Intermediate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 5, 2024

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206 m

Ripon Market Place Obelisk

Ripon is actually a city, not a town as its size might suggest. A small city maybe, but one that is full of history.

The Market Place is the centre …

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14.2 km

Roecliffe Village

Despite its proximity to the A1, Roecliffe is a charming village that centres around the village green. This is also used as the school sports ground so you may see …

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15.8 km

The Devil's Arrows

The Devil's Arrows are three standing stones just outside Boroughbridge and next to the A1. The stones are millstone grit, thought to have been sourced at Plumpton Rocks near Knaresborough, …

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16.5 km

Boroughbridge High Street

The town of Boroughbridge has a bustling high street with plenty of cafes and a bakery for refuelling and recharging.

Boroughbridge is halfway between London and Edinburgh so was historically …

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28.1 km

Aldwark Bridge

It shakes, it rattles, you roll over one of the few crossings over the Ure. Toll bridge for cars, not for bikes - a cheery wave is all that is asked.

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38.6 km

Helperby & Myton Lane

Helperby & Myton Lane as well as Hall Lane to the south are quiet, flat lanes that feel more like riding along a private driveway than a public road.

The …

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41.4 km

Helperby Village

Helperby is a lovely village with lots of character, even though in the 17th century a fire ripped through the village taking out all the historic buildings.

There is a …

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58.4 km

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Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

124 m

106 m

364 m

57.7 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.59 km

55.7 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 19 September

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Ripon Loop to the Vale of York

Ripon Market Place Obelisk

Roecliffe Village

The Devil's Arrows

Boroughbridge High Street

Aldwark Bridge

Helperby & Myton Lane

Helperby Village

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