MTB Hornby Road, a historic trail through the Forest of Bowland
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- Riding the Hornby Road. This is a historic road that goes from Roeburndale, above Hornby and Wray, and crosses remote wild moorland fells towards Slaidburn in the heart of the Forest of Bowland.
A former Roman Road, this ancient track crosses Salter Fell. This name suggests that the track was used by pack horses to transport salt, possibly for the preservation of food.
The road makes a fantastic mountain biking ride. There is not much by way of technical riding but the feeling of remoteness, history, and stunning views (on a good day) makes it a great ride. However, it is not easy to include this track into a circular route without adding a lot of tarmac miles so I prefer to ride it as a there and back along the same track.
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Filmed on a GoPro Hero 7 Black
7:42 Very British and proper
Great video! Looks a lot busier than when I rode it a few years ago - out from Lancaster, over here, a loop around Gisburn and back through the Trough - a tougher day out than I imagined :)
Yeah it was a strangely busy day. Sun had brought people out I think. There is a fair few lumps in that area, which makes it tiring. Need to pack climbing legs 😀
Love your vids buddy 👍 can watch them all day, also gives me some good ideas on where to go for my rides I’m quite new to mountain biking
Hi mate, nice one. Good to hear that people are enjoying them. Welcome to the sport/obsession :)
Been ages since your last video! Glad to see you back. Fantastic views in this one 👍
Nice one, yeah its been a while! Cracking views in all directions. Perfect day for it.
Nice vid mate. hopefully see you soon for a ride
Cheers mate
Cracking Vid Ian. Love the running commentary, very educational and informative. Was watching this with my 18 year old daughter (she's seen another video - Walna Scar) and the first thing she said was, "ohh wonder what he's got on his sandwiches today" 😂😂
Keep up the great work 👌🏻
Haha, cheese and onion is normally a good bet!
Great to see another vid from you Mate. This looks a stunning ride. 👍
Nice one mate. It was a great day out and good to back riding.
Great picture quality, best I’ve seen yet thanks , it also gives me a good idea what to expect as I plan on doing this soon , only from hornby or Wray as slightly less climbing. I think 2hr each way should be ok for me , surprising how many was on this roman road so your not too alone . The shooters track to the Roman road is known as bottom road climb on Strava about 300ft down 300ft back up , ive been on that part only I did t know it was illegal as a was stopped by a ranger with a shotgun! I saw up there the 3 chairs which I highly recommend seeing on clougha pike . I like the remoteness up there and also the roeburndale part I have done on a road bike and was fine .
Thanks mate. Yeah it was quite a busy day. I think if you go most other timesof the year it would be v quiet.
Another great video. Looks like a good winter ride? If I ever get out of restrictions (Manchester) it might be a good starting back ride
Yes should make a nice winter ride mate. Its a good surface pretty most of the way. You can turn it into a loop with the Trough of Bowland if you dont mind lots of road miles
Fanastic video. Can I ask if you ride full suspension and clipless please?
Hi David, yes to both. 120mm suspension and I use Shimano cliplesd pedals
@@Lakedistrictrider thank you. Would you say a hardtail would be ok on this type of terrain?
@@davidegan8712 yes, a hardtail would be absolutely fine. I've done it on a cyclocross bike. Felt a bit underbiked on that but hardtail ideal for this.
@@Lakedistrictrider would flat pedals deal with this terrain?
@@davidegan8712 yes, just use whatever you are used to. I prefer spd but others like flats
I'm going to do this on my e-bike soon, are there any paths off this road to ride as well or is it just a straight there and back?
It's a there and back. You could extend it to Gisburn Forest potentially to add more on.
i want to do this route today as i live in caton how do u get to the starting point
From Caton climb from Brook House by the pub up Littledale Rd, and then Roeburndale Rd. It's a long climb. Then turn right near the end of that road to descend a bridleway. Keep following that bridleway to end up in Roeburndale. Turn R at a T junction l and follow that lane which turns into the Hornby Road after a farm
Been thinking of doing this route, but trying to make it into a loop, not too keen on just turning around at the end. Route looks easy enough to try when the weather is not too good.
Yeah you can turn it into a loop, but with lots of road.
Enjoying your content. What bike do you ride?
Thqnks mate. I ride a Scott Spark
Lakedistrictrider thanks for the reply. Look forward to more videos in the future
Fantastic video, I'm currently getting back into riding after a back injury, would you be able to give a few directions, or roads to look out for? I live in Lancaster, just how to find the start of this ride?
Cheers for the great vids
Hi mate, I'm in Lancaster too. I started from near Littledale Hall, but you could also go from Caton. You want to take the road that starts at the Black Bull Inn. Climb to near the top and turn left. Then keep climbing and this takes you past the caton moor wind farm and near the start of this video.
Thanks for replying really appriciate it. So is that head up littledale Road hang a left onto roeburndale Rd then follow signs for the bridleway?
Thanks
@@matthewculkin9786 yes that's right mate
Do you have OS maps of your rides Ian?
Hi Maria I use OS maps when planning rides and I take them with me, but I don't produce route maps if that's what you mean, sorry.
The guidebooks I wrote for the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales do contain OS mapping though.
For an average rider how long would it take to go from wray to the no cars sign and back ? Around 3-4 hours or less
About 3 to 3.5hrs I would say
@@Lakedistrictrider ok cheers thought so , I’ll give it extra time with little more on return leg due to tiredness esp with head wind
Do you think this route could be done on a gravel bike? 38-42mm tyre. Looks a great track.
I've done it on a cyclocross bike and the rockiest bit has been resurfaced since so yes you should be fine. Just one section which is a little bit rocky but it's not too rough.
Why do they call them forests when there are no trees? When would there have been trees? Thanks from the US.
I think 'forests' were the name given to royal hunting grounds and so did not directly relate to trees.