Classic Otley Chevin Figure of 8 loop

This route is a classic around the Chevin, see a link on the routes and challenges page. I will be posting a time on this route soon, so lets see how you compare. It won't be difficult I promise! This is a 5.75 mile circuit route mostly off road, but some on road too. Plenty of parking on road and a couple of car parks just off Yorkgate, although at a weekend, if the weather is nice, it is a popular area, especially with dog walkers.

I was up on the Chevin this afternoon and I did some of this route and this included the Twig Hill challenge. It was a beautiful bike ride and still a small amount of snow in the shaded areas off Yorkgate.

Hello and Welcome

Whilst I have lived in Wharfedale for about 15 years, I am a recent convert to cycling, particularly mountain biking. However, I have found it really hard to find consistent advice about routes in the area, with many blogs and web sites being well out of date. So I am going to start to build up information, that I hope you will find really useful. It will focus on routes but also pull together the best bikes and equipment from around the web and magazines with some attempts at humour thrown in for good measure.

Watch this space.....