Yorkshire Dales
Join us on the Yorkshire Dales cycle camp. The Yorkshire Dales is one of the finest landscapes in the country, with marvellous limestone formations contrasting with the heather clad moorlands and valley bottoms full of meadows, dry stone walls and scattered with field barns. There are many lovely villages and towns to explore along the way, where you get the chance to have a break and discover some of the fascinating history of the area.
REG FEE £150
(DEPOSIT £50 TO BE PAID to secure your space, with the balance cleared by February)
Includes:
Transport for your bike
Transfers to & from London
Breakfast
Dinner on 5th only
Accommodation
ITINERARY
3rd July
Bike load
4th July
Depart East London in the early hours of the morning
Arrive in Yorkshire and take on the Haworth Hills
Option at cost - Dinner in Bradford
5th July
Breakfast
Take on Fleet Moss
Dinner
Team get together
6th July (OPTION to take part in Rafting or Cycle)
Breakfast
Take on Cow and Calf
Head back to London
Unload Bike
Day 1 : Haworth Hills
Miles: 22miles
Elevation: 2,588 ft
This hilly, circular 21 mile route showcases the famous Worth Valley Railway and the beautiful villages of Oakworth and Oxenhope, locations for the classic 1970 film The Railway Children. If you’re lucky, you might hear or see one of the fully restored steam locomotives that travel the line daily. The route also affords fine views of Keighley and Haworth Moors, the inspirational backdrop of the Bronte sisters. The route also passes the picturesque Ponden Reservoir,
Day 2 : Fleet Moss
Top 100 climbs in the UK
Miles: 70 - 100miles
Elevation: 7,000 ft
Fleet Moss is one of the Yorkshire Dales’ most famous cycling climbs, and holds the prize for being the highest road in the county. It’s worth doing for that reason alone!
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Day 3 : The Cow and Calf
Top 100 climbs in the UK
Miles: 35 miles
Take of one of the climbs of the 2014 Grand Tour - Tour De France
Alternatively an option is also available to take part in rafting
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