Whats the riding like around York?

homers_double
homers_double Posts: 8,289
edited April 2019 in Road general
MrsHD has sounded out a short stay in York over the bank holiday weekend at the end of May and mentioned riding there.

She's a novice and would prefer something flat and quiet over hilly and busy if such a thing exists, any thoughts on the area in general rather than specific routes?
Advocate of disc brakes.

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  • chippyk
    chippyk Posts: 529
    homers double wrote:
    MrsHD has sounded out a short stay in York over the bank holiday weekend at the end of May and mentioned riding there.

    She's a novice and would prefer something flat and quiet over hilly and busy if such a thing exists, any thoughts on the area in general rather than specific routes?

    It’s flat and the infrastructure is good, off road and segregated paths, advance start lights to get you away before the traffic. The odd closed railway line has been turned in to a cycle path (e.g. towards Selby). As far as I have seen it’s one of the more cycling friendly cities in The UK.
  • Ben6899
    Ben6899 Posts: 9,686
    York itself is flat - all around it is also nominally flat, but the Yorkshire Wolds get a little lumpy in places. Nothing too demanding.
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  • keef66
    keef66 Posts: 13,123
    Pretty flat in all directions in the immediate vicinity of York, and attractively rural.

    Stray too far North and you'll hit the N Yorks moors, and to the East you have the Wolds. Prettier in those directions though. Head South and it's relentlessly flat, but possibly less scenic.
  • homers_double
    homers_double Posts: 8,289
    Thanks all, I've just done a quick route on strava up to Malton for lunch and 66km gets you around 500m of climbing so nothing too strenuous.
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  • chippyk
    chippyk Posts: 529
    homers double wrote:
    Thanks all, I've just done a quick route on strava up to Malton for lunch and 66km gets you around 500m of climbing so nothing too strenuous.

    Quiet lanes out towards Malton and some nice pubs. Thornton le Dale is a few flat miles further on.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    ChippyK wrote:
    homers double wrote:
    Thanks all, I've just done a quick route on strava up to Malton for lunch and 66km gets you around 500m of climbing so nothing too strenuous.

    Quiet lanes out towards Malton and some nice pubs. Thornton le Dale is a few flat miles further on.
    It’s hard to get to Thornton le Dale without some time on a busy A road.
  • chippyk
    chippyk Posts: 529
    Webboo wrote:
    ChippyK wrote:
    homers double wrote:
    Thanks all, I've just done a quick route on strava up to Malton for lunch and 66km gets you around 500m of climbing so nothing too strenuous.

    Quiet lanes out towards Malton and some nice pubs. Thornton le Dale is a few flat miles further on.
    It’s hard to get to Thornton le Dale without some time on a busy A road.

    Good point, only cycled that way early doors.
  • svetty
    svetty Posts: 1,904
    Road to Thornton le Dale from Malton not bad. Lots of lanes around Kirkby Misperton around there.
    Flattish from York is easy though!
    FFS! Harden up and grow a pair :D
  • haydenm
    haydenm Posts: 2,997
    ChippyK wrote:
    homers double wrote:
    MrsHD has sounded out a short stay in York over the bank holiday weekend at the end of May and mentioned riding there.

    She's a novice and would prefer something flat and quiet over hilly and busy if such a thing exists, any thoughts on the area in general rather than specific routes?

    It’s flat and the infrastructure is good, off road and segregated paths, advance start lights to get you away before the traffic. The odd closed railway line has been turned in to a cycle path (e.g. towards Selby). As far as I have seen it’s one of the more cycling friendly cities in The UK.

    On the off chance anyone happens to ride that and sees an outdoor research helium bivvy in a little stuff sac lying on the floor then feel free to either steal it or get in touch. I lost it on my epic Scotland to Hull ride in March, I'm sort of glad I don't have to ever sleep in it again, but also slightly annoying it cost me so much money...

    Back on topic, I found it very pleasant and easy to get around York and down to Selby direction even in my 280km delirious state.
  • webboo
    webboo Posts: 6,087
    Svetty wrote:
    Road to Thornton le Dale from Malton not bad. Lots of lanes around Kirkby Misperton around there.
    Flattish from York is easy though!
    Actually the road from Malton is very busy and I might ride it on my own but even with two of you traffic will start get build up behind you. As for lots of lanes round Kirby Misperton you can get to Great Barugh or Great Habton or Ryton but some of lanes would make cobbles seem smooth. You can get a 30 mile or so circuit out of these lanes but you still have to ride busy roads to join them up.
  • manglier
    manglier Posts: 1,279
    This is a nice flat route beginning and ending at York hospital. It's not at all taxing and uses very quiet roads except where it crosses the A19 but that's ony a couple of hunred metres. Some interesting things to see on the way and you could include a small detour into Sheriff Hutton to see the ruins of Richard III's castle.
    https://www.strava.com/routes/18532712

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