Hello,
Just after some ideas and you lot are always good for that!
The missus and I fancy doing a weekend of bike or back (walk) packing without the kids one weekend this summer, and I'm looking for ideas we might want to try
It'll be a 2 dayer, and although we're both fit (so have no problem covering a reasonable distance) we don't want a total beasting. A nice stop in the middle / evening somewhere at a pub and a few drinks would be smashing.
By the way we would either stay in a pub / B&B or wild camp (if wild camping, would do so after pub probably to save on gear)
We would probably want a linear route where we could dump the car and then use public transport to get back, or a circular route.
Due to proximity to grandparents for babysitting (in Malton), North Yorks moors would be good, or possibly the Dales could be a good also.
Anyway here's what I've thought of so far:
Walks
Lyke wake walk
Walk the length of the NYM railway (and maybe back)
Some of the clevelad way / coast route
Bikes
Some kind of Tour of the NYM
(PS Mrs is not that confident on technical terrain. Quiet roads and fire road/landrover tracks are fine though)
Any other ideas you have to share?
Ta!
Ah, you mean the South?
Sorry, can't help.
of England
🙂
There is a off road route from Berwick to Hexham - I cannot remember the name. Think it's 130km and is well marked with a few places you can stop at
Or do a tour of the dales with a loop from skipton to hawes and back?
train to appleby in westmorland, ride the pennine b/w back. nice bivi near a boozer in the dales.
There is a off road route from Berwick to Hexham - I cannot remember the name. Think it's 130km and is well marked with a few places you can stop at
The Sandstone Way.
Probably fits all the OP's criteria apart from proximity to family. Non-technical but reasonable distance, do-able in 2 days with a nice stop in Rothbury (Tomlinson's) and good train links.
If it needs to be within reasonable distance of Malton then either drive to Hawes and do the [url= http://www.gpsies.com/map.do?fileId=hmmzewrpjadrxafc&authkey=C339FE0DD962456CFB5B6E3540AA8B2531F53A71827F0CEE&language=da ]2016 YD200[/url] route (that's Km not miles) which will give you an overnight somewhere near Austwick which has a good pub. The alternative is to drive to Thirsk and get the train to Berwick and do [url= http://www.sandstoneway.co.uk/category/Full-Route/routes ]The Sandstone Way[/url]. As Northwind says it's doable in 2 days and isn't technical. Get train back from Hexham via Newcastle.
Could use the moor to seas cycle routes as a starter. Plenty of bivi spots as well as B&Bs.
Map and info on the NYM website as below
http://www.northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/enjoy-outdoors/cycling/moor-to-sea-cycle-network