Objective: Cycle from Skipton to Leeds on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, returning by train from Leeds. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 30.5 miles Time to complete: 3 hrs, 10.0 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 5, pp 135-147. Costs: car parking in Skipton. Train from Leeds to Skipton, 3 per hour, £4.60. Difficulty: easy Adjacent Rides: Skipton to Burnley, Leeds… Read More Skipton to Leeds
Objective: Take the train from Burscough Junction to Chorley via Preston, returning on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal via Wigan. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 23 miles Time to complete: 2.5 hrs, 9.1 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 5, pp 105-107, 110-117 Costs: free parking in Burscough. Train from Burscough Junction to Chorley via Preston £15.20, or from Burscough Bridge… Read More Chorley to Burscough
Objective: Cycle from Skipton to Burnley on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal, returning by train from Burnley Manchester Road, (via Leeds). Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 27.5 miles Time to complete: 3.5 hrs, 7.9 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 5, pp 127-135 Costs: car parking in Skipton. Train from Burnley Manchester Road to Skipton, 2 per hour, £26.30. Difficulty: moderate… Read More Skipton to Burnley
Objective: Cycle from Burscough to Liverpool on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal returning by train from central Liverpool. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 27 miles Time to complete: 3.5 hrs, 7.8 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 5, pp 95-105 Costs: free parking in Burscough. Train from Liverpool Central or Moorfields to Burscough Junction, 1 per hour (more frequent if just… Read More Burscough to Liverpool
Objective: Take the train from Chorley to Burnley via Preston, returning on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal via Blackburn. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 29 miles Time to complete: 3.5 hrs, 8.7 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 5, pp 119-127 Costs: free parking in Chorley. Train from Chorley to Burnley Manchester Road, 1 per hour, £12.30. Difficulty: moderate Adjacent Rides:… Read More Burnley to Chorley