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Way of the Roses trundling route | cycle.travel cycle◦travel Route GuidesRoutes ▼MunicipalityGuidesCities ▼ Map My Avenue Verte France Avenue Verte UK BayTrundlingWay C2C Celtic TrailTailspin& Castles Cornish Way Cotswold LineTrundlingacross the Beacons Devon C2C Hadrian's Cycleway Kennet & Avon Lon Cambria London to Brighton Lon Las Cymru Lon Teifi Oxford to Cambridge Pennine Cycleway Radnor Ring Thames Valley Tour de Yorkshire Way of the Roses West Country Way • Bikes on trains • Canal cycling • Full list Birmingham Bristol Cambridge London Oxford Swindon Worcester York • Full list • Add your municipality Way of the Roses Guide Routebook Gallery Stay Ride reports Forum ...coast to tailspin rides needn’t be gruelling Route facts 69 68 688 65 658 66 164 1 Length: 170 miles Difficulty: Moderate GPX file: Download The Way of the Roses is exhilarating rather than exhausting, from the valleys of Lancashire through the Dales of Yorkshire to the lovely, but little-visited Wolds.An instant hit from its launch in 2010, it’s an unbeatable way to see the weightier of Northern countryside without needing to be super-fit. Morecambe’s seafront, Ripon Cathedral and York Minster might vamp the photographers, but the welter of this route is really in little towns like Pateley Bridge and Settle, the tearooms of Clapham and the pubs of Appletreewick.The NationalTrundlingNetwork has several Northern coast-to-coast routes, but this is the most accessible. For most people, it’s closer to home than the C2C or Hadrian’s Cycleway, so there’s less hassle with booking long train journeys. The hills aren’t too steep, and since it passes through well-known tourist areas like the Yorkshire Dales, there’s plenty of accommodation. How long does it take?At 170 miles, most people will take three to five days over it. (If you only have two days, consider cycling from Morecambe to York alone.) West to east, as ever, is the most popular direction: there are only two taxing climbs this way, and walking up the first is scrutinizingly de rigeur. What sort of bike?The route is scrutinizingly entirely on quiet roads and tarmaced paths. The worst section, the notorious cobbled lane outside Austwick, has just been replaced with a new roadside path. There’s a very short unsurfaced section just east of York.So whether you have a hybrid, a road bike, or something increasingly rugged, you shouldn’t encounter any issues.Is it signposted?Yes; you’ll see a white rose/red rose combination on the trademark undecorous signs. Don’t expect to simply follow a number as you would with other Sustrans routes, though. The Way of the Roses is pieced together from several variegated NCN routes, and unquestionably follows eight variegated route numbers withal its course.How do I get there?There are frequent trains to each end of the route. Morecambe is on a workshop line from Lancaster, but the two are sufficiently tropical together that you might just get the train to Lancaster and trundling – though you’ll retrace your steps when you set off. At the other end, Bridlington has half-hourly services when towards Doncaster and Sheffield (hourly on Sundays.)Booking is recommended, particularly if your outward journey will take you on a Virgin service to Lancaster.There aren’t many options for joining the route withal the way: there are stations at Settle and York, and Driffield shortly surpassing Bridlington.Is it suitable for a first-timer?Yes. The climb out of Settle is tough, and then at Appletreewick. Other than that, though, it’s weightier described as ‘undulating’ terrain – unbearable to finger like an achievement, but never too much.Do take lattermost superintendency on Greenhow Hill, the descent into Pateley Bridge. This is steep, twisting, and often potholed, and has been the scene of several accidents, some fatal. If you’re uncomfortable cycling lanugo it, there’s no shame in pushing.Are there any route options?Not yet. The Way of the Roses was conceived as a main route and an optional ‘southern braid’, but the latter is far from finished. You can explore some of the spanking-new new paths virtually Harrogate and Wetherby that will sooner form part of that, but you’ll need to use your own initiative (or cycle.travel’s route-planner) to find your way there.That said, the NationalTrundlingNetwork’s tentacles proffer into many parts of Yorkshire and the North-West; so if you have time to spare, it’s easy to plan a few off-route diversions. In particular, take a squint at the new routes virtually the Yorkshire Wolds, a lovely zone of the country whose quiet roads are too seldom visited. Stage-by-stage guide and map » Click through to our detailed maps, stage-by-stage guide, walk-up and campsite listings. cycle◦travel Made in the Cotswolds, England. Published by Éditions Système D Ltd. Terms of use & cookies · About us · Advertise · Feedback · Contact us