Posted on Mar 10, 2015 at 14:28 PM by andy.geall79
A beautiful corridor that begins in Denshaw and climbs past the Dowry Reservoir to Buckstones and onto Sowood, the views from the car park at the summit of the climb are fantastic on a clear day. The corridor in total is 14.5km long and incorporates the road of Marsden Gate to Sowood, with 265m of climbing and 250m descending on offer this is a great route into Calderdale. At Buckstones there is the option to take the B6114 as an alternative as this is a great corridor in its own right. From Sowood it is possible to descend through Stainland and Holywell Green to the village of West Vale.
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Posted on Mar 10, 2015 at 14:04 PM by andy.geall79
The main road corridor linking Kirklees at Cooper Bridge and Calderdale at Brighouse, this corridor is heavily used by both motorists and cyclists. The corridor is not particularly pleasant and features the junction 25 roundabout off the M62. The corridor is only popular as there are very few direct alternatives available.
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Posted on Mar 10, 2015 at 13:51 PM by andy.geall79
An unusual corridor with a mix of urban and rural scenery, the corridor begins between the Bradford district locations of Haworth & Cullingworth and acts as a direct route for motorists into Halifax. The corridor 12.6km in length climbs a 175m and descends 260m to the outskirts of Halifax, Calderdale’s main town. Cyclists would be advised to seek alternative routes into the town centre at the junction of Ovenden Rd and Shroggs Rd to avoid the busy Orange Street roundabout.
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Posted on Mar 10, 2015 at 13:29 PM by andy.geall79
This corridor is the ‘Real Deal’ selected by the ASO the organisers of the Tour De France to be part of stage 2 in the 2014 event. The corridor begins in Bronte Country at Oxenhope a location used in the filming of The Railway Children. The corridor 10.6km in length steadily climbs 243m to the summit at Cock Hill before descending 348m to the Town of Hebden Bridge. This corridor has plenty to offer with a number of pubs on route and an ice cream van usually parked part way on the descent. Leaving the village of Oxenhope the corridor soon reaches open moorland to Cock Hill and beyond. The road snakes
through the village of Pecket Well before descending into the tree lined ‘Spring Wood’ into Hebden Bridge.
Posted on Mar 10, 2015 at 11:57 AM by andy.geall79
The Widdop Road corridor begins at Thursden in Lancashire however there are a number of cycle corridors that link to Thursden from Burnley, Brierfield, Nelson, Colne and Trawden providing a range of options for cyclists. The first part of the corridor is very steep as the road cuts through the hillside and for the first half km the road has safety barriers to cater for the shear drop of the land. The road throughout the corridor is rolling with 10.8km of cycling on offer the balance between climbing and descending is equal as the route goes up for 260m and down for 268m. This corridor links well with the The Long Causeway (Into Blackshaw Head).
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Posted on Mar 10, 2015 at 11:44 AM by andy.geall79
The Long Causeway travels from Mereclough on the outskirts of Burnley to the rural Calderdale village of Blackshaw Head. This corridor is spectacular with the majority of the corridor passing through rural moorland. With 10.3km of cycling on offer the corridor consists of 254m of climbing and a 138m of descent, however once the climb out of Mereclough is behind you this road is quick unless there are strong winds blowing in your face. The corridor is cycled by hundreds of riders each week and it’s easy to understand why, at Blackshaw Head this corridor offers a range of options to visit the historic
village of Heptonstall or head down the super steep Mytholm steeps to the tourism hotspot of Hebden Bridge.
Posted on Mar 10, 2015 at 11:35 AM by andy.geall79
The A646 is made up of small rolling hills and travels from the outskirts of Burnley to Todmorden. The corridor 11.7km in length provides direct access for cyclists wishing to avoid the many big hills of the area. Considering the corridor is a main route for motorists it feels relatively traffic free until you reach the outskirts of Todmorden. This corridor climbs 172m and descends 211m into Calderdale.
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Posted on Mar 09, 2015 at 15:48 PM by andy.geall79
This is a basic A road climb that connects Brighouse, Hipperholme, Shelf and Queensbury. The climb covers 5.5 miles and rises 923ft with slight downhill sections throughout. With an average gradient of 3.4% you wouldn’t consider the climb steep; however some sections feature a maximum gradient of 8.8% that make it challenging for short periods. Traffic can be heavy during rush hour especially at the cross roads of Hipperholme and Queensbury. Climb status hard (Red) and (Cat 3) graded more on the distance than the severity of the climb.
Hard – Red
Hard climbs will feature a constant level of difficulty or feature a technically difficult section. Climbs of this nature are likely to feature terrain with a gradient between 5 and 10%. This type of climb will really challenge new cyclists and require regular cyclists to increase their efforts to successfully complete this type of climb. The majority of the climbs in the Calderdale area are hard – Red.
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Posted on Mar 09, 2015 at 15:27 PM by andy.geall79
This climb leaves the heart of Brighouse covering 2.4 miles of tarmac to the A649 outside Scholes. The first half mile is the toughest reaching a maximum gradient of 9%, it then eases off with a slight fall before the road gradually climbs to the summit. For cyclists who are less confident with high speed
traffic the upper section of the climb has a national speed limit. Climb status hard (Red).
Hard – Red
Hard climbs will feature a constant level of difficulty or feature a technically difficult section. Climbs of this nature are likely to feature terrain with a gradient between 5 and 10%. This type of climb will really challenge new cyclists and require regular cyclists to increase their efforts to successfully complete this type of climb. The majority of the climbs in the Calderdale area are hard – Red.
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Posted on Mar 09, 2015 at 14:41 PM by andy.geall79
The second of the two climbs that leaves the east side of Elland. This climb covers a mile with an average gradient of 4.2% and a maximum of 13.3%. This makes the climb seem easy than it is, basically the lower part of the climb is easy until you reach the traffic calming chicane at the bottom of Lower Edge Rd. From this point the climb is pretty tough until you reach the summit. Climb status hard (Red).
Hard – Red
Hard climbs will feature a constant level of difficulty or feature a technically difficult section. Climbs of this nature are likely to feature terrain with a gradient between 5 and 10%. This type of climb will really challenge new cyclists and require regular cyclists to increase their efforts to successfully complete this type of climb. The majority of the climbs in the Calderdale area are hard – Red.
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