These pages are for readers of Bikepacking: mountain bike camping adventures on the wild trails of Britain by Laurence McJannet.
If you do not own the book please buy a copy here!
Ride Information
START/FINISH: Dales Bike Centre, Fremington DL11 6AW, 54.386055, -1.930614
DISTANCE: 23.1miles/37.1km
ASCENT: 4320ft/1317m
OFF-ROAD: 80%
TERRAIN: Mostly wide stony or grassy tracks, occasional boggy peat paths; constant undulations with a little respite along the Swale.
NAVIGATION: Difficult throughout. Use OS Landranger 98 or Explorer OL30; the latter is particularly helpful for negotiating Whitaside Moor and Reeth Low Moor.
Maps
Ordnance Survey Map
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Open Street Map with information markers and elevation
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Book Map
Downloadables
Download .GPX file (right click to download)
Download map.pdf from the book (right click to download)
How to navigate using .GPX files
Eat & Drink
Overton House Café, Reeth, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL11 6SY, 01748 884045, www.overtonhousecafe.com
Bridge Inn, Grinton, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL11 6HH, 01748 884224, www.bridgeinn-grinton.co.uk
Sleep
Grinton Lodge YHA, Grinton, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL11 6HS, 0845 371 9636, www.yha.org.uk
Bivvy: Horse Pasture Wood
Provisions
Reeth Bakery, Silver Street, Reeth, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL11 6SP, 01748 884735
Dales Bike Centre, Parks Barn, Fremington, Richmond, North Yorkshire DL11 6AW, 01748 884908, www.dalesbikecentre.co.uk