Trans Pennine Trail

Mac9
Mac9 Posts: 134
edited August 2011 in Tour & expedition
I want to ride from Liverpool to Leeds and was wondering if anyone had done it on the Trans Pennine Trail or maybe ever the Leeds-Liverpool Canal?

Going to do it over two days so will book a b&b halfway I think.

Any tips and advice most welcome, thanks.

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  • rickwiggans
    rickwiggans Posts: 416
    There are loads of posts about the TPT on the CTC forum. Might be worth an ask there as well.
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  • Mac9
    Mac9 Posts: 134
    Cheers Rick, I'll take a look.
  • rickwiggans
    rickwiggans Posts: 416
    To be slightly more helpful, I have done the TPT. The first half ( going West to east) is very interesting, but slow going. Mostly old rail lines and canalside, but lots of motorbike traps and the like.


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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    I've ridden the cheshire lines and parts are a bit flinty while others are well paved and others just dirt tracks; surprisingly it can get quite busy. It's lovely in the summer.
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  • bobs bikes
    bobs bikes Posts: 589
    i have ridden the whole route (and even hornsea-southport-hornsea! ;) ) the part from hadfield through to silkstone common is not very usable on a road bike. its mainly off road and can get boggy if its wet. once you climb the highest point and decend into dunford bridge...... that could be fun on a road bike. my mountain bike with knobblies got up to 38 mph!

    give me a shout if you need any more info.

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