This would be my local boxing day route, bit hilly but enjoyable if taken at a steady pace and gets the blood pumping! Setting off from the garden centre at Shelley up to Emley moor mast, highest free standing concrete structure in Europe and good view across the peaks to Holme Moss and Huddersfield. Down a long hill to the main road which you briefly join before a steep climb to High Hoyland and the Cherry Tree pub. Stop. Enjoy views a beer. Then a short climb before riding along high country lanes with more excellent views to Dunkirk and Denby Dale on the way back to the start point.
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