mountain bike routes - Wycoller - Coldwell Reservoir

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mountain bike routes - Wycoller - Coldwell Reservoir

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Mountain bike route - Wycoller - Coldwell Reservoir

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Difficulty: 4	Grin Factor: 7	Time :1.29 hrs
Distance: 9.2 mi	Offroad: 4.9 mi	Onroad: 4.2 mi
Climbing distance: 2.7 mi	Descent distance: 3.1 mi	Flat distance: 3.5 mi

Total climbing: 2739.5 ft

Terrain: Terrain: tarmac, hard packed bridleway, rocky & pitted single track - very boggy in the wet.

Another bike ride starting from Wycoller village just over the border in Lancashire this time picking up the Pendle Way towards Coldwell Reservoir part of the Pennine Bridleway. Pleasant, open and quiet is the only way to describe the first two thirds of this route.But later including some superb technical off roading alongside the ravine past Saucer Hill. Ending finally with a tricky rocky descent towards Turnhole Clough bridge and a steaming fast return on the Smith Clough descent back to Wycoller. Overall, a top quality ride, we never met another soul, so if solitude is your thing, heres the place to go.
Start point Wycoller Village
The Route Exit Wycoller carpark left, then 1st left Keighley Road and left onto Church Street through Trawden Village (past the huge jam bowl) Right B6250 towards Hebden Bridge (Burnley Road) after a long tarmac climb, right at the junction onto Back Lane towards Coldwell Pass Coldwell Activity centre and upper Coldwell reservoir on your right, look out for a bridalway sign on your left just before lower Coldwell reservoir. From this point follow Pennine Bridalway (PBW) signs towards Wycoller, it is well signposted. A long straight bridalway follows. The bridleway eventually transforms into rough and rocky packhorse track running parallel to a drystone wall.. Watch out for the ravine at Saucer Hill, you ride next to a sheer 20 foot drop on your right, in strong winds its lethal, but fun. Continue as the bridalway descends eventually at a bridge (Turnhole Clough) which you cross and through the gate at the 2nd gate on your left (the first is a public footpath. Follow the path toward Wycoller village.
Food Whitesides deli and butchers, a mile or so away at the Winewall/Colne/Carleton roundabout, on route just a post office and couple of pubs in Trawden and a Cafe at Wycoller.
Route Photos Deprecated: mysql_connect(): The mysql extension is deprecated and will be removed in the future: use mysqli or PDO instead in /home/mtbcom/public_html/dales_cycle_routes_pf.php on line 133 start point, left onto tarmac from wycoller car park 1st left keighley road following signs to trawden... left onto church street. trawden... right onto burnley road towards hebden bridge... left back lane towards coldwell... hidden left onto bridalway past lower coldwell reservoir... the pendle way with boulsworth hill on your right... left... straight on... pendle way. saucer hill clough... bridalway turns to tarmac. straight on... as road bears left, follow bridalway right to wycoller... turnhole clough bridge... 2nd left pennine bridalway... smith clough descent... riverside track return to wycoller village...
Local bike shops Deprecated: mysql_connect(): The mysql extension is deprecated and will be removed in the future: use mysqli or PDO instead in /home/mtbcom/public_html/dales_cycle_routes_pf.php on line 178 Fox's Cycles 01282 863017
Local websites http://www.mtbdales.com/dales_route_guides.php?catid=22 http://www.widecow.com/upper-coldwell-reservoir-nelson

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