{"id":4374,"date":"2026-07-22T11:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/?p=4374"},"modified":"2026-07-22T13:09:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T13:09:36","slug":"ossett-horbury-11-jul-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/ossett-horbury-11-jul-26\/","title":{"rendered":"Hartshead loop &#8211; 11 Jul 26"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This new route has already become a favourite. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"646\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001213754799177463756981-1024x646.jpg\" alt=\"4 tandems are visible with their riders still mounted, paused haphazardly in a dappled shaded area. The ride leader, a man without bike, in TT hi-vis looks on ensuring everyone is present and safe \" class=\"wp-image-4382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001213754799177463756981-1024x646.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001213754799177463756981-300x189.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001213754799177463756981-768x485.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001213754799177463756981-1536x969.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001213754799177463756981-1200x757.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001213754799177463756981.jpg 1784w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A quick pause in the shade<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Five tandem teams took the gently climbing roads out of Mirfield and on to Hartshead Moor. Here we wave a swift and exhilarating loop via Clifton village, back to Hartshead Church. <br \/>A re-group by the ancient church at Hartshead, then easy riding downhill to Cleckheaton,&nbsp; where we joined the Spen Valley Greenway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa00113765476974503557520-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A group of 4, 2 male ad 2 female, sit opposite each other on a wooden picnic table. There are cycling helmets, water bottles and empty plates in front of them.\" class=\"wp-image-4380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa00113765476974503557520-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa00113765476974503557520-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa00113765476974503557520-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa00113765476974503557520-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa00113765476974503557520-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa00113765476974503557520.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Refreshments acquired<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Everyone opted to turn left to Low Moor Station,&nbsp; before a gentle descent to say Hi to Hayley at&nbsp; The Sunflower Pot Cafe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001016961650334689156743-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"A man and a woman sit either side of a chrome bistro table. They are both smiling at the camera. The woman is poised to eat her sandwich.\" class=\"wp-image-4381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001016961650334689156743-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001016961650334689156743-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001016961650334689156743-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001016961650334689156743-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001016961650334689156743-1200x900.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/img-20260711-wa001016961650334689156743.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Enjoying a buttie at the Sunflower Pot Cafe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>The sun shone brightly for our return towards TT HQ, smiles all round. \ud83d\ude01<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Write up by Stevie <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This new route has already become a favourite. Five tandem teams took the gently climbing roads out of Mirfield and on to Hartshead Moor. Here we wave a swift and exhilarating loop via Clifton village, back to Hartshead Church. A re-group by the ancient church at Hartshead, then easy riding downhill to Cleckheaton,\u00a0 where we &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/ossett-horbury-11-jul-26\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ossett &amp; Horbury &#8211; 11 Jul 26&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4374","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4374","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4374"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4374\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4385,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4374\/revisions\/4385"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4374"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4374"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tandemtrekkers.org.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4374"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}