As luck would have it a free weekend for an overnighter coincided with a perfect end of May weather forecast. That really doesn’t happen too often!
Setting off from Horton-in-Ribblesdale, my not very well-planned route meandered and back tracked a bit before reaching Ribblehead Viaduct. From there I skirted around Blea Moor and Great Knoutberry, enjoying some of the best views in the Dales, before heading into Wenslydale and the bustling town of Hawes.
The route back went up Dodd Fell (a beast of a climb on a fully loaded bike!) and finished with sweeping vistas of the Yorkshire 3 Peaks and amazing gravel roads back down into Horton.
Really enjoyed that one and I hope you find something of interest in these little clips I took along the way. Happy cycling folks!
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Beautiful weather with amazing views of The Three. I cycled to the dales on Saturday (Halton Gill to Stainforth road) and the breeze was quite lively but it was wonderful. Well done on avoiding your late-late approach to Scottish campsites. That's a fab site for wild camping.
Day two looked fun – I recognised sections on the shoulder of Dodd Fell and around Cam – and it all made for a brilliant dales showreel.
Cheers mate a cracking adventure!! Thanks for sharing 👍
Great video, really enjoyed it, subscribed and liked and look forward to the next one 👍
A great over nighter route. Fab camp spot. Great weather if a bit windy.
Was the return from Hawes to Horton over Dodd Fell along the Pennine Way by any chance?
Still haven't visited yet. Off road appeals to me a little more than on road.
Where could I find all off road routes tracks, paths in the Dales?
I would love to do just this, bike packing around this beautiful area for a few days. I have exactly the same set up as you.
I live in flat East Anglia so the Dales is a totally different landscape from what I am used to. In the Fens the wind is your hill. I love hills, but not the wind and both together wind in your face struglling up a steep climb or indeed down, is just misery ……
Many thanks for making another video.
Have you considered taking a power block for phone & GPS charging? There would be plenty of power in (say) a 25mAh battery pack to keep you charged for a couple of days.
What an amazing weekend it was for cycling around the Dales! My mate and I chatted to you on the climb out of Hawes on Sunday morning – that was a tough climb on fully loaded bikes. Cheers for sharing. Glad you enjoyed your ride. Happy peddling!
Going to have a try looks good fun and somthing different to try
Looks great – but by heck you're lugging a lot of kit for two days…
Any friend of Yorkshire is a friend of mine. Subbed.
Not long complete a 124 mile tour of Kent, Canterbury, Dover and Felixstowe.
Amazing ride but far too hilly.
I need another bikepacking adventure
Cant believe how quiet it seems up there – looks like its worth a trip up that way 😎
Just discovered your channel – great video. Yorkshire Dales look beautiful. That Ribblehead Viaduct is incredible – they dont build stuff like that any more 👍
Hi Martin, have you got a link of this ride on Strava or similar bike tracking apps?
A great video, & Thanks for showing the Ribble Head viaduct, I do love a viaduct.. 👍🏻👍🏻
Is the ride possible with a gravel bike without suspension to where you camped? How far off the road from the viaduct would you say it was, fancy doing that as live only 50 miles away, so would be a nice ride up and back home the day after, a good watch, new subscriber here, saw your Hadrian’s wall ride first. I’ve done wild camping, but want to get into bike packing too. Cheers
A real jewel of a video. Beautiful scenery, good music and better narrations.
Wow them views, Fantastic.
👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇬🇧
I loved that, also a cracking view of Pen Y Ghent which was my first ever summit back in 2007.
I'm putting together a bikepacking set up, planning a trip and wild camp so this was really inspiring. Thanks, I've subscribed 👍
Just discovered your channel. Great video and a cracking route. Apologies if you've answered this elsewhere, but what pannier rack are you using?
Good trip. I’m guessing you followed some of the Pennine Bridleway as you went outward on day 1. Definitely one for the bucket list. Thanks for sharing.
Great vid mate wonderful views , would be good to show the route you took , thanks , Brian
Really enjoyed ‘ridding along’ with you on this one. Such beautiful countryside, 👍👍
good
thank you
Hi what bike are you riding please
The tea comment at the tea van made me smile, we were walking the three peaks when I saw the van it was like an oasis in the desert, to be served probably the worst cup of tea in my life ! Great video btw 😂
Great route, camped on Gt Knotbury fell years back in a gale, it was wild, lovely spot though. Interested in what your route was into Hawes and back to Horton, might give it a spin.