Mountain Biking in the Yorkshire Dales

The Yorkshire Dales offer mountain bikers a landscape of ancient drove roads, limestone-dusted singletrack, rocky gully descents and fast-rolling moorland tracks, with a network of bridleways and byways that reward exploration in every corner of the national park. From the classic Cam High Road and Mastiles Lane to circuits of Whernside and Pen-y-ghent, the Dales offer varied riding for novice and experienced cyclists alike.

This comprehensive guidebook covers 30 graded circular routes across the Yorkshire Dales National Park and Howgills, from short half-day loops to full-day epics. Graded blue, red and black, with routes organised by length, the guidebook makes it straightforward to choose a ride that suits your ability and available time.

• The 30 circular routes are organised into short, medium, long and full-day loops, graded blue (medium), red (hard) and black (very hard), covering all the major dales including Wensleydale, Swaledale, Ribblesdale, Dentdale and Wharfedale
• Highlights include a circumnavigation of Whernside, the Pen-y-ghent loop, the Cam High Road and Cam Fell Cracker, Mastiles Lane, Fremington Edge, Gunnerside Gill, Tour of Swaledale and the Howgills Classic
• Old Roman roads, lead mining tracks and ancient droving byways feature throughout, alongside rocky gully descents, moorland singletrack and the unique limestone geology of the Dales
• A route summary table allows riders to compare routes at a glance by grade, percentage off-road, length and estimated time, with 1:50,000 OS map extracts and recommended 1:25,000 Explorer maps provided for every route
• Practical introduction chapters cover getting there, accommodation, equipment, food, bike checks, when to ride, rights of way, trail centres and a pre-ride checklist, alongside a bike shops appendix

Few landscapes in northern England offer mountain bikers such a variety of terrain and history. This is the comprehensive guide to exploring popular and lesser-known highlights of the Yorkshire Dales by bike.