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Coming up to Halifax on Tuesday for a few days to spend time with my in laws. Will be bringing the bike and might be able to get out once or twice for a few hours.
So where's good to ride? Any recommended 2-hour local loops?
Appreciate any local knowledge.
Will be bringing a 29er hardtail with.
Cheers.
Ogden water is not bad, some great views.
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Or Elland park woods is a bit more downhilly, but quite small area, what sort of riding do you want?
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norland is where you want to go. 🙂
The choices are literally endless!
Assuming you want to ride from the in Laws house? Where is that?
Epic - do a loop around Stoodley pike
Local - Norland Moor / Elland woods /
Hebden is only a short ride / car journey away and there is an excellent range of trails - Blazing saddles bike shop would let you know about a good 2 hour ride from there - maybe up to Gorple reservoir?
If you are on Strava, look for some segments you like the look of an make a loop?
Hope this helps!
Calderdale MTB group meet at the Watermill, Salterhebble (HX3 0QT) at 7pm on a Weds eve. Sure they'd be happy to show you round 🙂
We meet in Luddendonfoot on a Tuesday night if you want to come along. End up all over the place. Not too fast a pace.
Meet at 7:30 on the bridge. Between 12-20 miles or so.
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Are you the group that cycle thru Stainland on a Tues evening?
31 of us last week woody!!!
please bring jellybabies if your coming!
What's the pace like? Have seen your FB posts but large group riding (12+) always puts me off with the amount of standing around.
Not sure. Very new to the area so no idea where we end up. Was 6 of us last week. Think we ended up over Widdop last Tuesday. More the merrier.
Were a sociable group. made up of everyone from really fat overweight desk jockeys (me) to national XC top 3 finishers and everything in between. Out to have a nice time and not to cover lots of miles t a fast pace. It goes as fast as we can with the people we have so if your lucky and get a few out you can see a 30 miler (unlikely) or you can see a 10-15 miler through the woods if theres a few of us (much more likely)
If you dont want to weight for folks its nott he ride for you, however if you pop a post on our FB page there will surely be somone to tag along on another night 🙂
Ritz rebels will be a lot faster and are out every Monday if thats your bag.
Ritz rebels will be a lot faster
People say this a lot, but I've never thought we were that fast! There's not usually loads of us (average is about 8 or so) so waiting time is minimal I suppose. Tend to do 18-22 miles or thereabouts in about 2 1/2 hours. Less if we're just dicking about in the woods 🙂
Phil - have you moved from Mirfield? You gave me a poploc once upon a time, I'm not stalking you! I think I mentioned our Monday night Ritz rides to you, more than welcome to join us any time. One of our number is from Mirfield, so you'd have a friend 😉
Cheers for all of the replies!
Sorry for the radio silence - Ive been at work all day and getting stuff packed for the holiday.
Some great ideas there. I'll get myself up to the area and and see what time I have. An evening ride with you locals sounds good and I have packed/charged the lights.
Would be looking for some Cross country / Trails riding - nothing too committed! Have pity on a poor, soft Southerner!