Pennine Massive Monthly Meet: Sat March 1st

Hi All, just got 'ere yesterday, hope to meet-up with you all soon.
Best wishes, for the big day Pmapp!

"In if the weather is good" list

Robchester
Tim (in Belgium)
Jamessunhill

Where we going again?

shamefully taken from last years run....

The Catherine Wheel:

We start it in Skipton for the Lancy Lads and Lasses, and meet at a cafe on the A59 just outside of Town, before Bolton Bridge. Then, we ride along the A59 towards Harrogate, before a left turn at Blubberhouses for Greenhow (Miner's Arms).

Turn right at Greenhow, heading for Pateley, then through Pateley & left onto the B6265 for Ripon.

Swivel through Ripon and to MacD's on the A61. Meet the Leeds Lot and any northern/eastern chaps/esses.

Ripon to Masham on the A6108, then Masham to Leyburn . Get to Leyburn and then onto Hawes on A684. Lunch at Hawes, meet a few more and then on to Chapel Le Dale on the B6255.

Left at Ribblehead Viaduct (Chapel le Dale) on the B6479, going to Settle via Horton in Ribblesdale, where the Lancs Lads can sod off if reqd!

We then follow the signs out of Settle for Kirby Malham, reaching it and turning right for Airton. At Airton you take a left for Winterburn and Hetton, and thence onto Grassinton on the B6265.

Follow the road past Grassington and onto Stump Cross Caverns -and that's the big circle done. Ripon-ites (ie Bad Boys of Bedale) then go on home via Pateley, the Leeds Lot turn right at Greenhow and back home via Otley.

google map links for the especially keen..........


Skipton to blubberhouses
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl...,0.462799&om=1

11 miles



blubberhouses to greenhow
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl...,0.462799&om=1

9 miles



greenhow to ripon
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl...,0.401688&om=1



mc donalds ¾mile south out of ripon on A61 toward leeds
15 miles



ripon to leyburn
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl...F8&z =10&om=1

20 miles





leyburn to settle
lancs lot split off at ribblehead
stop at hawes
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl...,0.803375&om=1

38 miles



settle to airton
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl...,0.200844&om=1

7 miles



airton to hetton
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl...UTF8&om=1&z=13

4 miles



hetton to stump cross caverns
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=d&hl...UTF8&z=11&om=1

11 miles


Oh and if you're going, add yourself to the list!!

Hmm I think I have done this run... Id be able to make the start I guess but that's 55miles to get there .

Ill have a talk to the old man and see if he can point out a few land marks... I think itll be a damn long day for me.

Add myself to what list?

This List:

"In if the weather is good" list

Robchester
Tim (in Belgium)
Jamessunhill

OK, In if the weather's OK.
Robchester
Tim (in Belgium)
Jamessunhill
Dave The Rave

PS: James do you want to meet up somewhere in Manchester before we set off?

PS: Who is calling the meeting times?

Shall we say aim for an 11 am start from Ripon McDonalds (just on the A61 as you head into Ripon from the Harrogate side), gives people plenty of time to get there from north/south/east/west, and they'll still be doing breakfast until 10.30 am if you want to get there half an hour early before setting off for mcmuffins/pancakes/tea/chat.

If people are meeting up prior to Ripon I suggest they call their own meet times/locations.

Teessiders/NE lot, where do you want to meet before riding down to Ripon?

Wolviston services just off the A-19 may be a good place to meet & fuel up, then we can head down to Ripon taking in some nice roads to warm us up:

Wolviston-Yarm-Northallerton-Thirsk-West Tanfield-Ripon picking up anyone else along the way.

I suggest a meet time of around 9 am, gives us time to get down to Ripon before they stop doing pancakes and Maple syrup

Can I just point out that the last time we did this run, I think we set a time from Ripon at 9am. Now I know this sounds really early but I didnt get in til about half 5 last year and that was in April. It gets dark around 6 at the moment. Not that I wont ride in the dark, but just for people to consider......