A long route from August 2024. Distance 193 miles. Lead by John

Start: Ripon McDonalds 09:30 am
First Stop: Moorcock Inn, Garsdale Head 11:50 – 12:40
Leg Stretch: Layby A6 after Shap.13:45 – 14:00
Late Lunch: The Nook Cafe, A686, Alston – 14:40 – 15:40
Leeming Bar Service: 17:10

This was a brilliant ride, but it didn’t go to plan. Half the groups got stuck behind two slow moving tractors for a long time. A road was closed that had been open on the recce. The slower pace at the start meant that everyone had been too long in the saddle. We had to stop simply to allow everyone to stretch their legs.

This route could be made much shorter simply by starting at Leeming Bar and heading west through Wensleydale (the north side of the River Ure is less busy) to the first stop. But that wasn’t the route I wanted to ride !