West yorkshire trails

theboy · Sep 18, 2008

Can anyone recommend anywhere within easy driving distance of Leeds that offers a 'bit of everything' for me and a new-to-biking mate next week? we have a few days free, and I am already familiar with North Leeds, Calderdale and Wharfedale area but fancy something a little different...

Thank ye!

JeRkY · Sep 18, 2008

what sort of distance are you wanting to ride?

theboy · Sep 18, 2008

we have an afternoon, a whole day (must include cake stops!) and then most of another day... average fitness (ahem, I think), I never know how far I have ridden on rides tbh!

JeRkY · Sep 18, 2008

Im from North Leeds, and theres some nice routes that can start you off in Roundhay park, take you out through shadwell, alwoodley,wike,east keswick to harewood. Then you can work back in again.

All fairly sedate "nice stuff" but you can venture off the tracks abit.

Used to ride it every weekend.

If your keen I can have a go at plotting the route for you.

grahame · Sep 18, 2008

JeRkY":20vv5ksg said:
Im from North Leeds, and theres some nice routes that can start you off in Roundhay park, take you out through shadwell, alwoodley,wike,east keswick to harewood. Then you can work back in again.

All fairly sedate "nice stuff" but you can venture off the tracks abit.

Used to ride it every weekend.

If your keen I can have a go at plotting the route for you.

And the tea-and-cake shop at the golf course here is (or at least was) welcoming to mountainbikers.

JeRkY · Sep 18, 2008

grahame":146oeryu said:
JeRkY":146oeryu said:

Im from North Leeds, and theres some nice routes that can start you off in Roundhay park, take you out through shadwell, alwoodley,wike,east keswick to harewood. Then you can work back in again.

All fairly sedate "nice stuff" but you can venture off the tracks abit.

Used to ride it every weekend.

If your keen I can have a go at plotting the route for you.

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And the tea-and-cake shop at the golf course here is (or at least was) welcoming to mountainbikers.

Yup..been there many a time.... Growing up next to Roudhay park then moving out to Alwoodley gave me lots of space to ride in...love it around there and still hit the route when I manage to go back and take a bike with me.

the short stretch of singletrack betweenWike & Brandon Hall still brings a smile every time I hit it at speed.

JeRkY · Sep 18, 2008

http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=2272267 is roughly the way. you can make it shorter/longer at many points. But it does give a little of everything and takes in some fantastic scenary/views.

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