La Stazione & Betty's Ilkley

Join us for a Thursday ride over to Ilkley via the Cow & Calf, its supposed to be 16 degrees

Leaving Hirst Lock we will head through Baildon, Esholt and up to Guiseley via Old Hollins Hill, left then right onto Bradford road and onto Menston, dropping down A65 to Burley we turn off left onto Sandholme drive, use a path popping out in Prospect road passing the station we turn left onto Moor lane for the climb up to Moor road, once we reach the Cow and Calf pub we turn left into the car park to re group, this also slows the speed going down Haningstone road, its straight into Ilkley and our coffee stop at La Stazione or bring your own picnic, the cafe is in the station, there is a M&S foodhall

https://www.lastazione.co.uk/

After our savoury we will head along The Grove, stopping at Betty's for anyone who wants to pick up a sweet treat, Fondant Fancy, Fat Rascal, Curd Tart

Leaving Betty's we head along The Grove, picking up Kings road, turning right down Victoria avenue then left onto A65 for 1 mile, (it can be a busy stretch) left onto Cocking lane for the climb up to Brown Bank lane, left onto Swartha lane, Hawber lane, left onto Holden lane, here we will climb up to Silsden road, it looks a lot worse than it is, onto Street lane, Morton lane, left then right at the mini roundabout down to Keighley road, through Bingley, at Beckfoot school we turn left onto Wagon lane/Dowley Gap lane turning right at the Fishermans pub picking the towpath back up to Hirst Lock