Weekend ride-out to Chester in June.

Bill Blackledge is arranging a weekend run to Chester, his proposal is:

I propose to arrange a ride out to Chester over either the weekend of the 23^rd / 24^th June. The idea behind the trip is to have a longer than usual ride out for the club with the opportunity of a meal and a drink in Chester in the evening. To make it a little bit more interesting for bikers, the suggested route will by-pass some Biker Meets and give participants the opportunity to stop for refreshment at these places both on the way there

and on the way back.

Briefly, the suggested route is:

Bowburn Hall

Kirkby Stephen

Devil’s Bridge or Glasson Dock

Rivington Barns

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JN8SvpxNvS4

Chester

On arrival at Chester there is the opportunity to complete a loop that takes in the Ponderosa Cafe at the Horseshoe Pass.

The return route suggestion is:

Chester

Cat and Fiddle Pass

Holmfirth

Squires Café

Bowburn Hall

The exact route is still to be finalised but will take in a mixture of Fast Dual Carriageways/Motorways, Winding Single Carriageway A Roads, Scenic/Rural B roads and some town and village transits. A good chance to practise all sorts of riding skills in a single trip.

Total distance is about 450 miles (subject to adjustment) and the riding time – according to Auto Route is about 10 hrs in the saddle, depending on your speed, spread over both days.

Whilst the drop off system is appropriate for shorter ride outs, I think that it is not really appropriate for something on this scale. I suggest that for this trip, members elect to go solo or in smaller groups; this will allow people to travel at a reasonable speed without hindering others or putting them under pressure. In the event of inclement weather or someone needing to start late or finish early, motorways can be used to reduce the transit times and total distance to something, in the order of 6hrs in the saddle & 350 miles – the good thing is it’s down to you how you do it. Pick and choose your poison!

Accommodation. I will offer to book rooms in a Travelodge or similar for a reasonable number of members in advance. Prices are likely to be in the range of £50 – 60 per room double or double single occupancy (might be less if I can get a group booking). I’ll look into it a bit more and let you know what the details are but currently the Travelodges do not have twin rooms available.

You are of course free to book accommodation independently should you wish.

Bill

For those interested in joining the trip, please contact me through the link on the blog & I will pass on your details to Bill.