I cycled to the roof of the .................

[Paladin - York]

Start & finish: Kirkbymoorside, North Yorks.

Out: Kirkdale Cave - Skiplam Road - Nawton Tower - Beadlam Rigg - Rollgate Bank - Pockley Moor - Bransdale Head - Cow Sike - Rudland Rigg North - Bloworth Crossing - Cleveland Way - Round Hill Trig Point (1497').

In: Cleveland Way - Bloworth Crossing - Rudland Rigg South - Gillamoor - Woodhead Field Lane - High Park Farm.


Date: Sunday 24th July 2011.
Distance: 33 miles - solo.
Weather: Cool overcast morning, warmer sunny afternoon.

In Bransdale I loaned a chap my tweezers to extract a thorn from his "Schwalbe Marathon" tyre.
Not many cyclists on the tops, mainly Wainwright's Coast to Coasters.

Photos in Gallery - Rides & Events - Botton Head, North York Moors.

 

[G-Zero]

Looks a nice run out and I hope the weather was kinder than that which I had the other week

Probably just me not being used to the forum yet, but I'm struggling to find your photos.

 

[Paladin - York]

Hi G-Zero

I noticed that you were blessed with a misty day on your ride up there - pity. I also noticed the standing stone in your photo.

Click on the word "Gallery" at the top of this page, it's in the blue bar. Then click on "Rides & Events" and the pix are under the heading Botton Head - North York Moors.

The track down Rudland Rigg to Gillamoor is known locally as "the roof of the world descent". I wonder how many other "roof of the world descents" there are?

Good luck with the pix.

 

[Sir Humphrey Appleby]

Hi G-Zero

I noticed that you were blessed with a misty day on your ride up there - pity. I also noticed the standing stone in your photo.

Click on the word "Gallery" at the top of this page, it's in the blue bar. Then click on "Rides & Events" and the pix are under the heading Botton Head - North York Moors.

The track down Rudland Rigg to Gillamoor is known locally as "the roof of the world descent". I wonder how many other "roof of the world descents" there are?

Good luck with the pix.

Bet Wancashire doesn't have any, might have a "pits of the world descent" though

 

[G-Zero]

........ Good luck with the pix.

Found them cheers - I was looking in 'Photo Gallery' and 'CC Rides & Events' in the main section

Nice pics, but I couldn't figure out what all the blue stuff was at the top of most of them


They were the views I was hoping for, but with it just being 90 minutes down the road, we're already planning another visit for later in the year, fingers crossed for then.

 

[Rikki1962]

Start & finish: Kirkbymoorside, North Yorks.

Out: Kirkdale Cave - Skiplam Road - Nawton Tower - Beadlam Rigg - Rollgate Bank - Pockley Moor - Bransdale Head - Cow Sike - Rudland Rigg North - Bloworth Crossing - Cleveland Way - Round Hill Trig Point (1497').

In: Cleveland Way - Bloworth Crossing - Rudland Rigg South - Gillamoor - Woodhead Field Lane - High Park Farm.


Date: Sunday 24th July 2011.
Distance: 33 miles - solo.
Weather: Cool overcast morning, warmer sunny afternoon.

In Bransdale I loaned a chap my tweezers to extract a thorn from his "Schwalbe Marathon" tyre.
Not many cyclists on the tops, mainly Wainwright's Coast to Coasters.

Photos in Gallery - Rides & Events - Botton Head, North York Moors.

Done anything round the Yorkshire Wolds ?

 

[Paladin - York]

Done anything round the Yorkshire Wolds ?

Hi Rikki1962

Funny you should ask that.

I'm in the process of booking accommodation around the Driffield area, hopefully in a couple of weeks time, as I intend to do the Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route. I plan to cycle from home and pick up the clockwise route from Kirkham Abbey near Malton. I'll post it if I can get it sorted.

Yes, I've been around the Wolds area by bike (and on foot). I completed the Way of the Roses in March/April this year, did the White Rose Route return, ie Home - Humber Bridge - Home - Middlesbrough - Home, a few years go, cycled Scarborough to Beverley - it's a good area to cycle in. Next Tuesday I plan to "circumnavigate" the Humber ie Home - York - Goole - Scunthorpe - Humber Bridge - Market Weighton - Home.