Saturday, we went biking. For the first time, we went Mountain Biking, at somewhere other than a prepared trail centre.
This was something of a revelation, as it's the first time we've done any trails that weren't specifically built for biking. Turns out that that there's a lot of ups. And then some more ups. And then a bit more. The route we chose was from the rather excellent North York Moors Mountain Biking by Tony Harker. (Buy it here http://www.amazon.co.uk/North-York-Moors-Mountain-Biking/dp/1906148082 No, really, do it's excellent). The book has an accompanying CD (buy that too), that has handy printable PDFs of all the routes, including the directions and the maps. The one thing that's missing is a GPS track of the route. So, we chose route '9'. Sneck Yate Bank. It lead to views like this:
The route was very easy to follow, and the guides very clear. Some climbing, then a shortish section of singletrack downhill (that was a bit churned up by horses, but still perfectly ridable.)
On to some more up, then an awesome gentle descent on open fire road, stopping only to let the lambs get out the way.
The final result, looks a bit like this:
A great day out, and a great guide.
Attached is a GPS track of our ride, should you want some technological assistance or reassurance.
