Sat 13th – Day 4 Sunny and very cold conditions greeted me again on day 4 of the ride. I spun left and right down country lanes following more or less the route that Steve had marked out on the map.
Leaving the dales I entered into the north York moors and immediately decided to go as offroad as possible. The ground condition was pretty good and I stopped for lunch with a fantastic view overlooking the valley.
Then the big hills came as I began to climb up to the top of Raisdale moor. The down into the valley was un-ridable and a number of walkers were quite surprised to see a cyclist pushing is bike down a mud ladened bridleway.
It was back up to the next moor via a lot of pushing through the forest. Once I’d reached the ridge the views were terrific and the different colours of the brown tussock grass swept the immediate landscape. This was finally the real coast to coast.
After following the ridge for a while I descended down the side of a steep field and arrived at Farndale camping barn. Unfortunately it turned out be a real dive of a place to stay with only a small wooden stove for heat and no insulation so it was basically a shell of a barn with some furniture and beds thrown in.
There was a family staying also so I got a lift to the pub and taught the boys how to play coin rugby after dinner.
Daily Stats
Distance : 70km
Elevation gain : 745
Elevation loss : 670
Max Elevation : 490m
Min Elevation : 50m
Start Time : 09:30 AM
End Time : 3:30 PM
Total Time : 06:00
Riding Time : 04:22
Average speed : 16km/ph
Max speed : 45km/ph
Notes : 4 k extra for going wrong way. Crossed into north york moors
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