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Hi guys
Im looking for new offroad biking routes to go on i live in north Yorkshire so there must be loads is there a map that people recommend using or a website ?
thanks
tom
Where are you? I'm in Boroughbridge.
Just Go Ride
Pedal North.
Both excellent
APF
North yorkshire is quite big so it may help to know where you are. I am in west yorks but most of my riding tends to be in north yorks as it has masses of trails/runs.
These are mostly decent routes.
Im in Ripon forgot to add this haha
Tom
Do want local stuff or a bit further? Your'e handy for both the Dales & the NYM, but there's plenty of bridleways near you that you can get onto from home. I can't do all that GPX stuff but could show you on a map the ones I ride from mine. (which probably isn't much help)
no i cant do all the gpx stuff either im basically just wanting some fresh routes to try... I have done alot of road riding for many years and finding it boring now so started off road and enjoying it more...
What bridleways are there around ripon?
Tom
Eventually i want to head abit further away find some new rides, new scenery etc
Tom
Either buy the local maps ( 1:25K are better but don't cover quite as much area per map) or use a site like streetmap.co.uk to find the tracks and bridleways around you. Explorer 298 covers Ripon and as far west as Pateley Bridge; Explorer OL2 is the south and west Dales; Explorer OL30 is the Northern Dales; Explorer 302 is the Northallerton area. There's a clickable map showing these here https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/shop/explorer-map-yorkshire-dales-southern-western-area.html
If you want GPX files for routes then the sites already mentioned are good for existing routes or if you want to make your own then bikehike or similar will let you do that.
Finally there are the Vertebrate MTB guides to the Dales, two volumes - North and South. There's a couple of routes between Nidderdale and Ripon I seem to remember.
Investigating the BWs around you will pay back in the long run as you'll build up a picture of which ones are rideable in particular conditions so there might be a bit of struggling to begin with but over time you'll know which ones to avoid in winter (or even summer if some get particularly badly overgrown)
As above, also have a look at [url= http://labs.strava.com/heatmap/#10/-1.11692/54.45088/gray/bike ]Strava Global Heatmap[/url] for where people have been riding, good for comparing to maps as well.
ahh thats some great help people, do any of use guys have the gps map devices on the handlebars ? what do people recommend if any?
thanks
tom
There's a few threads on GPS devices here and elsewhere. I tend not to bother with a map enabled GPS in areas I know well but have a Garmin Oregon with OSM mapping for those areas I don't. If I'm following a GPX route I'll turn the mapping off to save battery and just have the line of the route displayed on the screen.