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EPIC 4 DAY CYCLING TRAIL
Take it on!' |
The Epic North
Yorkshire Moor route is now available to
purchase from us for £20,
Detailed directions to follow on a turn by
turn route card . . . . Follow the
trail
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NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS:
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 . . . (What there's more!)
The circular route is about 182km's and it
took the Bicyclemania trailfinders 4 days
to complete the trip at a steady crank
turning pace. At the end of the days ride
we stopped at points along the way.
Pit-stops were at Goathland, Glaisdale,
Lastingham & Scalby. You can make up your
own stops along the trail. |
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For some
help in planning a cycling trip, try
Moors.U.K. Net |
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Kit check
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DAY 1
Riding
Distance About:
(39.1km/24.2 miles)
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 heading towards
Goathland, home for the railways
enthusiasts with its North Yorkshire steam
trains & 'Heartbeat' countryside. |
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DAY 2
Riding
Distance About:
(24.2 km/26.2 miles)
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 high 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 old
bridleways 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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DAY 3
Riding
Distance About:
(47.2 km/29.3 miles)
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 near by
pub pit-stop.
From the pit-stop you follow a track high
up along the Rosedale valley to a super
fast downhill track to the small Yorkshire
moor village of Lastingham. Now on the
edge of the Yorkshire moors you head East
towards the North sea. |
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DAY 4
Riding
Distance About:
(53.6 km/33.3 miles)
Takes you along small country lanes,
wooded B.W's, farm tracks, pastures,
downhill rooty tracks, fords, streams and
open moorlands. 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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THE FIRST STEPS ARE ALWAYS THE HARDEST'
Preparing for an epic off/road
adventure such as the North
Yorkshire Moor 4 day trail or a
Coast to Coast trip
which involves a couple of days or more of
riding, or even the South Downs
Way which involves only 2 or 3
days riding, is a big task which must be
considered carefully before embarking on. |
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Organising an adventure:
The
success of an epic ride relies on the
ability to organise things both in
advance and on the move, as plans often
need to be changed as problems arise
during the ride. Transport is a vital
factor, if you are doing an end to end
route then you need to arrange some
form of transport to get you back to
the start, unless you plan to ride back
 again!.
(Ho Yerr ... ... right!)
The
choice of route is a very important
factor when planning an epic ride,
because you will need to arrange
accommodation around your route or your
route around accommodation and even
sources of food if you are in a
particularly barren area of the county.
This is best done with a full set of OS
maps for the area that you are visiting
or a dedicated guide for a route such
as the South Downs Way. When planning a
route you will need to have a
contingency plan in mind just in case
the weather is too bad or you suffer
mechanical or physical problems and
cannot ride the full day.
Organising and booking accommodation is
something, which must be done early on
when planning an epic ride especially
if it is high season in a popular
tourist area. Booking is not always
necessary with Youth Hostels and B &
B's but it helps if you know you have
got a place rather than wondering if
you are going to get a bed for the
night. (Ditch sleeping is not
recommended)
 What
to take:
Travel
light, that's the ultimate goal of
every epic mountain bike rider, but I
know that it never happens, you always
take more than you need just in case.
This approach is good but not
necessarily the best, you may be
prepared for every eventuality but
you'll be so weighed down the ride will
take twice as long! For trails like the
West Highland Way or Wales Coast to
Coast use back panniers for luggage a
little cumbersome but they do the job
and go for a good make like Karrimor.
For the Coast to Coast and South Downs
Way use a Rucksacks which are generally
better than panniers for a short trip
like the South Downs Way. Training is
important when doing an epic ride
however it is up to you how much you
do. building up distance and frequency
of rides allows you to prepare for a
whole week of riding.
So what do I need to take ?
The essentials are:
First Aid Kit, Inner Tubes, (even if
you are running tubeless) Puncture
Repair Kit, Allen Key / Bike Tool,
Lights or Torch, Compass, Snacks
(Bananas, Chocolate, power bars/gels
are good choices), Water/isotonic mix,
Map, Appropriate Clothing......The list
goes on but these are the essentials.
Bear all of this in mind, with a bit of
common sense, you will be well on the
way to planning a potentially great
Off-road Adventure.
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