Swaledale and Arkengarthdale
These two valleys are found at the top of the Yorkshire
Dales National Park.  The exposed moors and old mine
works are covered with a substantial bridleway network
allowing some real mountain bike epics.
A 19mile route around Reeth that is
split over two sections of different
length, each containing a big up and
down.  The first goes over the top of
Reeth Moor before descending
towards Reeth.  The second is more
severe and technical, climbing and
descending Fremington Edge.
Calderdale
Just to the West of Halifax with easy access from the M62 lies Calderdale, the home of Singletrack Magazine.  The
steep sided valleys and rolling moors are covered in bridleways that offer quite a number of rides in a relatively
small area.
21miles of moorland riding
on the trails north of Hebden
Bridge.  A great ride with a
mixture of terrain on the
descents and some climbs
that will get your legs burning.
23.5miles of riding around Hebden
Bridge and Todmorden.  I first rode
this route after it was published in
Singletrack.  It is a pretty varied ride
taking in the moors and dales.  I have
ridden this route many times and it's
one I will keep coming back to.
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This route of 22.5 miles is set
in the North East corner of
the Yorkshire Dales.  It starts
from Grinton with a good
mixture of riding from wide
gravel tracks to fast and tight
singletrack.
This is an oddly shaped figure of eight
mountain bike route of 28.5miles that
takes in a lot of Swaledale, using
Gunnerside as the cross over point.  
There's a good mixture of rocky trails
through the valley and over the moors
with some great descents and some
long climbs, which includes
Gunnerside Gill and Apedale.  
This route of 21 miles starts in
Hebden Bridge.  It climbs west out
of the town on a circular route
around Heptonstall Moor.  The rocky
trails are not particularly technical
but there are some long, testing
climbs and fast descents.  This
includes 3.5 miles of descent back to
Hebden Bridge to finish the ride.
Mountain biking from
Aberystwyth to Prestatyn
4 days - 180 miles
Climbing higher than
Everest
3rd – 6th June 2010
Raising money for
Wrexham Maelor
Special Care Baby Unit
Cherish Wrecsam
Alder Hey Imagine Appeal
The Ronald McDonald
House at Alder Hey
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