Name: The Sun – York Solar System Greenway (York End)
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The Sun – York Solar System Greenway (York End)

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The Sun – York Solar System Greenway (York End)

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Location: York, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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1. Hemmingbrough & Howden loop from York Rail Station

74.0km

04:21

140m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Naburn Railway Bridge – Millennium Bridge York loop from York

38.0km

02:11

90m

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3. Naburn Railway Bridge – Millennium Bridge York loop from Barlby

41.2km

02:20

90m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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emmie c

November 14, 2018

This is the York end of the 6.4 mile York Solar System Cycleway that heads southwards towards Selby along the former East Coast railway line on a Sustrans bike route.

It's a pan-flat disused railway with incredibly hard-packed gravel that's basically tarmac so any touring bike would cope. The whole stretch of the bike path is laid out like a scale model of the Solar System, with scale models of all the planets in our solar system on the edge of the track – naturally, in the order that you'd find them away from the sun. A really great educational addition to what is otherwise a beautiful, albeit quite standard, bike path!

TheMVP

October 6, 2022

Recently resurfaced where the tree roots were causing a poor and dangerous surface (completed by about May 2022). Track widened were the work has taken place, and trees growing too close to the trail removed in these areas.

Shop, pubs, a takeaway and a couple of cafés in Ricall village (The Pickled @ Ricall, The Dairyman Cafe), check opening times before committing.

Also very nice cafe at Hollicars holiday park (Miller's Tearoom), just a 5 minute ride from the Ricall end of the trail. Booking advised to avoid disappointment, especially if you want a table inside.

I ride this route most weekends from Selby through to York and back.

Andrés

April 30, 2023

Lovely themed planets cycle path from Selby to York

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Location: York, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

The Sun – York Solar System Greenway (York End)

1. Hemmingbrough & Howden loop from York Rail Station

2. Naburn Railway Bridge – Millennium Bridge York loop from York

3. Naburn Railway Bridge – Millennium Bridge York loop from Barlby

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