We don’t have many winter Forum rides. Anyone fancy joining me for an informal ride just before Xmas?
The route I’m taking is 62 miles with 1,300 feet of ascent, possibly two cafe stops depending on demand, and no big or scary hills en-route. The route will be a mixture of quiet country lanes and off road cycle routes – all on tarmac.
Leaving York station at 9.00am we’ll head north along the cycle path beside the river past Beningborough Hall, crossing the Ouse at Aldwark Bridge, and continue north along quiet lanes to Boroughbridge where we can take a mid-morning coffee stop after 20 miles.
We’ll then head west on more quiet lanes through Bishop Monkton and Markington before turning south to Ripley before joining the Greenway off road cycle path to Starbeck, then down the hill into Knaresborough where we turn onto the quiet road beside the River Nidd. With 40 miles in the bag there are numerous cafes along here, so a lunch stop may be on the cards.
We then continue south through Little Ribston before turning east on the last leg back to York. With a bit of luck we should pick-up a nice tail-wind to help us along. We pass through Cowthorpe and Tockwith, and pass the battle site memorial at Marston Moor. Continuing through Askham Richard & Askham Bryan we reach the A1036 on the south side of York, where we follow a reasonable on-road cycle lane back into the City and to the station.
I’m aiming to get back into York between 4pm & 5pm depending on the usual ride variables, so lights would be sensible.
Here’s a link to the proposed route. Anyone fancy joining me?
We’ll be riding as an informal group of like-minded cyclists, so responsibility for safe riding/liability etc sits with the individual.
The route I’m taking is 62 miles with 1,300 feet of ascent, possibly two cafe stops depending on demand, and no big or scary hills en-route. The route will be a mixture of quiet country lanes and off road cycle routes – all on tarmac.
Leaving York station at 9.00am we’ll head north along the cycle path beside the river past Beningborough Hall, crossing the Ouse at Aldwark Bridge, and continue north along quiet lanes to Boroughbridge where we can take a mid-morning coffee stop after 20 miles.
We’ll then head west on more quiet lanes through Bishop Monkton and Markington before turning south to Ripley before joining the Greenway off road cycle path to Starbeck, then down the hill into Knaresborough where we turn onto the quiet road beside the River Nidd. With 40 miles in the bag there are numerous cafes along here, so a lunch stop may be on the cards.
We then continue south through Little Ribston before turning east on the last leg back to York. With a bit of luck we should pick-up a nice tail-wind to help us along. We pass through Cowthorpe and Tockwith, and pass the battle site memorial at Marston Moor. Continuing through Askham Richard & Askham Bryan we reach the A1036 on the south side of York, where we follow a reasonable on-road cycle lane back into the City and to the station.
I’m aiming to get back into York between 4pm & 5pm depending on the usual ride variables, so lights would be sensible.
Here’s a link to the proposed route. Anyone fancy joining me?
We’ll be riding as an informal group of like-minded cyclists, so responsibility for safe riding/liability etc sits with the individual.
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