North Yorks CCers.Please.

[postman]

How steep is the hill between Foxholes and Staxton ?

This has been suggested as another route towards Scarborough.I have read caravaners are advised not to use it.

 

[ColinJ]

How steep is the hill between Foxholes and Staxton ?

This has been suggested as another route towards Scarborough.I have read caravaners are advised not to use it.

It has some chevrons on the OS map which suggests that a few short stretches hit 1:7 (14%). Looking at it on my OS map, the climb gains 100 m in 1 km so it averages 10% for that stretch, so that is similar to going just over halfway up the East Chevin climb out of Otley.

 

[ComedyPilot]

How steep is the hill between Foxholes and Staxton ?

This has been suggested as another route towards Scarborough.I have read caravaners are advised not to use it.

It's not the stepness you want to worry about, it's the amount of fast traffic. That road is a direct link Hull to Scarborough.

 

[ComedyPilot]

If you can get to Foxholes safely (quielty) you would be better advised to head east to Wold Newton, then turn north to Fordon, then go to Flixton, Folkton and turn left to Cayton.......?

Just map it on bikehike.co.uk and check the elevation data to make sure you're ok with it.

 

[postman]

Thanks all,my mate is over 70 years old,so going to go as planned.Burton Fleming Hunmanby Folkton Cayton Osgoodby then SCARBOROUGH..not in any hurry.We have got plenty of time.
But i have set myself a 14-15 14-30 arrival in SUNNY Scarborough.