Otley Cycling Festival - Bolton Abbey and Back

This ride is part of the Otley Cycling Festival which is taking place on Sunday 14th July.  We will leave Otley via the "back road" which takes us up Billams Hill, left at the top and along lovely leafy country lanes through Weston, Askwith, Denton and Ilkley.  We then follow the river Wharfe, albeit at the higher level and thread our way past the golf course to Nesfield and Beamsley before descending back down to Bolton Abbey, where we can use the cycle path to avoid the busy main A59. There are some lumps and bumps along the way, but as always the scenery is so stunning that sometimes it pays to go that bit slower just to take it all in.  Once at Bolton Abbey we will stop for refreshments so do bring some cash for refreshments.  The return journey will be a retrace of our "wheels" along the beautiful lanes back to Otley and the Cycling Festival Venue on Weston Ridge where there will be activities and refreshments for adults and children during the course of the afternoon. We would as always recommend that you bring appropriate clothing and water with you on this ride.  We look forward to seeing you on the 14th. Rebecca