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FREE TRAIL ROUTE |
Fatwhippet's Favourite.
LadyBower reservoir circular.
Distance: About 17miles / 26.3km.
Red trail Hard /
Blue trail easy:
Mainly on tracks, bridleways and the old Roman road.
Some of which is very steep, rough and technical.
A couple of short sections on main roads.Bicyclemania Suggest starting from the main car park off the A-57 at Bower Res:
From the car park ride to the main road
& T.R.
Follow the road to the roundabout and take the 2nd exit off.
Follow the lane down & along the front of the dam.
Stay on this track & follow the
contours of the land for about 1 mile to a gate on your L.
Go through the gate and start to climb the paved track leading up the
hillside.
At the top go through the gate and ride to the next gate and GO-STR-ON .
Follow the track along and over the stream and up the hill to the next gate.
Follow the main track all the way to the top.
At the top bear off to the L. and follow the downhill track to a Y. split &
go R.
Follow the track to a gate and GO-STR-ON.
Follow the track to the bottom and the main road by the pub.
T.R. onto the road and ride to the T. JCT. & T.L.
Follow the road over the bridge and onto the pub, just after the pub T.R.
Follow the street to the end and T.R.
Follow the road downhill and over the bridge and bear L.
Follow the road to a T. JCT. & T.R.
Follow the road all the way to a main road and T.R.
Follow the road into Hope & T.R. just before the Woodbine cafe.
Follow the road to a small bridge and just after it bear off to the L.
Follow the main track to a gate and GO-STR-ON.
Follow the main dirt track all the way along the ridge & over the top to the
Roman road.
Drop down the Roman road to a T. JCT. & T.L.
Follow the tarmac track down and up to the main road.
Cross over and follow the track up passed the farm and continue to the top.
At the top you come to a 3 way split.
T.R. & climb up onto the bank & head to a gate.
Cut across the top & follow the ridge along by the plantation keeping it to
your L. to a gate.
T.L. & Follow the downhill track to the main road.
T.L. and follow the road back to the car park.