A couple of good roads...

[Phil1]

Had a quick ride out today and found a couple of roads of not ridden yet. The first one, I had actually been on before and had been hunting it down for years. I recalled my dad taking us on it in his ford sierra in the 90s when we were kids and telling us he'd walked up the hill. Unfortunately he couldn't remember by the time I got round to asking him.

Anyway, the first one is the road through Barbondale in Cumbria which heads out from the village of Barbon (where my parents actually met), to the left is the hill/mountain "Calf top". Head towards the village of Dent.

Heres a photo of my little bike, and also a quick drone video.

A wonderful quiet flowing road with some great little "jumps" that you feel in your stomach.

The other road was a little bit more technical.... The road between Dent and Ingleton, known as Deepdale.

This one was certainly scrappy and messy at first as there was numerous (6 I think) gates you had to open and close (one on quite a steep section) , lots of areas with grass growing in the middle etc. A few steepish sections, but nothing like a hardknott. It did however mean it was ridiculously quiet, I think I saw one car in the space of 10 miles.

Thankfully it did settle out towards Ingleton and it was a superb valley with a dry stony riverbed to your left.

 

[Davey B]

I love both those roads, little traffic, you're not gonna get a ticket for speeding etc...but shhh....don't be telling everyone or it'll end up like the NC500...the YorkCumb25

 

[Pip5ter]

It’s worth stopping & visitingYordas cave in Kingsdale on the Ingleton gated road from Dent…

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[Phil1]

I was unfortunately in a bit of a rush as I'd set off from Birstall about 10ish and had to be back by 3pm for the school run!

I'd called at the bridge ( Kirby Lonsdale) for some snap too.

 

[snelly]

Had a quick ride out today and found a couple of roads of not ridden yet. The first one, I had actually been on before and had been hunting it down for years. I recalled my dad taking us on it in his ford sierra in the 90s when we were kids and telling us he'd walked up the hill. Unfortunately he couldn't remember by the time I got round to asking him.

Anyway, the first one is the road through Barbondale in Cumbria which heads out from the village of Barbon (where my parents actually met), to the left is the hill/mountain "Calf top". Head towards the village of Dent.

Heres a photo of my little bike, and also a quick drone video.

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A wonderful quiet flowing road with some great little "jumps" that you feel in your stomach.

The other road was a little bit more technical.... The road between Dent and Ingleton, known as Deepdale.

This one was certainly scrappy and messy at first as there was numerous (6 I think) gates you had to open and close (one on quite a steep section) , lots of areas with grass growing in the middle etc. A few steepish sections, but nothing like a hardknott. It did however mean it was ridiculously quiet, I think I saw one car in the space of 10 miles.

Thankfully it did settle out towards Ingleton and it was a superb valley with a dry stony riverbed to your left.

A few of the lads on here have the odd story to tell about the many gates rd; there's also bit of a waterfall and small pool up there if i remember correctly; i've got a picture somewhere i'llsee if i can did it out.

 

[Pip5ter]

There you go…

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[Phil1]

Thanks, yes I did briefly slow down for a quick look at that.

 

[Davey B]

I'd called at the bridge ( Kirby Lonsdale) for some snap totoo.

Oh....and it had been going so well until now......

 

[brut33]

I'll be on that road on Sunday then dropping down into Dent.
Been on it several times, initially shown to me by Fatal of this parish. It's very picturesque as the road tracks the adjacent river.
It certainly beats blatting up the M6 and turning off at Sedberg.

 

[FatAl]

I'll be on that road on Sunday then dropping down into Dent.
Been on it several times, initially shown to me by Fatal of this parish. It's very picturesque as the road tracks the adjacent river.
It certainly beats blatting up the M6 and turning off at Sedberg.

You can rely on me to take you to all the best roads my Liege.

 

[Phil1]

I'm glad FatAl turned up, I read it as Fatal and wondered if someone had been in a terrible accident

 

[FatAl]

It was shown as 'fatal' for several years until the Janitor met me at Dent.....

 

[richh]

You're a brave man owning a motorcycle in Birstall.

Are you mafia? Or do you have a moat?

 

[snelly]

There you go…

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[geotim]

Had a quick ride out today and found a couple of roads of not ridden yet. The first one, I had actually been on before and had been hunting it down for years. I recalled my dad taking us on it in his ford sierra in the 90s when we were kids and telling us he'd walked up the hill. Unfortunately he couldn't remember by the time I got round to asking him.

Anyway, the first one is the road through Barbondale in Cumbria which heads out from the village of Barbon (where my parents actually met), to the left is the hill/mountain "Calf top". Head towards the village of Dent.

Heres a photo of my little bike, and also a quick drone video.

View attachment 512901

A wonderful quiet flowing road with some great little "jumps" that you feel in your stomach.

The other road was a little bit more technical.... The road between Dent and Ingleton, known as Deepdale.

This one was certainly scrappy and messy at first as there was numerous (6 I think) gates you had to open and close (one on quite a steep section) , lots of areas with grass growing in the middle etc. A few steepish sections, but nothing like a hardknott. It did however mean it was ridiculously quiet, I think I saw one car in the space of 10 miles.

Thankfully it did settle out towards Ingleton and it was a superb valley with a dry stony riverbed to your left.

Called Kingsdale on the Ingleton side.

Nice route, better if you have a pillion to open and close the gates…

 

[geotim]

A few of the lads on here have the odd story to tell about the many gates rd; there's also bit of a waterfall and small pool up there if i remember correctly; i've got a picture somewhere i'llsee if i can did it out.

Beside the waterfall in Deepdale.


Barbondale

 

[geotim]

There’s a lovely quiet bimble road through Thornton in Craven… nice spot for a picnic.

 

[Phil1]

Called Kingsdale on the Ingleton side.

Nice route, better if you have a pillion to open and close the gates…

I can well imagine, there's a couple on some steepish bits, or too steep to leave the bike in neutral anyway, so had to turn the bike off just to open/close the gate

 

[Phil1]

You're a brave man owning a motorcycle in Birstall.

Are you mafia? Or do you have a moat?

I often see yoofs riding around with balaclavas on, riding bikes that they clearly won't be able to afford/insure/obviously stolen, but it's mostly around Batley/Dewsbury.

Not much you can do at the time though as by the time the police would arrive, they'd be long gone.