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NORTH
YORKSHIRE MOOR
M.T.B.
EPIC
4 DAY CYCLING TRAIL
'Take it on!'
The Epic North Yorkshire Moor route is now
available to purchase from us for £10,
'detailed directions to follow'
'turn by turn route card'
'easy to follow the trail'
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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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For some help in planning a cycling trip, try Moors.U.K. Net > |
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Day 1
39.1km/24.2miles |
Day 2
42.2km/26.2miles |
Day 3
47.2km/29.3miles |
Day 4
53.6km/33.3miles |
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DAY 1
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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DAY 2
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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DAY 3
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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DAY 4
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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"THE FIRST
STEPS ARE ALWAYS THE HARDEST" |
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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.
(The route is based on a Bicyclemania
Trailfinders trip, by Chiefy 2006)
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