If you live in the north of England, you don’t have to travel far to get to Route 66. The other Route 66 that is; the cycling one. In my part of the north – West Yorkshire – it’s the Calder Valley Cycleway and follows the Rochdale Canal. With friend Craig, I spent much of today cycling in a loop from home to Ripponden, up the hill to Batings Reservoir and then down the other side of the Pennines to Littleborough where we hooked up with the Rochdale Canal. But today was the first time in my living memory that I’ve been able to cycle from the canal summit near Todmorden all the way to Hebden Bridge. In recent years there has always been some diversion or other that throws you back on to the main road. But not today! Joy! And here’s the video to prove it. Enjoy a cycle ‘under the sun’ along a very pretty section of canal…

Find out more about Route 66 on the Sustrans website.

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