Millennium Bridge to Milnthorpe 13 May

Ride on Thursday 13th May by Jim Gardner

Six of us met on the Millennium Bridge in Lancaster for a ride to Greenlands for coffee then lunch at Milnthorpe and hopefully an afternoon break at Silverdale Golf Club.

Following the river initially we turned left at the army camp heading for the Kelletts. Once through the Kelletts a pleasant run to Tewitfield and Greenlands.

After a refreshment stop at “Wellies” we headed towards Burton but turned left heading to Holme via the “mucky farm”. After Holme things got interesting because we ran into the monsoon belt. A quick stop enabled 5 of us to don our waterproofs leaving the sixth to get soaked!!

In Milnthorpe Tim and Phil decided that the weather wasn’t going to improve so they didn’t linger and set off for home whilst me, Mike, Ian and Keith sat in the rain and had lunch from Sue’s Cumbria takeway and had a quick chat with my youngest daughter.

Suitably refreshed we set off going through the deer park and weaving our way to Silverdale Golf Club where we enjoyed a cup of tea (or coffee). On our way the roads dried out as if it hadn’t rained at all.

After the afternoon break we set off and decided to go up and over Warton Crag (mmmmm) then crossed the A6 at Carnforth lights then into the Kelletts via the road past the quarry(it’s a stinker).Over the motorway we turned left heading for Kellett crossroads where we turned left to drop down into Halton and over the metal bridge and back to Lancaster by the new cycle track and home via the railway station.

All in all a good ride with 40 miles (and 2700 feet. Ed.) on the clock by the time I got home

Anyone who is interested in joining us can find information about our regular club rides on Thursdays and Sundays on our website:  www.ctclancaster.org.uk.”