Cycle ride from Manchester to Leeds via Wakefield. Riding on the cycling paths and quiet roads through Oldham, Lees, Dobcross, Diggle, Marsden, Sleithwaite, Huddersfield, Mirfield, Dewsbury, Ossett, Wakefield, Hepworth, Stanley Ferry, Stanley, Carlton, Rothwell, Leeds. Cycling routes used : Saddleworth Linear & Delph Donkey, Sustrans NCN 69, NCN 699, Transpenine trail, NCN 66 Calder Valley Greenway, Spen Valley, Dewsbury Ossett Greenway, WOW Wonders of Wakefield cycle route, NCN 67. Points of interest : Leesbrook Nature reserve, The Standedge Tunnel Diggle, Marsden Moors, River Colne, Huddersfield Canal, Wakefield cathedral, Hepworth gallery and gardens, Nagger line memorial, Rothwell Historic Church, Skelton lake, Temple Newsam, Leeds art gallery.
[Music] So I’m cycling to Wakefield tomorrow and leads sorry today. wake up and leave tomorrow and uh just came off out of Holden and I’ve discovered this beautiful cycling path that takes you to le don’t know how old it was but how wonderful is [Applause] [Applause] [Music] So this is hill number two on the way to doc cross. The scenery is lovely. Nice country lanes. Hardly any traffic and uh yeah grinding work up but we’ll do it. Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] Heat. Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] I uh went through Huddersfield and now joining Route 69. 9 towards Wakefield. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] Crossing the bridge near Merfield. Look at this beautiful bridge. How lovely it is. Someone made an effort and is very proud of their village. Pretty pretty high. That’s the Colon River. Look at that water. [Music] Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] [Applause] [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. [Music] Heat. Heat. N. [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] So, um, day two I’m going to leads. and a really nice uh stay in Airbnb in Wakefield. Katrina is really a lovely host. Um and now I’m heading towards leads on the river path. Uh but first I thought I’ll just see what Gallery is like. [Music] [Music] Hey, [Music] hey, hey. [Music] [Music] So I’m left the gallery now and live in Wakefield and I got on to the top path along you’ve got colder river on this side and then this is the bridge over the um is it the air and he navigation canal I think anyway so there’s a canal and the river and um yeah we’ll cycle along [Music] that I I’ve got off the road and um the power brought me to air and colder navigation canal. So um bit worrying that there’s another top from the other side but my hammerhead says I should stay on this side. So just carry on and see where that takes me. It’s quite peaceful. Not many people cyclist using it. Should be easy to ride. [Music] Transfine trail. It’s this big [Music] sunly me all the way to Stanley off. [Music] [Music] I’m working. [Music] What are you doing? [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] [Music] Just came out of the green path near the lakes and the canal and there seem to be which this is here. easily. Just came off my bike. Oh gosh. and on the gravel at my knees and my hands uh skidded on the corner on a grally path and then just fell and yeah stingy patched myself up. So not sure what to do now. See how I feel cycling. I just go to the train station and wait there. What a shame. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music]
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