Cycle routes

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Route 48 Burton Leonard and South Stainley - ( 35 km / 22 miles )
This ride uses generally very quiet roads and takes in South Stainley, a village not often visited by Wheel Easy! Take the Stray Rein route using East Parade to Dragon Road car park and pick up...

Route 10 Wetherby - ( 35 km / 22 miles )
Hornbeam Knaresborough (Abbey Rd) Little Ribston - Kirk Deighton Wetherby Sicklinghall Kirby Overblow (optional pub stop) Continue to bypass. Return via Rudding Park & Wetherby Rd or Walton,...

Route 35 Beckwithshaw and the Reservoirs - ( 37 km / 23 miles )
Gentle hills, can be exposed on the tops in bad weather Hornbeam, exit left to to cross A61 at t/lights, on to Leadhall road, after 0.7 mile after dip in road turn rt to Green Lane. At r/about...

Route 71 Menwith and Kettlesing - ( 38 km / 24 miles )
Leadhall Lane, Rossett Drive, Bike path to Green Lane, Whinney Lane, Howgill Lane to Otley Road. Beckwithshaw. (not Moor Park) Stainburn Woods. Little Almscliff, first right to lane to join road to...

Route 11 Boroughbridge – easy route - ( 38 km / 24 miles )
Knaresborough - Farnham Staveley - Minskip Boroughbridge (optional tea stop) Roecliffe Copgrove (via bridal way) Farnham / Knaresborough Harrogate Nice & Easy

Route 55 High Birstwith - ( 40 km / 25 miles )
Hilly, excellent views. Hornbeam, Beckwithshaw, R to Little Alms Cliff, Norwood, R on B6451 to A59 crossing (extra care). R on Menwith Hill Road, Swarcliffe, New Road, Clapham Green, Hampsthwaite,...

Route 60 OFF ROAD Farnham, S. Stainley, Ripley 3-3.5 hours - ( 40 km / 25 miles )
Hornbeam, Claro Road, Dragon Bridge, Bilton Lane, Beryl Burton Way to Knaresborough, on road to Farnham. Turn right in Farnham at village green, tarmac ends at 1km, continue on track and over hill...

Route 66 Little Almscliff and Darley - ( 40 km / 25 miles )
Quite a short but hilly medium ride with lovely views. Leadhall Lane to Yew Tree Lane, Burn Bridge, Brackenthwaite Lane to ‘top of the world’, R, down hill to Beckwithshaw, Little Almscliff Crag, first...

Route 68 OFF ROAD K. Overblow, East Keswick, Harewood - ( 40 km / 25 miles )
About 50/50 on/off road From Hornbeam take bridleway to the base of the viaduct over the Crimple (official bridge is down) then pick up bridleway that crosses railway and then rises through woods...

Route 12 Bishop Monkton & Markington - ( 40 km / 25 miles )
Knaresborough Farnham - Staveley Burton Leonard Bishop Monkton – turn left Across A61 on to Markington Hob Green Hotel and on to X roads Turn left to Ripley Home via Knox Lane & Bilton cycle...

Route 59 Fewston - ( 42 km / 26 miles )
Beckwithshaw, Little Alms Cliff, down hill to B6451, R and first L down to Swinsty and Fewston reservoir. Cross bridge and straight on keeping reservoir on left, until crossing longer bridge across...

Route 13 Boston Spa - ( 42 km / 26 miles )
Hornbeam Knaresborough (Abbey Rd) Little Ribston Kirk Deighton Wetherby Out of Wetherby on cycle track, past racecourse Thorpe Arch Boston Spa Main road to Collingham Turn right at fork in...

Route 29 Haverah Park, reservoirs and Stainburn Forest - ( 43 km / 27 miles )
Great views, lots of off road or quiet lanes. Hilly out of Oakdale and steady climb out along Pennypot. Otley Road Harlow Moor Drive Oakdale Bridge Pennypot Lane Left at Haverah Park sign Along...

Route 14 Cowthorpe - ( 44 km / 27 miles )
Follifoot Spofforth Cycletrack to Wetherby – optional stop Out of Wetherby on cycle track, and past racecourse. Left to Walton, follow road to T-Junc, & Turn Left. Cross Wetherby-York road continue...

Route 15 Otley - ( 45 km / 28 miles )
Kirkby Overblow Dunkeswick - Weeton Castley - Pool Otley - (Optional stop) Over river to Farnley Leathley - Stainburn North Rigton Beckwithshaw Home Mainly flat to Otley. Few climbs on way...

Route 37 Hampsthwaite, Bishop Thornton, Knaresborough - ( 45 km / 28 miles )
Villages and valleys. Some good hills. Hornbeam, exit left to to cross A61 at t/lights, on to Leadhall road, after 0.7 mile after dip in road turn rt to Green Lane. At r/about exit st over onto...

Route 43 to Harewood and Eccup - ( 45 km / 28 miles )
Hornbeam- Leadhall Lane- Church Lane- Pannal- cross Leeds Road. Drury Lane. Cross by pass. Kirkby Overblow. Left at Shoulder of Mutton Right down steep hill to crossroads. Either turn right to stay...

Route 75 Birstwith, Darley and Fewston Reservoir - ( 46 km / 29 miles )
Route Map Leave Harrogate via Knox village and the packhorse bridge, cross A61 to Grainbeck Lane, left and right to Hampsthwaite. In Hampsthwaite...

Route 16 Otley – via Swinsty - ( 47 km / 29 miles )
Beckwithshaw Little Almscliffe - Norwood At T junction , right and immediate left to Fewston Optional stop – toilets at Car park Take narrow country lane to Timble At crossroads turn left and follow...

Route 17 Boroughbridge – scenic route - ( 48 km / 30 miles )
Knaresborough Farnham Burton Leonard Bishop Monkton Left to Roecliffe Boroughbridge (optional tea stop) Aldborough Grafton Arkendale - Coneythorpe Goldsborough Abbey Road Home via Calcutt...

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All rides are at your own risk. Please ensure that you have your own third party insurance (check your house insurance) and consider CTC membership.