Sunday Ride: Halton Station to Casterton Golf Club on 3 November 2024

CTC  Ride  Report      Sunday 3rd November  2024.

The promise of dry settled conditions persuaded a goodly number of Lancaster CTC members to head for Halton Station for a pre-ride chat. Destination Casterton Golf club via Bentham Golf Club, both of which cater for hungry cyclists in their cafes.

The cloudy conditions meant that daylight wouldn’t last too long into the late afternoon, so a short ride of 40-odd miles was proposed, with no optional excursions into the hills.

Our arrivals at Bentham were staggered so as to avoid queueing too long for coffee and cakes. After an extended chin-wag, nine riders continued onto Casterton over Bentham Moor, Fourlands, Burton and Ireby. A slight detour via Casterton village was considered prudent to avoid recent hedge trimming activity. We then settled down in a quiet corner of the café to put the world to rights.

Heading for home, care was needed navigating through the usual crowds at Devils Bridge, but crossing the A65 proved easier than usual. Whittington was soon reached in the calm conditions, before turning right at Newton to climb over the hill into the Keer Valley ,and on to the Kellets.

Home by soon after 3 o’clock, well before darkness descended.

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