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This is mostly the same as BriBra one, but uses a safe light controlled crossing of the busy Rooley Avenue and avoids the paths just north of it that are now fenced off for development
This is mostly the same as BriBra one, but uses a safe light controlled crossing of the busy Rooley Avenue and avoids the paths just north of it that are now fenced off for development
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Brighouse
Grid Ref
SE1453422911
Lat / Lon
53.70245° / -1.78133°
Easting / Northing
414,534E / 422,911N
What3Words
blitz.stacks.spots
Bradford
Grid Ref
SE1654632842
Lat / Lon
53.79165° / -1.75032°
Easting / Northing
416,546E / 432,842N
What3Words
fades.mutual.send
Brighouse | |
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Grid Ref | SE1453422911 |
Lat / Lon | 53.70245° / -1.78133° |
Easting / Northing | 414,534E / 422,911N |
What3Words | blitz.stacks.spots |
Bradford | |
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Grid Ref | SE1654632842 |
Lat / Lon | 53.79165° / -1.75032° |
Easting / Northing | 416,546E / 432,842N |
What3Words | fades.mutual.send |
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review
Hugh Hudson
19 Jan 2025A good direct route. Between Brighouse and Wyke it makes the most of the available green space. From Wyke to Bradford is mostly on pavements because there is no obvious greener route available.
The Brighouse meeting point is by the bus station, so we first need to get to Bradford Street, which is easier on Commercial Street than on Ganny Lane. A subway takes us under the A644 and a pelican crossing over Bradford Road. Thornhills Beck Lane fords Clifton Beck, but there is a footbridge for pedestrians. We soon leave the road by the old railway bridge on a path which mostly uses field edges above the beck before descending to follow the beck. This section was a little muddy but quite easy. Where the path turns up the hill there are a couple of staircases as we pass between houses, our route then skirts the edge of the estate before descending to Birkby Lane.
Here we lose a bit of height by descending to the main road, then regain it, passing a Co-Op on Wyke Old Lane. After crossing the old railway we take a path between fields, then turn left up to Wyke (I have used the trodden route on this GPX since nobody seems to use the less direct right of way line). The A58 crossing may need patience, as it is a busy road and there is no central refuge. I couldn't see any better crossing points. We continue straight on up Griffe Road and down through the centre of Wyke, then descend steeply into Low Moor, where we pass through quite a large industrial area. Eventually we reach Cleckheaton Road and a more residential area, climbing again to the junction at Odsal Top.
The original route crossed Rooley Lane here, which is possible but not ideal for safety, and since the parkland opposite is now fenced off, the new route uses a pelican crossing further east. More residential streets take us to Mayo Avenue, which has another pelican crossing. We then continue through West Bowling. There is a large building site between Bowling Old Lane and Ripley Street, and until the development is finished it might be quieter to use St Stephens Road to reach Spring Mill Street.
Spring Mill Street takes us through more industrial buildings to reach Manchester Road. There is a good safe crossing over Cross Street, from where the quickest way to the meeting point is through the bus station. There is a lot more development work going on north of the railway station, where they are expanding the pedestrianised area - which may offer a slightly quieter route when it is finished.
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