A guidebook to 24 graded day cycling routes and a 6-day cycle tour through the Yorkshire Dales. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Nidderdale National Landscape, the routes are suitable for all but the novice cyclist.
Day routes, all easily accessible from Sedburgh, Settle, Reeth and Grassington, range between 24 and 92km (15–58 miles) in length. La Vuelta a Dales is a multi-day tour that takes 6 days and covers 305km (190 miles). A stage of the 2014 Tour de France, a 206km (128 mile) loop from Leeds to Harrogate, is also included.?
- 1:100, 000 maps and profiles included for each stage
- GPX files available to download
- Refreshment and accommodation information given for each route
- All routes suitable for road bikes
- Detailed information on bike maintenance
Table of Content
Overview map
Map key
Introduction
Geology of the Dales
Human habitation
Wildlife
Getting there and getting about
Money
When to go
Accommodation
Food and drink
What to wear
What to take
Choosing your bike
Maps
Emergencies
Using this guide
Pateley Bridge
Link Route Leeds Bradford Airport to Askwith
Route 1 Nidderdale, Washburn and Wharfedale
Route 2 Brimham Moor, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal
Route 3 Masham and Burn Valley
Grassington
Route 4 Round Barden
Route 5 Malhamdale and High Limestone Country
Route 6 Malhamdale by way of Bordley
Route 7 Malhamdale, Silverdale and Littondale
Ingleton
Route 8 Dentdale and round Whernside
Route 9 Ribblesdale and round Ingleborough
Settle
Route 10 Dales and Tarn
Route 11 Langcliffe Scar and Malham
Reeth
Route 12 Tan Hill
Route 13 Wensleydale, Mallerstang and Tan Hill
Route 14 Richmond
Sedbergh
Route 15 Lune Valley and Barbondale
Route 16 Circuit of the Howgill Fells
Route 17 Barbondale and Holme Open Farm
Hawes
Route 18 The Big Cheese
Route 19 Semerwater
Route 20 Coverdale and Langstrothdale Chase
Leyburn
Link Route Northallerton to Leyburn
Route 21 Swaledale and The Fleak
Route 22 Aysgarth Falls
Route 23 Jervaulx Abbey and Middleham
Tour de France 2014
Route 24 Tour de France 2014 Stage 1: Leeds to Harrogate
La Vuelta a Dales
Stage 1 Settle to Pateley Bridge
Stage 2 Pateley Bridge to Leyburn
Stage 3 Leyburn to Hawes
Stage 4 Hawes to Muker
Stage 5 Muker to Sedbergh
Stage 6 Sedbergh to Settle
Appendix A Route summary table
Appendix B Useful contacts
Appendix C Campsites along the Vuelta a Dales
Appendix D Cycles on public transport
Appendix E Basic bike maintenance
About the author
Harry Dowdell has been cycling for as long as he can remember. His first cycle tour was with school friends Graham and Dave across the North York Moors, staying in youth hostels at Wheeldale and Whitby during one of those long sunny summers of long ago.
After a lengthy break, when the bike was used only for commuting, he restarted cycle touring around south-west Ireland before moving on to France, Spain, Slovenia and Norway.
Moving to Nidderdale with partner Liz and taking up triathlon were the spurs to procuring a new bike. After a few months filled with lots of cycling to get fit, cycling for pleasure soon took over. Having got the bug again cycling is now his preferred method of exercise and of travelling around and experiencing new countries.
Harry continues to cycle regularly both at home in Yorkshire and abroad, and pays the bills working as a fitness instructor at his local leisure centre.
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