Mountainbiking
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Overgate Hospice Mountain bike Challenge
Sunday 16th June 2013
Start time 9.00 am ( 8.00am registration)
Pre Entry £13.00 ( £15.00
on the day )
Venue Elland Recreation ground.
Click
here for details/registration
form
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Mary
Towneley Loop mountainbike challenge 2013
Sunday 15th September
Organised by Rossendale
and Pendle Mountain Rescue Team
www.rpmrt.org.uk
(click
for link)(click on Events )
Contact events@rpmrt.org.uk
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Rossendale
rides
1. Bacup, Todmorden Old Road,Flower Scar,
Walsden, Whitworth. Britannia,Lee quarries.
16 miles with 2609ft of climbing. Allow
2.5 - 3hrs. Best done clockwise. Some
tough climbs on good surfaces and a spectacular
drop off into Todmorden. Route should
prove ok in wet conditions.
Click
here for map of route
2.
Waterfoot. Cragg quarries,Bleakholt,Nangreaves,Edenfield,
Cowpe. 16.9 miles with 2900 ft of climbing.
Mostly dry on good tracks.
Click
here for map of route
More
Rossendale routes to follow
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Lee
quarries Bacup,Rossendale
Over
8km of technical mountain bike trails
have been completed in Lee Quarry, Bacup
, the trails have been designed to help
riders develop their skills and learn
new ones. Hyndburn business Terra Firma
constructed the first trails, which were
designed by Daffyd Davis to deliver cutting
edge routes. There are 5km of Red trails
with technical sections that riders can
opt into as they develop their riding.
There are also over 2km of challenging
Black Trails and a skills development
area with easier trails and technical
challenges. A second phase of trail design
and build is underway . The site includes
a top standard Trials area which can host
competitions and demonstration events.
The trails have
been funded by Natural England through
DEFRA's Aggregates Levy Sustainability
Fund, Lancashire County Developments Limited
and the Lancashire Environmental Fund.
The project would not have been possible
without support from Rossendale Leisure
Trust; Aggregate Industries; Lancashire
County Council's Countryside Service and
PEER Support.
The phase 2 trails, involving
developments at Cragg quarry nearby and
linking with the bridleway system are
now completed
Use of the trails is free and they are
always open. All we ask is that you respect
other users, whether they're on Mountain
Bikes or not!
Lee quarries.......ample
parking on the Futures Park/Kingfisher
Centre near to the junction of the A681
and A6066 at Grid reference SD 863 219
Cragg Quarries........Take
Brandwood Road off the A681 (Opposite
the Hare and Hounds pub)at Grid reference
847 217 follow the road all the way up
the hill, park near to the scrapyard and
ride up the track 1/2 mile or so to the
quarries on the skyline.
A link route is now completed linking
Cragg to Lee quarries which will make
life easier and open up the whole area.
Cragg quarries can also be accessed by
taking the Mary Towneley Loop route from
Rochdale/Whitworth (Rooley Moor Road)
or from the Edenfield/Ramsbottom side
by taking the Windfarm roads.Also by following
the Pennine Bridleway from Waterfoot
www.adrenaline-gateway.co.uk
(click for link)
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Mountain
biking is
very popular in the Rossendale area and
there are lots of perfectly legal (Bridelways)
places to ride offering something for
everyone.Rossendale Harriers members combine
running with cycling both on and off road
and regularly compete in Time Trials Cyclo
Cross and Enduro events such as the Merida
100s and the Polaris 2-day events.We are
blessed with brilliant open spaces and
great scenery so why not "get out
and ride"
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Ride
on
We have a great
local bikeshop here in Rossendale, Ride
On ,Bacup Road in Rawtenstall.
Craig who runs the shop just about knows
everything there is to know about Mountain
Biking and Andy the mechanic can fix anything
! Pop along to Ride
On for great bikes and bits
and good help and advice. Click on the
links below to contact them by email or
visit the new shop website which contains
all kinds of useful information.
www.rideon.co.uk
(website
click)
info@rideon.co.uk
(email
click)
Tel
01706 831101
Why not join Andy
and the intrepid
Ride On boys on their Wednesday
night rides,which
are year round and can be recommended.
Call the shop or pop in for details
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Eiger
Bike Challenge (Switzerland)
www.eigerbike.ch
(click)
Log on to the website
for details of this superb event !
Mountain biking in the Bernese Alps ,
Switzerland.
Fancy
a holiday in the biker friendly Bernese
Alps in Switzerland then check out the
the websites for the hotels below.These
are both family run mountain bike friendly
hotels situated in the village of Gridelwald
offering superb biking for all abilities.
I can personally recommend these hotels
for their friendly service and help and
advice.If you want further information
contact the hotel direct or email me at
the contact address and I will be glad
to offer more detailed information about
the hotels and the area.
www.hotel-lauberhorn.ch
(click) email hotel
-lauberhorn@grindelwald.ch
www.eiger-grindelwald.ch
(click)email
hotel@eiger-grindelwald.ch
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