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Route description It's now time to leave the Yorkshire Dales. Two National Parks completed and one to go. Hopefully you'll be back for some more adventurous riding in the future. 1. For now, leave the Dales Cycle Centre at Low Fremington, turning Left onto the Reeth Road. After 80 metres a junction is taken to the Right. This narrow lane traverses above the River Swale to Marrick Priory on a metalled road . 100 metres past the priory the BW passes through a farmyard before beginning the climb above a small woodland. The track then skirts above woodland before heading up and left , crossing fields on its way to Marrick village. This wide dirt doubletrack eventually eases and joins Ellerholme Lane, a more rocky track. 2. After 200metres a track junction is reached. Turn Right. The narrow walled lane twists around to the left before a junction by a telephone box. Turn Right and stay on this road as it turns sharply left and climbs steeply with rolling sheep meadows either side. The road soon levels out as you continue along to Nun Cote Nook Farm on the Right of a left hand bend. 3. The BW is signed to the Right of the farm entrance, through a large 5 bar gate. This excellent rocky dirt track rolls across Croft How for 1 mile, before the track descends and snakes down passed farm buildings to Low Oxque ½ mile further on. At the track junction, through the farm entrance, Turn Left. Follow this track as is falls down to the road ¾ mile further on. 4. Turn Left and climb steeply on the road (Cat Bank) for 1 mile as it zig zags up to Marske. At the road junction on the edge of Marske turn Right (signed Washton / Ravensworth - and coast to coast on foot). This twisting lane climbs steadily, soon passing the churchyard on the left. The road (Clapgate Bank) continues uphill for a further mile before a BW is signed on the Right, below Applegarth Scar—scene of some dodgy rock climbing by the pedalnorth team some years ago. Today though, we’re just cycling beneath it. 5. Take this excellent track and roll along easily for 3 miles, through rocky meadows and trees, before a metalled road is reached. The BW eventually drops down, depositing you in historic Richmond.
6. Once refreshed, leave Richmond on the B6108 towards Skeeby, less than a mile away. At the edge of the village, and just before ‘The Travellers Rest’ PH a BW to the Right is seen. Take this. The track climbs gently alongside cottages to a gate, before crossing fields on an excellent double track that eventually spits you out by Bark Farm, on the road at Parkgate Lane near Brompton. 7. Turn Left and follow the B6271 road through Brompton before passing underneath the A1 to Catterick Bridge. ¼ Mile after passing under the A1 road a crossroads with traffic lights is reached. Turn Left. 8. 1 mile along this road a large entrance to the Right shows a lane/ track (BW) which should be taken. This BW passes large farm buildings at High Gatherley after ¼ mile, before heading on to Gatherley Grange at ¾ mile. Here a ramshackle farm is seen and the BW takes the Left side of the farm buildings before turning Right around it’s boundary and rolling along the edge of ploughed fields.
Page 1 and 2: Introduction In order to cross from
Page 3 and 4: The setting of the trail grades and
Page 5 and 6: Clothing You'll be spending some ti
Page 7 and 8: Route planning and safety We've bro
Page 9 and 10: Distance: 19.7 miles Medium Total A
Page 11 and 12: 10. All that remains is braking, po
Page 13 and 14: Distance: 28 miles Hard Total Ascen
Page 15 and 16: 8. Just after a left-right dink, go
Page 17 and 18: Distance: 33 miles Medium Total Asc
Page 19 and 20: 6. Climb onto the moor on a south-e
Page 21 and 22: Distance: 31.5 miles Hard Total Asc
Page 23 and 24: 7. This excellent rocky double trac
Page 26 and 27: SECTION 5 GRINTON TO OSMOTHERLEY 42
Page 30 and 31: 9. ½ mile after passing Gatherley
Page 32: 21. However, you can come back anot
Page 35 and 36: Distance: 31.4 miles Hard Total Asc
Page 37 and 38: 7. This track soon develops into in
Page 41 and 42: 7. Pick up the Red Route mountain b
Page 44 and 45: ACCOMMODATION & BIKE SHOPS ON ROUTE
Page 46 and 47: Coniston Surrounded by dramatic fel
Page 48 and 49: Hawes We’re in dramatic Wensleyda
Page 50 and 51: Osmotherley With three public house
Page 52: Ravenscar - The coast once more Fan
Page 59 and 60: 9. Fork left at the church for the
Page 61 and 62: 21. Pass the church and head down t
Page 65 and 66: 16. From Moor Top, take the tarmac
Page 67 and 68: 18. Level ground is soon reached an
Page 69 and 70: 28. From Kettlewell take the B6160
Page 73 and 74: 5. Cross the lane and take the BW o
Page 75: 16. Once the road is reached at Squ

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