Knaresborough / Brimham Rocks / Ripley Castle N Yorks Bike Ride Video, Cycling Video, Indoor Trainer

Circular cycle ride - 32.38 miles with an elevation gain of 2,094 ft - starting from Bilton (east Harrogate) and cycling along the Beryl Burton Cycleway (now surfaced with tarmac!) to Knaresborough, then up the hill to Farnham, Occaney and Copgrove (on-road), then off-road (old tarmac surface) over Roecliffe Moor, joining the Way of the Roses cycle route (east) (National Cycle Network Route 688) through Bishop Monkton, then leaving it to head over the A61 towards Markington, burning off onto a bridleway just before Markington (which begins with tarmac and is followed by churned-up mud which might be difficult for a road bike). Briefly turns right onto National Cycle Network Route 67 before turning left onto National Cycle Network Route 688 again (Way of the Roses) all the way to, and past, Brimham Rocks. Where the Route turns right to Smelthouses, our cycle route turns left, then right passing through Hartwith. At the bottom of the descent our bike ride turns left, briefly joining the B6165 before forking right towards and over the toll bridge over the River Nidd (no charge for bicycles) then left to Birstwith where it turns left, crossing the River Nidd again, towards the old railway station (and its pub), then up the hill past the doctors' surgery before turning right passing a row of bungalows and houses on the left (field on the right) at Clint. Just past the houses where the road bends right, our bike ride heads straight on (left) down the hill before entering the Ripley Castle estate (woodland) through a gate. Finally this cycle ride passes through Ripley and its car park, following the off-road cycle path (tarmac) which crosses the A61 and becomes the Nidderdale Greenway taking you back to Bilton and Harrogate. Fantastic ride!!

MAP: OS Landranger #99 (Northallerton & Ripon)

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