Mountain Biking in the Yorkshire Dales

von Ian Boydon

224 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Guide to 30 short, medium, long and full-day mountain bike routes in and around the Yorkshire Dales National Park, graded from blue (moderate) to black (very hard). Novice mountain bikers with reasonable bike-handling skills should be able to complete the blue routes, while experts should be challenged by the red and, more so, the black routes.

Recommended kit and pre-ride checklist

Circular routes, 11 of which can be accessed by train

Routes cover all the major dales, including Wensleydale, Swaledale, Ribblesdale, Dentdale and Wharfedale

Summary information for each ride: distance, ascent, estimated time, percentage off road and season

Clear step-by-step route description, illustrated with elevation profiles and OS 1:50,000 mapping

Information on parking, pubs and cafés, plus a list of bike shops in the region

The 12 best descents in the Dales

Highlights include Malham Tarn, a tour of the Howgills and circumnavigations of Whernside and Pen-y-ghent

• Reihe: Cicerone guidebooks
• Themen: Sport & Freizeit Aktiv im Freien / Outdooraktivitäten Allgemein und Touring
• ISBN: 9781852846763
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.04.2012
• Größe: 17.2 x 11.6 cm
• Verlag: Cicerone Press Limited