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.
A guide to the Bubwith to Market Weighton Rail Trail, with map and
navigation file, route notes, photos, history of the old railway, and
suggested improvements.
I've updated the Hedgehog guide to the Cinder Track. The Cinder Track
itself has been slightly updated, with resurfacing in Scarborough and
Whitby, but remains very much the same otherwise. It's a track through
a lovely area, but it's in desperate need of maintenance.
A tour of York by bike, featuring many of the most beautiful sights,
and uncovering the fascinating history of the city. Cycling allows you
to cover more ground more easily, and get a wider perspective as
compared with a walking tour.
This more or less family-friendly ride was Stage 5 of the Sustrans
Slow Tour of Yorkshire. The updated Hedgehog guide includes an
alternative return route.
The Red Kite Mountain Bike Trail is a 20-mile mountain bike ride
starting and finishing in Wetherby. It takes bridleways along field
edges and through woods. Map, GPS, photos and route notes.
The canal towpath ride from Leeds to Saltaire is an enjoyable one,
all the more so after the latest resurfacing efforts - albeit that the
odd decision was taken to use a smorgasbord of different surface
types.
The Malton to Pickering Cycle route was only launched on 9th May
2022, so I may be one of the first people to test it out. It's a
pleasant ride between two charming Yorkshire market towns.
The Hudson Way uses the trackbed of the old Market Weighton to
Beverley railway line. It goes through pleasant Yorkshire Wolds
farmland, and the destination is the interesting and historic market
town of Beverley. Since the railway no longer exists, you'll have to
pedal back again!
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
