Wonderful stuff Gordon. As an "incomer" (only lived here about 28 years) I love to hear all the history of the area.Truly underestimated cycling channel.
Thanks, Dave. I still feel lucky to have such a fantastic cycling area on the doorstep. Even though the rides to limestone country have dried up due to lack of time, the local rides never disappoint. So many self-contained adventures in less than two hours from the front door.
Well done Gordon. I've been waiting for you to do this route particularly the Headley Lane climb which I suggested you do. You can extend it by 20 minutes by including Ten Yards Lane at the back of Thornton. Again the scenery is spectacular. Great stuff again and learned about Headley Hall even though I've lived in Queensbury for over 30 years.
Cheers, Stevie. I did that Sub 2 Hour series in November & December & I remember your suggestion but we had a run of hard frosts and I just didn't fancy those little untreated lanes. I did one ride over Soil Hill after the frost had melted but nearly came a cropper on the descent with wet roads & low winter sun. When the foot & mouth blew up in March 2001 I did a lot of training around here and this circuit became a regular for a while - sometimes I'd come into it from Denholme Gate lights rather than the farm shop road. The other climb I did back then started a little further down Thornton Rd and came out at the hatch-box closer to the centre of Queensbury - I wonder if that's Ten Yards Lane? I'll look it up - I don't always know the names of the roads. I'll be heading out again to Egypt & Wilsden at some point maybe even take in the dreaded Denholme Alpe d'Huez!
@@billkosses3808 That would be super. The channel has just reached its 2nd birthday and I've tried to keep the focus on the pleasure of escaping to lovely accessible countryside ,coming home in a better mood than when you set off. I had a series of Sub 2 Hour rides last autumn that was well-received with viewers planning and riding their own local equivalents. That's the best kind of feedback.
Cheers, Terry. We've got some great roads and circuits in our back-yard. I trained a lot in that area when foot & mouth had broken out in 2001 and for a couple of months everyone kept away from the dales etc.
Wow brilliant scenery Gordon. Wondered what that foam ring was for on your handle bars, mystery solved. Love tudor era..not found many coins from that time wile out detecting.
Cheers, Matt. Yes, it's for my old Timex. It's easier than looking at my wristwatch, especially if I'm wearing long sleeves. There are still a few rumoured civil war hoards in these parts - there was one at Royds Hall a few years ago. A jar of silver coins hidden from Cromwell's tax inspectors.
I don't know about prowess, it was survival riding in places! I was glad of a stop for the sake of the video. Smashing little ride though - I haven't done that loop since the Foot & Mouth year. Cheers, Adam.
It was prime country for evening hill reps in the old days. Away from the main roads and villages and fairly light traffic most of the time, plus it's scenic enough for today's more sedate riding. You can see why I didn't fancy it with sparkly roads in December when I was doing the Sub Twos.
I was getting a bit stressed at the prospect of a hill-start on that slope! There are three steep ramps en-route to Headley Hall then it eases into more typical draggy climbing. I might wait for a tailwind before I try it again! Cheers, Rob.
According to Halfords (yes, that Halfords) Bradford is the hilliest city in England. I haven't done that Headley lane. According to my elevation map it's a climb of just over 160 meters. James St on the other side of Thornton is bad enough but nowhere near 160 meters. I have done the 3 viaducts to Cullingworth. Just wish they would restore and open the tunnels, what a run that would be.
@@vihuelamig It's 20+ years since I did Headley Lane and I admit it caught me out today - there's nowhere to rest between those 17-18% ramps. I'll give it another go in a month or two, preferably with a tailwind. There was talk of opening the Holmfield - Queensbury tunnel for bikes but I doubt whether it will come to anything.
Another wonderful video, and local insight to days gone by Gordon. Headley Lane is one I’ve never used but it’s jotted down now for future reference 👍🏻
It's a gem of a circuit, one of my regular training loops in the early 2000s. Headley Lane is a bit of a beast, that's the one I mentioned on Saturday. Cheers, Mick.
Cheers, Allan. After today I beginning to think I'm built for the flatter stuff too. It's 20+ years since I climbed Headley Lane and I remember it being tough but I was hoping modern gears would smooth it out!
Brilliant vlog Gordon, I often do a loop from my house that incorporates the shibden valley then roper lane and eventually down in to Ovenden. It’s only 10 miles but the climbing is 1200ft! 😅 I’ve never taken that road next to farm shop so I’ll have to investigate that one 🙌
We live in a great area for cycling, Mark. Not ideal for flat TT but always good value. Sometimes I start circuits from Stump Cross to Queensbury, loop over past the ski-slope to Boothtown then back to Stump Cross for another one.
@MarkFrostCycling I watch your videos Mark btw. I do think of the many routes around Queensbury and Thornton you don't know about. Happy to help you out as Queensbury us where I live and is my training area.
I included a long approach shot of the viaduct for you. It was built in the 1870s and carried trains until the 1960s. I remember it being threatened with demolition in the 1980s but it's now protected and you're allowed to walk across it.
Great video of a fab local route. You aren't joking about the hills, Queensbury is my neck of the woods and i love having that countryside on my doorstep 🙂. Have you ever tried the shibden wall or Trooper Lane? (for the record Ii havent, im not that brave 😆)
It's great cycling country, Claire. I last went up Headley Lane in foot & mouth year, 2001, so I wasn't sure how I'd manage today. Just got away with it. I've done Shibden a few times in the old days but you need traffic-free luck on that halfway left-hander because the inner line is vertical. In 87 I watched the professionals - incl Sean Kelly - going up Shibden in the Kelloggs Tour. Incredible sight, packed crowds & some riders were asking for pushes!
@clippingin1593 you made it though 👏🙂. Bet seeing the pro's climbing the shibden wall was great. Went to see the tour de yorkshire go up there a few years ago, great atmosphere.
I was out for nearly 7 hours today I just felt like it 👍mind 1 hour of that was sat on a bench with a coffee talking to a bikepacker on his way home I might just give it a go 🎪another very informative video cheers
Hi gordon ,ive cycled up through queensbury today over to haworth and up the oxenhope climb down into pecket well and hebden bridge ,plenty of climbing today ,ive sent you a follow request on strava ive never been down the lane next to the keelham farm shop i wouldnt mind giving that a try regards jay
Thanks Gordon ,it's a ride I really enjoy from either side of the hill ,no matter how much I cycle these roads I still can't believe the breathtaking scenery and I've lived here all my life no place like it we are so lucky ,it was as clear as a bell today ,look forward to your next video best wishes jay
Thanks, Michael. I try to strike a balance between local history and cycling, glad it's coming across. I don't have a head-unit or cycling GPS device but most of the time I'm revisiting rides from the 90s or 00s. I last cycled Headley Lane in the Foot & Mouth year - back in 2001 - so I know where the road goes but I'd forgotten how steep it is. I wear a running GPS watch which takes care of the Strava uploads and sometimes put an old watch on my handlebars for the time of day.
You're right. The Tudors were terrible, even by the standards of those days. Seizing power after Bosworth then doing everything to consolidate that power.
She has a name you know. OK, she's Italian and hasn't trimmed it for a bit, the downstairs gardener has been sacked but you can't just call her a "triangle?"
Wonderful stuff Gordon. As an "incomer" (only lived here about 28 years) I love to hear all the history of the area.Truly underestimated cycling channel.
Thanks, Dave. I still feel lucky to have such a fantastic cycling area on the doorstep. Even though the rides to limestone country have dried up due to lack of time, the local rides never disappoint. So many self-contained adventures in less than two hours from the front door.
True Freedom Gordon 🚲🚴🚵☀️😊
Well done Gordon. I've been waiting for you to do this route particularly the Headley Lane climb which I suggested you do. You can extend it by 20 minutes by including Ten Yards Lane at the back of Thornton. Again the scenery is spectacular. Great stuff again and learned about Headley Hall even though I've lived in Queensbury for over 30 years.
Cheers, Stevie. I did that Sub 2 Hour series in November & December & I remember your suggestion but we had a run of hard frosts and I just didn't fancy those little untreated lanes. I did one ride over Soil Hill after the frost had melted but nearly came a cropper on the descent with wet roads & low winter sun.
When the foot & mouth blew up in March 2001 I did a lot of training around here and this circuit became a regular for a while - sometimes I'd come into it from Denholme Gate lights rather than the farm shop road. The other climb I did back then started a little further down Thornton Rd and came out at the hatch-box closer to the centre of Queensbury - I wonder if that's Ten Yards Lane?
I'll look it up - I don't always know the names of the roads.
I'll be heading out again to Egypt & Wilsden at some point maybe even take in the dreaded Denholme Alpe d'Huez!
Hardcore.
Thanks for the inspiration. Beautiful ride.
Cheers, Bill. It's nice to read that. There's a wealth of cracking rides to be had out there.
@@clippingin1593 Absolutely.
This type of content might assist someone in overcoming lockdown-assisted agoraphobia, for example 🙂👍🏾💎
@@billkosses3808 That would be super. The channel has just reached its 2nd birthday and I've tried to keep the focus on the pleasure of escaping to lovely accessible countryside ,coming home in a better mood than when you set off.
I had a series of Sub 2 Hour rides last autumn that was well-received with viewers planning and riding their own local equivalents. That's the best kind of feedback.
One of my fav jerseys Gordon as you know,great vid local miles love it👍🚴
Cheers, Terry. We've got some great roads and circuits in our back-yard. I trained a lot in that area when foot & mouth had broken out in 2001 and for a couple of months everyone kept away from the dales etc.
Gordon...Are you stalking me? 🤣 Great stuff.
No more than usual, Ian. 😁
Great lanes for cycling, just a few corner-cutters but otherwise pretty quiet.
Wow brilliant scenery Gordon. Wondered what that foam ring was for on your handle bars, mystery solved. Love tudor era..not found many coins from that time wile out detecting.
Cheers, Matt. Yes, it's for my old Timex. It's easier than looking at my wristwatch, especially if I'm wearing long sleeves.
There are still a few rumoured civil war hoards in these parts - there was one at Royds Hall a few years ago. A jar of silver coins hidden from Cromwell's tax inspectors.
Oooft! Some climbing prowess on display today!
I don't know about prowess, it was survival riding in places! I was glad of a stop for the sake of the video.
Smashing little ride though - I haven't done that loop since the Foot & Mouth year.
Cheers, Adam.
Great gid. Very informative. So much climbing in the triangle. An ideal training ground.
It was prime country for evening hill reps in the old days. Away from the main roads and villages and fairly light traffic most of the time, plus it's scenic enough for today's more sedate riding.
You can see why I didn't fancy it with sparkly roads in December when I was doing the Sub Twos.
That Headley Lane climb looks a beast (not helped by the slowest Morrison's delivery van in Christendom!!).
I was getting a bit stressed at the prospect of a hill-start on that slope!
There are three steep ramps en-route to Headley Hall then it eases into more typical draggy climbing. I might wait for a tailwind before I try it again!
Cheers, Rob.
Wow..... What a hell of a lot of climbing!
The ascent-per-mile really surprised me - even by Queensbury standards that's a lot. Great little ride though, I'm glad I nipped out.
According to Halfords (yes, that Halfords) Bradford is the hilliest city in England.
I haven't done that Headley lane. According to my elevation map it's a climb of just over 160 meters. James St on the other side of Thornton is bad enough but nowhere near 160 meters.
I have done the 3 viaducts to Cullingworth. Just wish they would restore and open the tunnels, what a run that would be.
@@vihuelamig It's 20+ years since I did Headley Lane and I admit it caught me out today - there's nowhere to rest between those 17-18% ramps. I'll give it another go in a month or two, preferably with a tailwind.
There was talk of opening the Holmfield - Queensbury tunnel for bikes but I doubt whether it will come to anything.
Another wonderful video, and local insight to days gone by Gordon. Headley Lane is one I’ve never used but it’s jotted down now for future reference 👍🏻
It's a gem of a circuit, one of my regular training loops in the early 2000s. Headley Lane is a bit of a beast, that's the one I mentioned on Saturday. Cheers, Mick.
@@clippingin1593 ye I should of known were it was but I was thinking of Deep Lane at the side of Keelham. Stay safe mate 👍🏻
Impressive stuff. I am definitely a rider built for the flatter routes. Kudos.
Cheers, Allan. After today I beginning to think I'm built for the flatter stuff too.
It's 20+ years since I climbed Headley Lane and I remember it being tough but I was hoping modern gears would smooth it out!
Brilliant vlog Gordon, I often do a loop from my house that incorporates the shibden valley then roper lane and eventually down in to Ovenden. It’s only 10 miles but the climbing is 1200ft! 😅 I’ve never taken that road next to farm shop so I’ll have to investigate that one 🙌
We live in a great area for cycling, Mark. Not ideal for flat TT but always good value.
Sometimes I start circuits from Stump Cross to Queensbury, loop over past the ski-slope to Boothtown then back to Stump Cross for another one.
@@clippingin1593 I might have to try this out Gordon 🙌
@@MarkFrostCycling Might need three poached eggs 😁
@MarkFrostCycling I watch your videos Mark btw. I do think of the many routes around Queensbury and Thornton you don't know about. Happy to help you out as Queensbury us where I live and is my training area.
@@steviewheelie2971 thank you so much Stevie we will definitely have to meet up for a ride 🙌
Viva la Viaduct N Beautiful Countryside rather than being stuck in a city++
I included a long approach shot of the viaduct for you.
It was built in the 1870s and carried trains until the 1960s.
I remember it being threatened with demolition in the 1980s but it's now protected and you're allowed to walk across it.
@@clippingin1593 Wow the Walk across must be super so high up n Views Cud U do n film it ? 🚴
Thanks Gordon Bon Voyage
@@hiworldstephensonultranate290 When I have a little more time I'll have a trip out and ride/walk across the viaduct.
Thanks
Great video of a fab local route. You aren't joking about the hills, Queensbury is my neck of the woods and i love having that countryside on my doorstep 🙂.
Have you ever tried the shibden wall or Trooper Lane? (for the record Ii havent, im not that brave 😆)
It's great cycling country, Claire. I last went up Headley Lane in foot & mouth year, 2001, so I wasn't sure how I'd manage today. Just got away with it.
I've done Shibden a few times in the old days but you need traffic-free luck on that halfway left-hander because the inner line is vertical.
In 87 I watched the professionals - incl Sean Kelly - going up Shibden in the Kelloggs Tour. Incredible sight, packed crowds & some riders were asking for pushes!
@clippingin1593 you made it though 👏🙂. Bet seeing the pro's climbing the shibden wall was great. Went to see the tour de yorkshire go up there a few years ago, great atmosphere.
I was out for nearly 7 hours today I just felt like it 👍mind 1 hour of that was sat on a bench with a coffee talking to a bikepacker on his way home I might just give it a go 🎪another very informative video cheers
That's still 6 hours of rolling - very nice. Great day for it.
Hi gordon ,ive cycled up through queensbury today over to haworth and up the oxenhope climb down into pecket well and hebden bridge ,plenty of climbing today ,ive sent you a follow request on strava ive never been down the lane next to the keelham farm shop i wouldnt mind giving that a try regards jay
I've got you on Strava now, Jay. That's a good ride today, I always enjoy the Oxenhope - Cock Hill - Pecket Well section.
Thanks Gordon ,it's a ride I really enjoy from either side of the hill ,no matter how much I cycle these roads I still can't believe the breathtaking scenery and I've lived here all my life no place like it we are so lucky ,it was as clear as a bell today ,look forward to your next video best wishes jay
@@hxjay1971 I nipped out for a couple of hours in the morning and the views were superb. It's great having this quality of landscape so close to home.
Hi do you navigate from memory or a gps, really enjoy commentary and local information and history, thanks.
Thanks, Michael. I try to strike a balance between local history and cycling, glad it's coming across.
I don't have a head-unit or cycling GPS device but most of the time I'm revisiting rides from the 90s or 00s.
I last cycled Headley Lane in the Foot & Mouth year - back in 2001 - so I know where the road goes but I'd forgotten how steep it is.
I wear a running GPS watch which takes care of the Strava uploads and sometimes put an old watch on my handlebars for the time of day.
Henrys armies plundered n killed in monasteries in England n Ireland
You're right. The Tudors were terrible, even by the standards of those days. Seizing power after Bosworth then doing everything to consolidate that power.
Thanks
She has a name you know. OK, she's Italian and hasn't trimmed it for a bit, the downstairs gardener has been sacked but you can't just call her a "triangle?"
Next time broaden the ride to incorporate the cobbles of the Shibden Wall….
Very unlikely
No riots there?
In Queensbury? Not that I've heard.