On Yer Bike! Breezing East: Blackburn to Accrington

Join us on a flat (ish) ride along quiet trails and the Leeds-Liverpool Canal. We leave from On Yer Bike Cycles in Blackburn (who are supporting us and can provide loos!) and head along a shared path south until we get onto the canal. Then it's a well-paved towpath trail until we get to Church. We use traffic-free paths to get to central Accrington where there is an optional brew-and-loo stop at Tesco. We return along the same path. It's 12 miles and as it's relatively flat it's a good starting distance for beginners (honestly it's not as far as it sounds). This will suit any hybrid bike, trekking bike, city bike, mountain bike ... whatever is in the shed! Please check weather forecast before setting out. February is notoriously changeable and the route will be adapted if the towpath is icy.