Babell Ride (12.67 miles 20.28 km ) Print
Located between the Dee estuary and the Clwydian mountains, Halkyn Mountain is a moorland with a network of bridleways which continue into farmland below.Download: Babell.gpx Babell Waypoints.gpx
BABx21 Start / Finsh
From the parking on the verge ride towards the pub and turn left opposite it.
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Road
Ride straight ahead for 1.5km. [ 0.95ml.]
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Road
At the cross roads turn right and at the end of the road go straight ahead on a bridleway.
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Bridleway
Cross the B road and loop round to the right by the screened A55 through a golf course.
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Road
At the road turn left, immediately right and soon left again on a grassy path.
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Bridleway
At the cross road of tracks turn right and follow the next cross road of tracks and turn right and follow the track round a curve to a T junction with a road.
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Road
Turn right on the road then first left and first left again just before the pub.
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Road
Continue to follow the road ignoring a bridleway on your right to a junction of bridleways and road.
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Bridleway
For a shorcut back to the start turn right on a bridleway that crosses the road at Ash Farm to the road to Ysceifiog.
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Road
Continue on the road to complete the full ride.
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Bridleway
At the T Junction go straight ahead on a bridleway.
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Bridleway
Take the track which goes shaprly right.
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Road
At the road turn right, ignoring the tracks on your left, anf follow the road to the T junction.
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Bridleway
At the T junction go straight ahead on a track ignoring a cross track.
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Road
Follow the road through Ysceifiog ignoring two roads on the left to where the main ride joins the road.
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Road
At the road turn left and ignore two roads to the left. At the T junction turn right.
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Road
Carry straight on the road and in a few yards right on a bridleway keeping straight on at Bron Fadog to a road.
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Road
Turn left and ride past roads to the right and then left, then take the bridleway right just before a house.
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Bridleway
Follow the bridleway straight across the first track junction then turn right at the second to the road T junction.
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Road
Turn left and ride back to the parking.