[Closed] Mary Townley Loop.... Clockwise or Anticlockwise?

Clockwise is best as you have fewer climbs that require walking!

Bolt

i'm trying to decide whether to do this in a few weeks time, on the local mountain rescue challenge.

the dates are bad so i'd be on my own, has anyone done this event, the information seems limited can anyone confirm from past experience;
are their drink/food stops. is any additional signage up,

48 mile and 2000metres seems the top end of my fitness so i'd prefer to stay on track. I've ridden sections of it around hebden/todmorden/rochdale before

I thought i'd ask on here before emailing them.
any other info greatly appreciated
http://www.rpmrt.org.uk/2016/06/mary-towneley-loop-endurance-mountain-bike-challenge-2016/?doing_wp_cron=1471420029.9675049781799316406250

clockwise, fewer gates... 😆

Only done it anti-clockwise (but have done quite a few bits of it clockwise), suppose it depends if you want short, sharp(ish) uphills and long downhills or long drags uphill with quick downhills.

We did it anticlockwise; shorter sharper climbs, longer steadier descents. Enjoyed it a lot.

Do both and report back.

Tell myself every year I'm going to have a whirl at this. Been nice and dry of late so now's the time.

its due rain from tomorrow.. was gonna do a dry ogden/oxenhope loop saturday too :0(

Whatyadoinsucka, I don't know what the current signage is like, but the main place for navigational problems used to be around Summit.
The main PBW heads south, whereas the MTL branches off west to Watergrove Reservoir. Easy to confuse when you're going clockwise.

thanks @ESME i signed up for the 4th sept, so I'm gonna ride the HB down passed todmorden to rochdale and upto Bacup section of the MT loop on saturday
and then back over to todmordon for a pint and my train home.

I think it is marked with an Acorn logo, so will take care at Summit to go west, and avoid extra miles

I prefer clockwise.

Is the MRT challenfs clockwise or anti this year ?
I think they alternate.

hi madbill its clockwise this year, any idea of the metres climbed running clockwise, i've read a few difference numbers 2010m was the last i found.

I'm gonna be using this map, and carrying an os21

WALKRIDESOUTHPENNINES.CO.UK "http://www.walkridesouthpennines.co.uk/_assets/download_maps/mary_44792.pdf"

yeah, just about 2000m.

I did [url= https://www.strava.com/activities/569651851 ]this a few months[/url] back, MTL plus about an extra 400m.

any idea of the metres climbed running clockwise

err, same as anticlockwise!