| Name : |
Honely & Meltham Loop |
| Location : |
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| Rating : |
easy |
| Length : |
4.6 miles |
| Type : |
mainly wooded trails and bridleways with
a few road sections |
| Total Ascent : |
542ft |
| Total Decent : |
542ft |
| Time : |
35 minutes |
| Stiles/Gates : |
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| Parking : |
On housing estate road |
| Description : |
Alan Heeley's local route around honley
and Meltham woods |
| GPS Data : |
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- Park on Derwent road
- Ride along Derwent road, turn left up Meltham road for 20
yards, turn right along the bridleway towards Meltham Woods
- At the farmhouse turn right into the entrance of the
woods. Bear right and follow the track through dense woodland onto the open
heath land
- Carry on along the ridge, through trees and down a path
that skirts a few small quarries. Follow the path down to the end of the
wooded section.
- At the base of the hill turn sharp left onto the road and
up the steep hill.
- Turn left down a small road signposted Honley Landfill
area. By the stiles, take a right through two big boulders back into the
wooded section
- Ride along the obvious wooded path to the end, then head
right along the bridleway back to Meltham road.
- Take the right after 30 yards across another bridleway to
bring you back to Bradshaw road.
