Route

Route Overview

The route covers approximately 202 km, taking you from the heart of West Yorkshire into Lancashire, the Red Rose County, via the Trough of Bowland to the coast at Glasson Dock . The return is through Garstang, Inglewhite, and Longridge There is a minimum average speed required of 15 kph and a maximum of 30 kph.

How to Enter

To enter the event, visit http://www.aukweb.net/events/detail/20-99/ for an entry form and how to pay.
NB. Online entries close at midnight on Friday 17 April; however you can still enter at the start of the event.

The event forms part of the Calderdale CTC Events Programme and is registered with the Cycling UK Tourist Competition. There is an entry fee of £6.50 for members of Audax UK or CTC who are resident in the UK. There is a surcharge of £0.50 for those who pay by PayPal to cover their fees. In order to obtain public liability cover, people who are not members of these organizations need to take out temporary membership of Audax UK for £3. Details are on the entry form.

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Start/Finish and Parking

There will be refreshments available at the start, and food available at the finish of the event.

Please note that there is no space for car parking at the start and many of the surrounding streets are permit or short stay parking. However there is plenty of parking in Pay and Display car parks within 100 yards of the start, and they are free on a Sunday.Map showing Start and Parking

Parking Bikes at the Control

Please note that the owners of the venue do not allow bikes inside on their carpet. Bikes will have to be left outside (or if you have come by car, straight back into your car). We are in the centre of Halifax; please ensure you have a decent lock!

Whalley Abbey café

Café Autisan, run by the Autistic Society,  is open in Whalley Abbey, and is being used as our first control stop. Please use this stop to get your card stamped by one of our team, even if you are not stopping at the café for food.

Glasson Dock café – Lantern O’er Lune

After six years of feeding riders and signing cards, Jonathan and Mel are retiring, so this will be the last year they will be acting as a control for us. We wish them well for the future.

The cafe breakfast menu finishes at 11:45am – but there are still some popular cyclists’ options on the menu, including Jacket potatoes, and fruit crumble and custard! Note that hot food is served up to 2:30pm, and the café closes at 3pm. If closed, get a receipt from the The Shop convenience store next door.

2020 Route Sheets and GPX File (updated 10 March 2020)
NB Please check back the week before the ride, in case of any updates due to road closures etc

Microsoft Word Routesheet (4-Fold) :

• Plain Table -traditional table on white background
• Banded table– alternate coloured rows; may be easier to read

PDF Routesheet (4-Fold)

Microsoft Excel Routesheet

Text Routesheet

Text Routesheet

GPX File: RedRoseRideRoute2019

FIT File: RedRoseRideRoute2019

Map of Route

Visit https://ridewithgps.com/routes/19881400

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Calderdale CTC proudly presents

A hilly 115 km from Mytholmroyd into the Yorkshire Dales.

Route Overview

The route covers approximately 115 km, taking you from the heart of West Yorkshire into the foothills of the Yorkshire Dales, and back again, with a generous time allowance for completion. There is a minimum average speed required of 12 kph and a maximum of 24 kph, giving an upper time limit of 9 hours 35 minutes for completion.

Brief route details are as follows: –

Mytholmroyd – Hebden Bridge – Oxenhope – Stanbury – Laneshaw Bridge – Earby – West Marton – Gargrave – Cracoe – Burnsall – Bolton Abbey – Halton East – Draughton – Silsden – Keighley – Oxenhope – Hebden Bridge – Mytholmroyd.

(OS maps 98, 103, 104; Bartholomew’s West Yorkshire)

How to Enter

Click on the green ‘Tickets’ button at the top of the page. This will take you through to the Audax website where you can find entry details.

The event forms part of the Calderdale CTC Events Programme. There is an entry fee of £5.00 for members of Audax UK or Cycling UK. In order to obtain public liability cover, people who are not members of these organizations need to take out temporary membership of Audax UK. Full details are on the entry form.

Start/Finish and Parking

There will be refreshments available at the start, and food available at the finish of the event.

The start and finish will be at our  event HQ at Mytholmroyd Sports and Community Centre, on Caldene Avenue, Mytholmroyd, just off the A646 and approximately 1 mile from Hebden Bridge, which has a large car park and is also easily accessible by rail (cycle-carrying trains stop hourly at Mytholmroyd from both Leeds and Manchester, and more frequently at Hebden Bridge).

Anybody intending to take part who requires accommodation in the area either before or after the event should contact the Tourist Information Office in Hebden Bridge (01422 843831). There is also a Youth Hostel at Mankinholes (01706 812340), approximately 4 miles away.

If you have any problems obtaining accommodation or if you have any further queries, please feel free to contact me, either by email or by phone (01422 832853). We look forward to seeing you on the day.

Chris Crossland