Mountain Biking in the Yorkshire Dales

Overview map

Route summary table

Introduction

Getting to the Yorkshire Dales

Accommodation

Equipment

Food

Bike checks

When to ride

Limestone

Rest and recovery

Routes

Maps

Timings

Rights of Way

Trail centres

The dirty dozen

Pre-ride checklist

Short loops

Route 1 Clapham and Norber

Route 2 Thoralby

Route 3 Ribblehead and Cam High Road

Route 4 Orton and Great Asby

Route 5 Apedale

Route 6 West Burton and Carlton

Route 7 The Dentdale Dalliance

Route 8 Kilnsey and Mastiles Lane

Route 9 Fremington Edge

Route 10 Gunnerside

Medium loops

Route 11 Hetton HijinksRoute 12 Sulber, Wharfe and Feizor

Route 13 Cautley and Uldale

Route 14 South of Mastiles Lane

Route 15 Barbondale and Lunesdale

Route 16 Grassington

Route 17 Arkengarthdale

Route 18 Penyghent

Route 19 Kettlewell and Old Cote Moor

Long loops

Route 20 Kirkby Stephen and Crosby Garrett

Route 21 Settle and Malham Tarn

Route 22 The Ribble Rumble

Route 23 Raydale

Route 24 Tour of Swaledale

Route 25 The Cam Fell Cracker

Route 26 Embsay and Flasby Fell

Route 27 A Tour West of Hawes

Full day loops

Route 28 Tour of Whernside

Route 29 The Dales Leg-Breaker

Route 30 The Howgills Classic

Appendix

Appendix Bike shops in the region