Grassington) Through Greenhow
Turn Left signposted Blubberhouses & West End (really nice road! - let loose!!!)
Past Thruscross, Blubberhouses
T Junction at left (A59 – towards Harrogate)
At Cross Roads on hill take right onto B6451 (signposted Otley)
Continue straight on, The Sun Inn is on the left. (30mins stop)
Sun Inn to Squires Out of car park turn left B6451 straight on
At T-Junction turn left Farnley Park
Turn right onto Leathley Lane B6161
At T Junction turn right onto A658
**PETROL STATION ON RIGHT**
At Roundabout turn right Otley Rd/A659 towards Arthington
At T Junction take right up Harewood Bank A61 (towards Harewood & Leeds) Traffic lights turn left onto The Avenue/A659
Turn left onto Main St/A58 - Collingham<o:p></o:p>
Turn right onto Wattle Syke/A659
Continue to follow A659
Go through 2 roundabouts
Turn right onto High St/A659
Continue to follow A659
Turn left onto A162
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Finkle Hill
Arrrgggh eek! Gawd knows what Ive done with the directions above ... everything was supposed to be in BLACK!!! eeek! Hope you can all make sense of it !
I'm bored now so will say if tha' can't read it ... tough!!
Ahh at last dont need directions for this one, there are a few gud runs out into the dales from otley over to settle via bolton abby a good one, to grassington, skipton trough of bowland, oh dear spoilt for choice really, but we not doing dales now? Confused! I will see you all at otley cafe....not keen on squires dare i say, yes i did just say!
As per my post on 22.09.13 - Due to demands from certain peeps the run will be approx 96 miles and will take approx 4 hours 30 mins with stop offs. Unfortunately due to the need to keep under 100 miles round trip the run will not take in The Dales. We will keep that for the next time. Hope this is OK ... but if not please feel free to suggest alternatives at any of the stop off points.
Not doing dales as I was asked to do something no more than 100 miles round trip from squires which is why it is setting off and returning to squires! No need to set off from squires or return to but the majority of people who showed interest in this are staying at my place overnight on Saturday and squires is the most convenient place to meet others.
Sorry if it is misleading on the thread title but things changed quite rapidly and Rileymtr and myself did the best option as requested.
Suggest that if you would prefer to do dales then arrange route from Dunnies, Pateley Bridge or Sun Inn on the day. TBH, I am too busy with other things in my life at present to be able to cater for everyone. Cheers!
Will join you on this it will be the last trip this year for my dragstar cus tax runs out and so has the rear tyre. Have to shake the cobwebs of the deauville ready for winter. Will put the route in my sat nav when I have an hour to spare
this is going to be a fun day we got the bike show saturday and then off to gbnp,s for sat night and then the fabby ride out sunday come and have a good day out with us mad peeps for coffee and cakeeeee