“Hidden Secrets of Morecambe Bay”

Roy Beniston is taking us to Glasson Lock on the west coast near Lancaster LA2 0BY.

• 9.00am for 9.30am Start – Asda Lorry Park with full tanks & empty bladders please.
• A59 out of Harrogate toward Skipton.
• Right turn onto B6160 for Bolton Abbey.
• Left at Linton [by-passing Grassington] to join B6265.
• Take right at Gracoe for Hetton, Winterburn, Carlton, Airton & Otterburn.
• Take a right to join A65 at Hellifield & onto Long Preston.
• Take sharp left onto B6478 onto Tosside then to Slaidburn for a coffee stop. BB7 3ES

• Continue on B6478 & at Newton take a right toward Dunlop Bridge & Trough of Bowland.
• After Marshaw, take a left towards Street & Scorton.
• At Long Lane take right fork onto Trough Road.
• Continue onto Chipping Road.
• Over M6 then over A6 at “Crossroads”.
• Continue and take left at A588 junction.
• Then immediate right onto B5290 to Glasson Dock.
• Lunch stop, alfresco dining, at the Lockeepers Rest with free bike parking (toilets over the road 40p charge) or the Quayside Cafe and other options if you prefer indoors.

[Return Journey]       [68 miles]

• Leave on B52990 then turn right onto A588.
• Branch left at Cockerham onto B5972.
• At traffic lights turn right onto A6.
• At Shell Petrol Station [Fuel stop if required] take immediate left onto New Lane.
• Take next right onto Duckette Lane, then branch left onto May Lane.
• Head towards Cloughton.
• After Cloughton take a right onto Brock Lane then right onto White Lane.
• Left onto Bleasdale Road and continue onto Oakenclough Road.
• Left onto Fiddlers Lane then right onto Collins Hill Lane.
• Cont onto Chipping then Clitheroe.
• Take main thro. traffic route through Clitheroe.
• Turn left at the Petrol Station and head for Chatburn.
• Cross over the roundabout and onto Chatburn.
• On main street take a right to Rimington
• Cross over the A59 heading still for Rimington. 
• Cont. thro. Rimington on Rimington Lane.
• Turn left onto A682 for Gisburn.
• At Gisburn turn right onto A59.
• Continue on A59 to Skipton & Harrogate.
• Destination Stop at the “Curious Cow” on A59.

Total Mileage 138 miles

Leader: Roy Beniston, TEC Barry Ring