Jim's Circuit of Lancaster 22 April 2021

We decided as it was such a lovely day for the three of us (Mike CODD, Ian Robert’s and Jim Gardner) to do a complete circuit of Lancaster.
We started at the old railway station at Halton and went up the cycle track to Caton where we took the Postern Gate road, but at Postern Gate we turned left to head over “happy valley” (also known as Bay Horse Road!) and through Quernmore. Just as we were arriving at Five Lane Ends a sharp left turn took us up the very long drag on Strawbank before we dropped down into Dolphinholme village.
We left Dolphinholme using the Wagon Road but instead of turning right at the end we turned left on Tinkers Lane to join the Trough road which we used to descend into Scorton for a much needed refreshment stop at the Priory (coffee, sausage butties and veg hotpot!)
Scorton was left via Station Road and we crossed the A6 on to Cabus Nook Lane to head for the Cockerham road. At Thurnham we went left on to Moss Lane then Jeremy Lane and round the back of Glasson Marina to get our dinner at the Bistro cafe(excellent food, sat in the sun, the chips are fabulous not greasy).
Using the old railway line to Lancaster then the cycle track passing the race track to Snatchems (tide was out), Overton, Middleton then a coffee at Half Moon Bay cafe before we risked the prom at Morecambe. Which idiot suggested the ride along the prom in weather like that??? (Go on, Jim. It wasn’t that bad! ED.).
At Hest Bank we cut through the lanes to Hatlex Lane crossing the A6 to head past Kellet cross roads dropping down to Halton and over the metal bridge to complete our circuit.
By the time I got home I had just clocked up 60 miles but the beauty about this sort of ride is anyone feeling it is too much they can cut it short at a lot of points because nowhere were we more than 10 miles from the centre of Lancaster.
Any one who feels they would like to join us our web site is CTCLancaster.org.uk which gives details (soon - Ed. - Mike Codd) of our Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday rides .

JIm Gardner