Anyone got a good Darwen Moor/Tockholes route?

Higs

I rode over to Darwen Tower from Rivi last weekend, going through Tockholes. I really liked some of the riding on Darwen Moor. When I rode through Tockholes on the main BW I got the impression that there was perhaps more interesting riding in there.

I'm thinking of putting a ride together in the Darwen/Tockholes area - anyone got any good routes to base it on?

topsey_turvey

Can take you round my back yard if you like. No doubt Dave Hill can also help.

Mancunianfightingcat

I regularly do a short 12 mile evening loop from Sunnyhurst, up to the tower, down to Roddlesworth for a cheeky bit of singletrack and back up over Darwen Moor finishing in the pub! There's loads of tracks up there and they all connect up to each other, most of it is footpath though, which is why I tend to go up at night!

Higs

Topsey Turvey wrote:

Can take you round my back yard if you like. No doubt Dave Hill can also help.

May take you up on that in a few weeks - I'm old, slow and fall off a lot though.

topsey_turvey

I'm older than you, just as slow and fall off a lot as well.

(I must be older than you, I'm older than everyone!)

mccmarc

i tell ya i be up for a ride over darwen way

Higs

Oooops - just realised I'm doing something that weekend.

Markmjh

Hi Guys,
i'd be up for a loop around that area.
I'm over in Clayton near accy and looking for somewhere and some peeps to ride with.
Give me a shout if anyone is heading over there next weekend

Cheers,
Mark

topsey_turvey

Not quite what you're looking for, but I'm planning an afternoon from Hurstwood next Wednesday. PM me if you're interested.

Ste-9n2

i do Darwen moors all the time as i live in Darwen and pretty near the Tower, theres a lot of diff routes you can do around the moor i usually drop down to Tocholes and nail the downhill its loadsa fun , either that or go the complete opposite and drop down to Entwhistle res

Mancunianfightingcat

Thread resurrection time....


I've been up Darwen Moor loads and went up Rivington a few times, a long time ago.

However, I'm going to be spending a lot more time up Darwen in the near future so would like to know the way across from Darwen Moor towards Rivington and beyond. I've heard talk of a '3 towers ride'. If anyone's got a gpx files for rides round here I'd be grateful if you could email me them. (pm me and I'l let you have my email address).

Cheers

topsey_turvey

Going there Friday afternoon. Any chance you could have to visit some customers?

Mancunianfightingcat

unfortunately not.

I'm off tomorrow though!?

topsey_turvey

Pass stamped. However I am working in the morning, so won't be there much before 12.30. Still gives us time for a good ride. OK?

I'm really going because I've just put a new cassette and chain on the Yeti, and want to make sure that chainring isn't knackered as well - the chainring that I changed after that Todmorden ride we did, so it should be OK.

Meet at Bottom Barn, but not in the car park. That will be full of dog walkers and 'ikers. Meet on the road opposite leading to the Top Barn, park on the left.

Any problems ring me.

Mancunianfightingcat

Great, is this the bottom barn?

clicky

topsey_turvey

That's it. The road to park on runs under your arrow. See you 12.30 ish. 20 miler OK? Off to work now.

topsey_turvey

Great ride that MFC. Now where's the piccies of that castle ride?

Your turn to do the guiding next - Gisburn Forest it will have to be. Plumped for a new P7, so that will need a test once it's delivered and built up.

Mancunianfightingcat

Cheers, TT. I had a great day and did get sun burnt. You do realise what you've done by buying an Orange! When's your brainwashing session?


Is this the pic you meant?.....

topsey_turvey

Notice the arty farty composition there. Just caught the other guy coming through the arch, nice timing.

Remind me again. Did the piccie of my ride over there not come out, or have I not got the balls to try?

Mancunianfightingcat

I'll have you know, I waited for the other guy to be in shot before commencing my death defying feat! Your pass over didn't come out too well, I think you must have gone too fast or too high!

Good photo though, it's now the wallpaper on the computer!

Whytepeak

Is that in lever park, and what is it called - I've forgotten

Nice pic though

Mancunianfightingcat

Yes it is. Replica of Liverpool Castle, wherever that might be?!

Whytepeak

Rings a bell - though i may have to ride there myself to check it out.

Thanks mancat