Ride Route Distance

1 Bishop Monkton , Lingerfields, Copgrove Bridal Path signed Roecliffe. At end turn Left to Bishop Monkton Left towards Back to Farnham, . Flat 15 miles 2 , Spofforth, Harland Way cycle path to Wetherby (café in Wetherby), Deighton Road, to A168 cycle path exit at Lane, continue to Little Ribston and back in Knaresborough. Flat 18 miles

3 Scriven, Lingerfields, Staveley, Minskip, Boroughbridge (coffee), Arkendale, Farnham Sandy Bank, Knaresborough Flat 18.5 miles

4 Ripley, Knaresborough, Way, Greenway, Ripley, A61 , Scotton, Scriven, Knaresborough Flat 15 miles

5 Markington / Ripley Boroughbridge Rd to Farnham R then L downhill and L again over Occaney Beck through Burton Leonard L on A61 and R to Markington. L at Bishop Thornton X roads to Ripley (café). Return via Greenway and Beryl Burton path Mainly flat 20 miles

6 Aldborough / L Dunsforth Scriven Road, R at Lingerfields, L after Farnham, Staveley Minskip, Broughbridge (café) Aldborough R entering Lower Dunsforth L on B6265 and R to A168. L and R to Arkendale over Xroads at Ferrensby L down Sandy Bank to Boroughbridge Rd and home Flat 23 miles

7 Bishop Thornton Knaresborough, Beryl Burton Way, Knaresborough Road, , Greenway, Ripley, Hampsthwaite, , Bishop Thornton, Ripley, A61, Brearton, Scotton, Farnham, Lingerfield, Knaresborough. Hilly 23 miles

8 Abbey Road, Wetherby Rd, Chain Lane, B’Bridge Road, Farnham, Minskip, Arkendale, Marton, Gt Ouseburn, left to Dunsforth, Aldbrough, Boroughbridge (café), Staveley, Sandy Bank, Boroughbridge Rd, Knaresborough Flat 25 miles

9 Great Ouseburn Scriven, Farnham, Arkendale, Great Ouseburn, Whixley, Wetherby Road, Knaresborough. Coffee stop on the way. Flat 25 miles

10 Boroughbridge, Lingerfield, Staveley, Minskip, Boroughbridge (coffee), Aldborough, Upper and Lower Dunsfords, Great Ouseburn, skirting Marton-cum-Grafton, Arkendale, Knaresborough Flat 26 miles

11 Thorpe Arch Boroughbridge Rd, Farnham, Ferrensby, Arkendale, Marton cum Grafton, Great Ouseburn, Thorpe Underwood, Whixley, , Rudgate to Thorpe Arch (café), cycle track to Wetherby, cycle path to Spofforth, Little Ribston, Knaresborough Flat 28 miles

12 Thorpe Underwood/Walshford Knaresborough to Farnham, then R and L to Staveley, Minskip and Boroughbridge. (Cafe) Aldborough, Dunsforths, Great Ouseburn, straight on past Thorpe Underwood (Queen Ethelburgers College), over B6265, L, then R on Franks Lane, R and L in Whixley (keeping to west edge of village). Over A59 (Care!) to Skate Moor Lane, across railway crossing with (bike size) kissing gates either side, L on A168, R at roundabout into Walshford. Here, continue down A168 and take first R, coming out on Wetherby-Knaresborough Road follow B6164 into Knaresborough. Flat 30 miles

13 Thorpe Underwood/Dunsforth Abbey Rd, turn right to Little Ribston, left to Cowthorpe after 2 miles left to Cattal over A59 to Whixley after 1 mile right to Thorpe Underwood, Gt Ouseburn bear right to Dunsforth and Aldborough, Boroughbridge (café), Minskip, Staveley, Knaresborough Flat 30 miles

14 Helperby Farnham, Staveley, Arkendale, Great Ouseburn, Aldwark toll bridge, Flawith, Helperby, Brafferton, Thornton Bridge, , Boroughbridge (coffee), Roecliffe, Bishop Monkton, Knaresborough. Flat 38 Miles

15 Norwood Edge, Knaresborough, Spofforth, Kirkby Overblow, Weeton, Pool, Otley, Norwood Edge, Beckwithshaw, Knaresborough Hilly 38 Miles

16 Knaresborough to Farnham, out Copgrove Lane towards Copgrove, then past the edge of Burton Leonard towards Bishop Monkton. Left on Moor Road, over Ingerthorpe and through Markington. Right after Markington up Fountains Abbey Road, Onwards up to Sawley. Cafe stop near Risplith (good ice-cream and coffee!). Back out towards Grantley, following Gate Bridge road, then Warren Lane to Edge of Kirby Malzeard. Right here following Kirkby Road to . Follow Knaresborough Road from Ripon back to Knaresborough. Approx 38 Miles. Steady climbs out

17 Farnham, Bishop Monkton, Bishop Monkton Moor cross A61 ( care) Markington, Sawley, Grantley, Kirkby Malzeard, Ripon, Bishop Monkton, Copgrove, Knaresborough. Rolling 38 miles

18 Wetherby Road, Little Ribston, Cowthorpe, Walton, Tadcaster, Bolton Percy (coffee), , Hutton Wandesley, , Cowthorpe and Knaresborough 42 Miles

19 Brimham Rocks Knaresborough, Burton Leonard, Bishop Monkton, Bishop Thornton, across to Brimham, Summerbridge, Dacre, Darley Hampsthwaite, Ripley back to Knaresborough 42 miles

20 Daffodil Run (April) Farnham, Ripon, past Cathedral and museum, out towards A61 via Magdalen's Rd, over bridge, up hill on footpath, L to Hutton Conyers. In Wath, take first L to Thornborough, short distance L on B6257, R towards Carthorpe. At T junction turn L to Snape. Out of village past old castle, at T junction turn right to Thorp Perrow (a few hundred yards) café stop at the arboretum OR turn left before arboretum . From there head south to Grewelthorpe continuing to Ripon. Through city to Littlethorpe Bishop Monkton and Knaresborough. Undulating 55 miles

21 Tadcaster / Acaster Malbis Little Ribston, Spofforth, cycle path through Wetherby towards Thorpe Arch, left to Wighill, Tadcaster (café), Oxton, Bolton Percy, Appleton Roebuck, R on Daw Lane towards Acaster, then L through old airfield to Poplar Grove Farm, R to Acaster Malbis, keep R towards but L on overhead cycle path at Bridge, to Tesco (café), L on cycle path alongside A64, R towards Askham Bryan College, L and R to Askham Richard, Angram, Long Marston, Tockwith, Cowthorpe, R to Little Ribston, Knaresborough 50 miles flat