Belles go to Halifax - Piece Hall - Hebden Bridge (cake3)

Leaving the Town Hall we turn right then left down Princess Street then onto Corn Market, across Southgate, left onto Wards End, then left onto Horton Street, left onto Cross Street and into the Piece Hall for a 20 minute powder room break and check out the fabulous architecture

Leaving the hall we turn left then right onto Church Street, across the roundabout to South Parade, then straight across the next roundabout onto Shay Skye, left onto Gaukroger Lane, then left onto Shaw Lane then left onto Phoebe Lane and down the Hebble trail to the Salterhebble junction joining the Calder and Hebble Navigation to Sowerby Bridge and join The Rochdale Canal, there is a small road section to switch between to two

We will then head along the towpath to Luddenfoot where we come off the towpath for a short road section to pick up the trail that runs along the railway line, at Mytholmroyd station we will again join the road for a mix of road and trail to Hebden Bridge


Return route

Following the towpath to Friendly, we will come off at Hollins Mill Lane and join the road down to Sowerby Bridge, turn right over the river then left onto Station Road, then left onto Holmes Road, then Mearclough Road, Copley Valley Road, Hollas Lane where we rejoin the towpath back to the Salterhebble junction and head back to to Halifax, at Shey Syke we will turn left onto Hungerhill then right onto Union Street then Market Street and back to the Town Hall


There are some cobble sections at locks and a few tight sections on this route but we will take it steady

The towpath will be busy with walkers, runners, dogs and other cyclists but we will take it steady

There are trains from Bingley at 9.03 to Forester Square, then the Interchange 9.52 to Halifax

A lovely ride from Halifax down to the Salterhebble and Sowerby Bridge then up to Hebden Bridge

A mix of road, trail and towpath

Stopping at The Piece Hall - 15 minutes and Hebden Bridge for lunch, either a picnic in the park or one of the numerous cafes.

Pennies for a caffeine stop and sweet treat Spare inner tube, bike pump and levers, hand sanitizer, face mask, wipes

We never leave anyone behind