Shed 24 - Hellifield Train Station

Join us for a ride to the quaint and charming Shed24 Cafe at Hellifield train station, it has a small museum if you are interested in memorabilia, it's not fine dining, but it's as cheap as chips

The first 4.5 miles are towpath, with 100 metres of lumpy bumpy, this can be walked, it avoids the very busy A59 and A65

The ride is undulating, on the return leg there is a 4 mile climb, 719 ft of climbing, it is worth it, on a clear day the views are absolutely stunning

Leaving the train station its straight over and onto the towpath to Gargrave coming off on Eshton road, then its onto Eshton, Bell Busk, Otterburn and Hellifield for lunch

Bring your own picnic to sit on the platform or pennies for the cafe

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Leaving the station we head back down to Hellifield, then it's onto Swinden, Nappa Bank, Bank Newton, Gargrave, across A59, Broughton and Elslack where the long climb starts, we then drop down to Crosshills passing Cononley Lead Mine, (there is an option if everyone's legs are up to another challenging hill on Cononley road, Sutton in Craven, Eastburn, Utley, Riddlesden, Crossflatts, Bingley, (the aim is to be through before the schools come out, an alternative route will be applied) we turn left at Beckfoot School onto Wagon lane and pick up the towpath up back to Saltaire

RIDE INFORMATION

Ride starts at Skipton Train Station but finishes at Saltaire (or Crossflatts/Steeton and Silsden)


TRAIN information

Pre-book ticket early £1.90 - Bradford Forster Square to Skipton get on at chosen train station

Saltaire - 41.3 miles - park in Salts Mill car park, ride to station
Crossflatts - 38.5 miles - large car park
Steeton and Silsden - 33.3 miles - large car park, platform is over Station road

Saltaire - 9.52am
Crossflatts - 9.58am
Steeton and Silsden - 10.08am

Train conductors are usually very friendly on this line, if you wish to take an earlier train to use the facilities or have a coffee before the ride please do