Railway triangle on the ride from Barnsley to Old Moor
This bike ride from Barnsley to RSPB Old Moor is Stage 14 of the
Sustrans Slow Tour of Yorkshire.
It's on the trackbed of the old South Yorkshire Railway line from
Barnsley to Mexborough, and it's pleasant if unspectacular. Old Moor is
well worth a visit for the birdlife and café.
Amendments to the Highway Code include provisions on a Hierachy of
Road Users, pedestrian priority at side roads, people riding bikes
next to each other, passing distances, and more.
Paris's Plan Vélo for the next 5 years includes 180km of
new segregated cycle tracks, and a wealth of other good ideas too,
showing a real commitment to promoting cycling.
You only have to give way twice over the 18km of the Rijnwaalpad
Cycle Highway between Arnhem and Nijmegen. People like the smooth
ride with no stops. How do the UK's cycle links between towns
compare?
Widening of Otley
Road at Harlow Moor Road junction
Government guidance says cycle tracks should be created by
reallocating space from motor vehicles. At the junction of Otley
Road and Harlow Moor Road, motor vehicles are getting a lot more
space. How much is left for pedestrians and cyclists?
This circular road cycling route starts in Harrogate, and heads up
to Pateley Bridge then Lofthouse. It climbs the Côte de Lofthouse,
which featured on the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire, then returns via
Grewelthorpe, Kirkby Malzeard, Galphay, Studley Royal and Ripley to
Harrogate. It's on quiet, country roads, features beautiful scenery,
and there's the challenge of a steep ascent.
This circular road cycling route starts in Grassington, and heads
north up Wharfedale then Littondale to Halton Gill. It climbs to
Malham Tarn, then returns via Malham, Kirkby Malham, Airton, Hetton,
and Cracoe to Malham. The roads are quiet, and the ride takes in
lanes lined with dry stone walls, open fells, and villages of
limestone-built houses, as well as views of Malham Cove.
The best and most popular cycleway in Harrogate, the Nidderdale
Greenway goes about 4 miles to Ripley, using the trackbed of a
disused railway. It opened in May 2013.
Our guide to the bike trail on Yorkshire Water's land at Fewston
reservoir, through the Beecroft Plantation and Timble woods. Read
about the Fewston,
Beecroft,
& Timble woods bike trail.
This is a great ride from York to Selby and back, largely off-road.
It uses the trackbed of the old York and Doncaster Branch railway
line. It features Cycle the Solar System, with scale models of the
planets, the correct distance (proportionally) from the Sun and each
other along the path.
This mountain bike ride is simple and quite short, but very
enjoyable.
It takes you north west from Poppleton, on a path on the right bank
of the Ouse, to the confluence of the Ouse and the Nidd, then back
via Moor Monkton on farm tracks.
This is Part 3 of my review of the cycle facilities on the A59
between York and Poppleton. Not yet as popular as other great series
- Rocky, Star Wars (or do I mean Trek?) - it can only be a matter of
time before it is met with similar acclaim.
This is a 69-mile road bike ride, starting and finishing in York. It
takes in Ampleforth, the Howardian Hills, Castle Howard, Malton, and
Kirkham Priory.
A new Hedgehog Guide to the Cinder Track cycle route, along the old
railway from Scarborough to Whitby, with full-colour (!) photos,
including lots of Yorkshire sunshine. This 21.5 mile route has
beautiful views, and there's wonderful wildlife along the way, for
example house martins and swallows at Ravenscar. Read about the Scarborough to Whitby
Cinder Track.
There's a great cycle route from the centre of York to
Beningbrough, partly on tarmacked path by the river Ouse, and partly
on quiet roads. It ends up at Beningbrough Hall, an C18th National
Trust property (where cyclists are entitled to a free cup of tea).
Read the Hedgehog
guide to the York to Beningbrough cycle route.
The latest in Hedgehog's Sustrans Slow Tour of
Yorkshire series, Stage 6 is a nice ride on quiet back roads
from Settle to Clapham. There's just enough hill-age to make it
interesting, and there are plenty of options for a cup of tea or a
pint of beer.
A mountain bike ride in upper Nidderdale - from Lofthouse to
Scarhouse reservoir, and back via Middlesmoor. It's an enjoyable ride
in the countryside, with great views along the way.
