Cycling in the Yorkshire Dales

24 circular rides and a 6-day tour

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Buch | Softcover
272 Seiten
2019 | 2nd Revised edition
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-78631-017-0 (ISBN)

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Cycling in the Yorkshire Dales - Harry Dowdell
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Guidebook to cycling in the stunning Yorkshire Dales. Describes 23 of the best circular day rides in the region, plus Stage 1 of the 2014 Tour de France (Leeds to Harrogate) and a circular 200 mile, 6-stage 'La Vuelta a Dales'. Day rides range from 14 to 57 miles. All routes are graded and include gradient profiles and 1:100K mapping.
A guidebook to 24 graded day cycling routes and a 6-day cycle tour through the Yorkshire Dales. Exploring the beautiful scenery of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Nidderdale National Landscape, the routes are suitable for all but the novice cyclist.


Day routes, all easily accessible from Sedburgh, Settle, Reeth and Grassington, range between 24 and 92km (15–58 miles) in length. La Vuelta a Dales is a multi-day tour that takes 6 days and covers 305km (190 miles). A stage of the 2014 Tour de France, a 206km (128 mile) loop from Leeds to Harrogate, is also included.?




1:100,000 maps and profiles included for each stage
GPX files available to download
Refreshment and accommodation information given for each route
All routes suitable for road bikes
Detailed information on bike maintenance

Harry Dowdell has loved cycling for as long as he can remember. His first cycle tour was around the North York Moors while still at school and he has since enjoyed touring in Ireland, France, Spain, Slovenia and Norway. He cycles regularly in Spain and at home in Yorkshire, where he pays the bills working as a fitness instructor.

Overview map

Map key

Introduction

Geology of the Dales

Human habitation

Wildlife

Getting there and getting about

Money

When to go

Accommodation

Food and drink

What to wear

What to take

Choosing your bike

Maps

Emergencies

Using this guide

Pateley Bridge

Link Route Leeds Bradford Airport to Askwith

Route 1 Nidderdale, Washburn and Wharfedale

Route 2 Brimham Moor, Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal

Route 3 Masham and Burn Valley

Grassington

Route 4 Round Barden

Route 5 Malhamdale and High Limestone Country

Route 6 Malhamdale by way of Bordley

Route 7 Malhamdale, Silverdale and Littondale

Ingleton

Route 8 Dentdale and round Whernside

Route 9 Ribblesdale and round Ingleborough

Settle

Route 10 Dales and Tarn

Route 11 Langcliffe Scar and Malham

Reeth

Route 12 Tan Hill

Route 13 Wensleydale, Mallerstang and Tan Hill

Route 14 Richmond

Sedbergh

Route 15 Lune Valley and Barbondale

Route 16 Circuit of the Howgill Fells

Route 17 Barbondale and Holme Open Farm

Hawes

Route 18 The Big Cheese

Route 19 Semerwater

Route 20 Coverdale and Langstrothdale Chase

Leyburn

Link Route Northallerton to Leyburn

Route 21 Swaledale and The Fleak

Route 22 Aysgarth Falls

Route 23 Jervaulx Abbey and Middleham

Tour de France 2014

Route 24 Tour de France 2014 Stage 1: Leeds to Harrogate

La Vuelta a Dales

Stage 1 Settle to Pateley Bridge

Stage 2 Pateley Bridge to Leyburn

Stage 3 Leyburn to Hawes

Stage 4 Hawes to Muker

Stage 5 Muker to Sedbergh

Stage 6 Sedbergh to Settle

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Useful contacts

Appendix C Campsites along the Vuelta a Dales

Appendix D Cycles on public transport

Appendix E Basic bike maintenance

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie Cicerone guidebooks
Zusatzinfo Over 90 colour photos and over 120 maps and profiles
Verlagsort Kendal
Sprache englisch
Maße 116 x 172 mm
Gewicht 300 g
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Motor- / Rad- / Flugsport
Reisen Sport- / Aktivreisen Europa
ISBN-10 1-78631-017-1 / 1786310171
ISBN-13 978-1-78631-017-0 / 9781786310170
Zustand Neuware
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