robjh
Legendary Member
- Location
- Cambridgeshire - almost Essex
I have time for a few days away on the bike in the next week or two, and with a careful choice of trains I could get to the Leeds area, and back from Edinburgh, for surprisingly few ££.
I'm thinking of a route something like this, from Ilkley to Edinburgh, taking 4 or 5 days en route. Ilkley seems like a good starting point as it avoids a slog through the Leeds suburbs, and gets me straight out to an attractive area. I got the route by just entering start and end points into ridewithgps, then directing it via Hawes and the Buttertubs road, and Kielder Water, but have not otherwise preferred any particular routing. There are several different variants at around 210 to 220 miles.
I'm happy with hills, want some wild moorland roads, and will be looking mostly to wild camp/bivi, though I am not averse to hostels, bunkhouses or campsites as the need or opportunity arises. I'll be on a tourer with wide tyres, and a little (dry) off-tarmac may be OK too within reason.
Does anyone have any thoughts on the route - roads to take or avoid, things to see or miss, tips for any of these areas?
I'm thinking of a route something like this, from Ilkley to Edinburgh, taking 4 or 5 days en route. Ilkley seems like a good starting point as it avoids a slog through the Leeds suburbs, and gets me straight out to an attractive area. I got the route by just entering start and end points into ridewithgps, then directing it via Hawes and the Buttertubs road, and Kielder Water, but have not otherwise preferred any particular routing. There are several different variants at around 210 to 220 miles.
I'm happy with hills, want some wild moorland roads, and will be looking mostly to wild camp/bivi, though I am not averse to hostels, bunkhouses or campsites as the need or opportunity arises. I'll be on a tourer with wide tyres, and a little (dry) off-tarmac may be OK too within reason.
Does anyone have any thoughts on the route - roads to take or avoid, things to see or miss, tips for any of these areas?