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39.1km |
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We forged a trail
route in a anti-clockwise direction covering the vast expanse of
the North Yorkshire Moors. Taking in areas such as Ravenscar,
Fylingdale Moor, Sneaton High Moor, Goathland, Cawthorpe,
Cropton Forest, Glaisdale, Danby High Moor, Castleton,
Westerdale, Great Hograh Moor, Farndale Moor, High Blakey Moor,
Spaunton Moor, Levisham Moor, Worm Silk Rigg, Langdale Forest
ect.
The circular route
is about 182km's and it took the Bicyclemania trailfinders 4 days to
complete the trip stopping at points along the way pit-stops were at Goathland, Glaisdale, Lastingham &
Scalby. |
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Picking
up the old disused railway track you head north towards
Ravenscar and then you turn inland towards the North
Yorkshire moors riding
across B.W's & tracks towards Fylingdale Moor & the R.A.F. station
near Sneaton High moor. You ride along old established
B.W's through woodland areas, forest tracks & across high moorland
B.W's to Goathland, home for the railways enthusiasts with
its North Yorkshire steam trains & 'Heartbeat' countryside. |
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Sets off back across the moors heading in an north direction
across high moors again and into deep wooded pine forests
where you may hear the sounds of the North Yorkshire Moors
Railway steam engines steaming up and down the line. You
will encounter a wide variety of surfaces as you follow the
route as far north as Cawthorpe before turning South and
heading back up on to the moors. You will be riding into
picture perfect views where you may what to stop and get
that great snap for the album too. Day 2 will bring you high
up on Glaisdale moor where you can coast downhill on an old
B.W. for about 3 miles into the village it's self with a
good selection of Bed & breakfast and a pub or two. |
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You cross high moorland
B.W's again taking on the terrain with its dips, climbs,
gullies, odd rocky sections and downhill's heading as far
Westerly as Greenhow Bank right on the edge of the North
Yorkshire moors. Then you turn South/East following tracks
still riding high up on top of the moors for a welcomed
break at a pub pit-stop at the Lion Inn. From the Lion Inn
you follow a old disused rail track high up along the
Rosedale valley to a super fast downhill track to the small
Yorkshire moor village of Lastingham. Now on the fringes of
the Yorkshire moors you head East towards the North sea. |
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Takes you along small
country lanes, wooded B.W's, farm tracks, pastures, downhill
rooty tracks, fords, streams and open moorlands. You may
feel like you've gone back in time at Levisham station, with
its old fashion steam trains trundling along & hooting. The
route you will take climbs and drops high onto the moors and
deep into the Darncombe-Cum-Langdale End Forest. You follow
long fast downhill fire roads heading towards the North Sea.
You will ride through picturesque villages with pub
pit-stops to refresh you along the way before reaching the
start and finish of this epic Yorkshire Moor trail. You
could start from anywhere on this trail we choose to crank
off from Scalby because it has a youth hostel. There are plenty of accommodations in the surrounding area too. |
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