Publisher's Synopsis
Find the best mountain biking routes, rides and trails in the northern half of the Yorkshire Dales with this comprehensive guide to the region.
The Dales offer a superb network of bridleways, usable all year round, with trails visiting great swathes of moor, rubble-strewn descents, broadleaf woodland, exposed hillsides, stone-based lanes, tarns and rivers.
The Yorkshire Dales National Park is one of the UK's most MTB-friendly national parks. With bike buses, restored bridleways and pubs with workshops out the back, riders of all abilities are guaranteed a good time.
This guide contains 24 routes from 8 to 53 kilometres long. They are drawn up by Nick Cotton, author of over 30 MTB guides, plotted on Harvey Mapsand illustrated with photography by Andy Heading. A special bonus section lists the top 10 climbs, descents and cruises in the area as well as a selection of road climbs to make you wince!