ADEL CHURCH TO ECCUP , ALWOODLEY AND SHADWELL RETURN- WOMEN ONLY - 14 Miles Break at the Milk Churn cafe.

This rides starts in the tarmac parking area opposite Adel church. We carry straight on, past Adel Mill in the dip, across King Lane and onto Eccup Lane, immediately right onto Eccup Moor Road, follow this road through the countryside until we come onto a road without vehicular access apart from Yorkshire Water vehicles, pass the treatment works on your left, then sharp right and up to the reservoir. We stop and take in the views. We carry straight on, and cross the main Leeds to Harrogate road by foot. We go up the path and around the back of GSAL onto Wigton Lane. We turn left . At the T junction, at the pub, we turn right and then left heading into Shadwell. We do a circular, relatively flat route around Shadwell detouring on this ride to stop for a break at opening time of 11.00 am at the Milk Churn cafe, just off the Wetherby road - for either a cuppa or a fantastic gelato and./or one of their sublime cakes. Note that proper luncheon dishes are not served until Noon so this is not a lunch stop, its a snack stop. Getting to the Milk Churn entails a short stretch on the busy Wetherby Road, which we will take carefully. We then return to our Adel starting point via Ling lane ("Bling lane"), Shadwell and Alwoodley.
This ride is approx 14.5 miles. It is relatively flat but with a few short inclines along the way. It is perfect for women who wish to gain more confidence on the roads and who want to stretch themselves a little distance wise. There are a variety of roads to experience. Numbers are limited so that everyone feels comfortable with the group and we leave no one behind. Open to all, whether a member of Leeds Breeze group or not. We can add various loops on if people wish to do more distance. Ignore the next few words in this description - as they are from an old ride and for the life of me i cannot work out how to delete them!

This is a good ride for people progressing on from the Brownlee centre, who want some more experience on roads. The roads are generally quiet. there are a few left and right turn, and x roads, to practice. Depending on group capability we can extend the ride .

quiet roads around the back of adel, to eccup and then, if wished, on to Alwoodley.

bring your drink and biscuit for a stop at the reservoir.