Yorkshire climbs within sweating distance of York

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    Wingnut

    Renting a holiday home next week just outside of York with wife and kid – hoping to get a day out on the bike and looking for some classic Yorkshire climbs, any recommendations please?

     

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    zzk

    There are no end of awesome

    There are no end of awesome climbs within spitting distance of York, the only limit is your time and fitness. You don’t need to actually get to the moors to experience great riding though. Personally I’d push north up through the villages and wolds heading to Nunnington and then north towards Kirkbymoorside. I’d head up past Fadmoor/ Gillamoor and north to Blakey bank. It’s one of the toughest in the moors and a real leg burner. Depeding on time and fitness you can turn right at the top and begin your return, or left, then right and descend the other side of the valley to Rosedale. A right in Rosedale turn will let you ride one of the steepest roads in the UK, the legendary Chimney bank a true 33% killer. A great descent follows to hutton le hole and then you can wind you way back home via Castle Howard.

    If feeling really fit there are longer routes if you drop down from the top of Blakey bank into Castleton and select one of the many routes back over the moors from Danby or Egton Bridge. Any route back over will demand another 25% er and if planned could still get you into Rosedale and get the Chimney ticked off. These roads are seriously grippy and if you don’t do much riding shouldn’t be underestimated.

    Alternatively as the previous poster suggests you could just surf the N Yorks escarpment and take in any number of classics, Boltby bank, Sutton bank (best avoided), White horse bank and Wass bank. A decent ride would be to ride to Ampleforth up Wass bank descend off the top down to Rievalx Abbey via Scorton,head to Helmsley, Harome, Castle Howard and ba through the flatlands. Wherever you choose you won’t be dissapointed. Enjoy!

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    pockstone

    Not in the same league as the

    Not in the same league as the NY moors as far as climbing goes, but for quiet, undulating roads with the odd short but steep pull, head south east on the ‘Way of the Roses’ to Millington Dale and Nunburnholme. East to Bugthorpe and Thixendale. North east to Acklam and Leavening. Plenty of OS chevrons available and all possible in a day’s ride.

    Straight out the front door and the Wolds’re your oyster.

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    Wingnut

    Which side of York are you on

    [quote=Captain Beaky]

    Which side of York are you on ? The Vale of York is very flat so you’ll need to head up to the North York Moors to find hills.

     

    Thanks, Stamford Bridge to the East of York, sounds like a short trip in the car to start the ride

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    Captain Beaky

    Which side of York are you on

    Which side of York are you on ? The Vale of York is very flat so you’ll need to head up to the North York Moors to find hills.

    You could take in White Horse Bank and Boltby Bank within a 70 miler from the city. If you can avoid the A170 there is lots of nice hilly riding up to Helmsley and Rievaulx.

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