Route Egton-Ugthorpe-Lythe
Distance 19 Miles
Difficulty Easy
Weather Bright Breezy & Sunny
Company John
Distance 19 Miles
Difficulty Easy
Weather Bright Breezy & Sunny
Company John
Route Egton-Ugthorpe-Lythe
Distance 19 Miles Difficulty Easy Weather Bright Breezy & Sunny Company John
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Route Ruswarp- Soulsgrave Farm- Hawsker-Whitby Laithes.
Distance 14.6 miles Difficulty Mostly quite easy but Oakley Bank was hard work. Weather Slight overcast & a little cooler to start with. Company Mal. Route Dunsley, Lythe, Kettleness. Distance 21.3 Difficulty Easy to Moderate Weather Overcast & damp Company Mal, Adrian, & Neal. Four of us turned out for today's ride to Kettlenesse. Neal is a new addition to our little group and he seemed to enjoy his ride. It was a typical autumn morning with damp greasy roads. I felt a little nervous on some of the bends after the accident earlier in the year but no doubt I will get over it. Route Egton-Danby Beacon-Scaling- Ridge Lane-Runswick-Goldsborough-Lythe
Distance 36.6 miles Difficulty Moderate Weather Warm & Sunny Company John This was my first ride out for almost a week during which time I had been to a family wedding and had over indulged with both food & drink. As a result I was certainly not at my best at the start of the day and the long uphill stretch out of Whitby certainly made my legs burn but once on the undulating Egton Road long Aislabyside I had loosened up considerably and beginning to enjoy myself. I was riding my old Zimmer and so at times I was trailing well behind John but I suspect that even if I had been on the Hugh Porter I should have had a bit of a struggle to keep up, especially on the hills. We had our usual short break at the monument at Egton before setting off again and before too long we were climbing the hill through Stonegates and on to Oakley Walls where we had some fantastic views over Fryupdale and the Esk Valley, sadly though, except for the occasional tiny pocket, the heather is no longer in bloom and the moors are now looking bleak and drab. As we neared Danby Beacon we encountered several horse riders who seem to have been taking part in some kind of event with a checkpoint at the beacon car park where we stopped again, this time for a drink and a biscuit. When we left The Beacon we had a steady descent to the main Danby Road and then on to the Junction with the A171 where we turned right for a mile or so to Scaling Dam and then we turned off along the narrow Ridge Lane towards Staithes. As the name suggests, Ridge Lane runs along the top of a narrow ridge between two valleys, for most of the way the valley sides are thick woodland so unfortunately there are few viewpoints along the way. I have often thought what a fantastic route this would be for walkers, cyclists, and motorists if (God forbid) the trees were cleared away. Eventually we arrived at the village of Dalehouse where the ford showed signs of recent flooding which was bad enough to destroy the footbridge which crossed Roxby Beck . We joined the main road as far as Hinderwell & Runswick before joining the track of the old railway line which has some superb viewpoints over Runswick Bay and beyond. This track is maintained by the Mulgrave Estate and is I believe, a permissive right of way for walkers. On reaching Goldsborough we began the last long climb of the day up to the village of Lythe before thrashing downhill to Sandsend and on to Whitby and a delayed lunch.. Route Aislaby-Egton- Coquet Nook
Distance 19.7 miles Difficulty Easy Weather Bright and breezy Company Mal & Adrian This was just a leasurly ride to tot up a few miles. It was much cooler and we were faced with a stiff westerly breeze on the way out. Coquet Nook Is a farm a little way from the road near Lealholme Road End. About the only thing which sticks out in my mind about this location is that years ago there was an AA box located here. I have a vague memory of this box with an AA man stood outside with his motorcycle & sidecar. I think I am correct when I say there was a time when these patrol men were on duty, they would salute AA members as they passed, If they did not salute, it was a sign that there was a police speed trap ahead. Route Aislaby, Egton, Glaisdale. Distance 26.7 Mles Difficulty Moderate Weather Bright & sunny Company, Mal Mal and I met at Stakesby Junction as usual before setting out to do the Glaisdale Circuit which is a ride of around 26 miles and takes in some of the finest scenery to be found in the North Yorkshire Moors. After the steady climb up to Aislaby, we took the minor road along along Aislabyside to Egton. The last two or three times I passed this way there were quite a few tractors drawing loaded trailers of grain, not to mention the occasional combine making its way from field to field. Today, all we met was the occasional car and at first there were a number of cyclists too, certainly more than we usually see. From Egton we turned along Egton Lane and down Limber Hill to Beggars Bridge before the long climb up to St James's Church where we turned left along the narrow lane which loops around the dale. Our return was by the same route and the only difference being we had to climb Limber Hill which I find to be quite challenging. Once again, an excellent afternoon out. Route, Egton, Broom House Lane, Dunsley Distance 22.2 miles Difficulty Easy Weather Fine Company Mal Another fine day but definitely feeling cooler early on. Mal was a little limited with his time due to having to go to a meeting so we made sure that we were out for no more than 2 hours. On the way we passed the ford where Barnby Beck crossed over Broom House Lane where the beck had been in flood. I took the above photo to show how high the water had been. Apparently at least one footbridge further down stream was damaged by the flood which must have been highly localised because other streams in the area showed signs of flooding, but nowhere near as bad as Barnby Beck. Route Egton, Ugthorpe, Lythe.
Distance 18.3 miles Difficulty Easy Weather Calm & Sunny Company Solo I used the Hugh Porter today and unlike last time I cycled this route I pushed along a bit to see if I could improve on my previous times. I was disappointed to only manage my second best time for the ride in spite of perfect weather. I was surprised to notice that my maximum speed for the day on Lythe bank was actually slightly slower than last time I descended on my old Zimmer. 08/09/2013. Same route again in very similar conditions only this time I was with John. A couple of things of note, I had a very close up view of a deer on the Aislabyside Rd. It ran out and almost collided with John when I was a little way back and when he (John ) had passed, it just stood in the road looking at him as he rode away, I was approaching from the other side and was having to brake as I got near. When it saw me it gave me the once over before strolling away. The other thing of note was at the ford on Broom Hill Lane, This ford is usually quite dry, the water being piped under the road, Today there was perhaps 3 or 4 inches of water over the road but there was evidence that the water had been at least six feet deep here only a day or two before. A couple of days ago, it had rained steadily all day at Whitby, only 4 miles away, but not nearly enough to cause flooding on this scale. Route Dunsley-Skelder-Briggswath-West Cliff
Distance 12.4 miles Difficulty Easy Weather Bright & Sunny Company Solo |
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