A Quick Trip to the Beach 200km

211Km cycling event starting from Whalley.

Controls at

• Start
• White Scar Caves
• Hawes
• Silverdale
• Longridge
• Whalley
• Plus 2 information controls

E-Brevet permitted.

Description

A companion event which runs alonside a challenging 300km event for the first 200km. Through Bowland, the Dales, Cumbria, hilly bits of Lancashire...and with a trip to beach!

A 6.30am joint 200km/300km start on a figure of eight route. WARNING you can only validate the route entered so if riding the 200km but feeling good on the day and deciding to complete the 300km distance, you will still only get 2 points and 3.25 AAA for riding the 200k. PLEASE ENSURE YOU ENTER THE CORRECT EVENT.

The first larger anticlockwise loop starts near Whalley and sees both events on a quiet dual carriageway into the Forest of Bowland for the first time to cross via Gisburn Forest and Bowland Knotts to Ingleton. A climb then, passing Ribblehead Viaduct to Hawes followed by the most northerly section thru Sedbergh for a refreshing stop at Silverdale at the coast. Once sated, back inland for the second crossing of the Forest of Bowland via Cross of Greet, Slaidburn, Cow Ark, Longridge to Whalley where the 200km event finishes. The 300km event continues on a smaller clockwise loop before returning to Whalley.

Controls are commercial or info and eBrevet is available too. Whalley is easy to get to and free parking is available around Whalley. Provisional RWGPS https://ridewithgps.com/routes/46959890