thinking of going green laning tommorrow just off the a 6024 holme woods lane, holme, anyone else done this road, tips etc ?

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Yes!!!
Turn of the main road at Holmbridge, just past the cricket club.
Follow the road then track all the way round Brownhill and then Ramsden res
and you come out half way up the hill to Holmmoss.

Don't foget to check your brakes as soon as you come out onto the main road,
a lot of puddles near the end.
Follow the road back down to Holmbridge, turn right and go around again...

It's not that good, it only gets interesting near the end, but worth a go.

Have fun.

Cheers Twodogs, going myself with kids, are the roads safe to do so, just on normal road M+S tyers although all 4 nearly new. Any points i should watch out for, heard there is a big 'step' along ramsden lane ?

Any deep water that i should avoid.....

have you done this route any chance too http://www.bdcc.co.uk/XMarksTheSpot.htm?g=...1568414216 freelander 2 SE black and beige - now sold

just south of upperthong , thats about as far as I get  At work
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The route is fine, very easy upto the last 1/2 mile.

Then just take it easy, no deep water.

The last time I went round was this time last year when shooting
and we went in a Ford Transit Connect van !!!!!

You should get round it in 10 mins or so.

The one around Castle hill is not as good as the one at Holmbridge.

The first one (part of Ramsden Road) is one of my my local green lanes. There is a big stone step on another part of the Ramsden Road (no longer legal to drive) which I have managed to hit the towbar of my Defender on a few times, but I used to drive this part in my Freelander 1. I must have driven it fifty times over the years.

Personally I think the route is better driven from the Holmbridge end, starts metalled then gradually gets more challenging. You can be into mud straight away from Holme Moss end when it's wet. Won't be much fun tomorrow 'cos a its not been wet, and whatever mud there is will be frozen solid.

Respect the gates!

http://tinyurl.com/Holme-valley-weather Trevor

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chicken george wrote:

just south of upperthong , thats about as far as I get

Not seen you here  Trevor

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trevd01 which road do i come in on for the holmebridge way then mate ? freelander 2 SE black and beige - now sold

Google map link here: http://tinyurl.com/4bpva4r

Streetview works for first part - follow Brownhill Road, as far as the 'Road Closed' (gone now)

http://tinyurl.com/streetview-Holmbridge

A6024 from Holmfirth, towards Holme. In Holmbridge, turn off left past church (opp cricket ground), then right, keep right and keep going down Brownhills lane. Its easy for the first half -my kids have driven it in a Ford Ka and a Vauxhall Corsa as far as Yateholme.

Dont go this way in a Freelander! http://tinyurl.com/Ramsden-Road-towards-BIG-STEP Trevor

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Cheers trevd01 was planning on going down ramsden road and then turning left at whitegate road, does that avoid the big step then ? freelander 2 SE black and beige - now sold

s7gpt wrote:

Cheers trevd01 was planning on going down ramsden road and then turning left at whitegate road, does that avoid the big step then ?

That would be UP Ramden Road!

What time are you coming - I'll come with my camera! I have never achieved UP the step even in my best 210BHP Defender




I don't think that first bit of Ramsden Road is legal to drive now, though. AFAIK it's a bridleway?

Try Brownhill Road - Kiln Bent Road - Holme Woods Lane - Rake Hill Road.

Then you could go round: back down into Holmbridge , up Dobb Top Road, Hollin Brigg Lane, Acre Lane, Hill House lane, Stoney Gate, Gill Lane, untill you meet Cartworth Moor Road (all metalled road to here).

Turn Left into Cartworth Moor Road and follow to Ramsden Road.


and try coming DOWN Ramsden Road from the Whitegate Road X roads... Ramsden Road goes left then sharp right by a gate. Leave your Freelander there and walk downhill where you will shortly come to the BIG STEP

(Very difficult to turn round once you have committed to the downhill, even in a Defender)

Walk back to your Freelander, turn round and go back to the Whitegate Road X roads.

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Cheers Trev may re think my route then

Here is a vid of a freelander going down the road though last marc,h only tricky bit looks like about 1.20 into the vid

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s7gpt, that's the route that I have driven many times.

I was just showing the wife the Youtube vid when she
reminded me of the time she drove round in a Fiat Uno
and a 16st St.Bernard on the back seat.

Now that was a lot of fun...

cheers lads gonner try the routes trev recommended and then walk down ramsden road first to check it out and if confident will give it a go, someone pm me a mobile number just in case i need help , will bring a tow rope  freelander 2 SE black and beige - now sold

s7gpt wrote:

Cheers Trev may re think my route then

Here is a vid of a freelander going down the road though last marc,h only tricky bit looks like about 1.20 into the vid

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcOskQ776aE&feature=related