For this coming Sunday’s Ride-Out please meet from 9.00am at the Asda Lorry Park (Dragon Road, Harrogate HG1 5DE). Fuel available nearby and ready to set off at 9.30am after a pre-ride briefing.

Take the A61 to Ripon and go onto the by-pass towards Thirsk.  Take the Sharow turning to the right at the last roundabout and stay on the Dishforth Road all the way under the A1 onto the A168 towards Thirsk. Near Thirsk, go onto the A170 east towards Pickering, up Sutton Bank, taking the first right to the White Horse, for a short stop in the car park. Right turn from there and then take the first left to Oldstead past Byland Abbey.  Continue on through Wass to Ampleforth Abbey for a morning break at the Cafe (YO62 4EN). Go right out of the College, then taking the left fork towards Sproxton, Helmsley and turning left at the B1257. At Sproxton turn right onto the A170, going through Helmsley and taking the right at the roundabout in the town centre, continuing on the A170. Go through Kirbymoorside and take the left to Keldholme, on through Hutton-le-Hole and right at the Ryedale Folk Museum. Branch first left to Rosedale Abbey. In Rosedale Abbey, the lunch stop is at the Abbey Tea Rooms. (YO18 8SA).

After lunch, go left at the Rosedale Abbey cross roads, continue on and turn right at the next T-junction, then take the left turn to Westerdale, then left all the way and through Kildale. Turn right at the T-junction to Easby and Stokesley, straight on, turning left onto the A173 to Stokesley, exiting the roundabout to the town centre for a fuel stop. From the garage go back to the roundabout and right onto the A172, towards Thirsk and Northallerton.  At the junction with the A19, bear left towards Thirsk, then turning right onto the A684 to Northallerton. Keep on the A684 through Northallerton, following the signs for Ripon then stay left, onto the A167, towards the Otteringtons, Kirby Wiske and Sandhutton. After Sandhutton, turn right at the roundabout, onto the A61 to Ripon, finishing at Ripley for a well earned ice cream.

Distance approx 120 miles.

Ride Leader: Richard Stembrowicz 07767 384938.

Tail Ender: Barry Ring – 07847 786608. Contact for GPX file.

See you on Sunday 25th.

Richard.

Sorry to disappoint HAB members, but this coming Sunday August 18th Ride-Out is being postponed until the following Sunday 25th.

Ampleforth Abbey are hosting The Ryedale Grasscrete Grand Prix on our chosen weekend and we have been reliably informed it’s a massive event in the area with up to 200 cyclists on the local roads. So rather than undo Richard Stembrowicz’s hard work we’ve swopped weekend’s. It’s a bank holiday that weekend but hopefully you can make it on the 25th.

Full ride details will follow soon.

Barry Ring

It’s the Harrogate Advanced Bikes August meeting this Monday evening starting 7.30pm at Bilton Cricket Club.

A Ride-In is planned. Gather at the Route 59 Cafe near Bolton Bridge (BD23 6AF) at 6.00pm or earlier with a set-off at 6.15pm. It’s going to be nice and warm with very little chance of rain. Only 32 miles and just over an hour’s ride of winding North Yorkshire countryside will get us to the cricket club around 7.15pm with time for a chat before the meeting begins. A route east and northwards through West End, Padside, Dacre, Summerbridge, Brimham Rocks, Risplith, Aldfield, Fountains, Markington and south to Ripley and into Harrogate.

Once we join our club mates at Bilton Cricket Club there is a short talk planned around group rides with plenty of opportunity for everyone to get involved. Followed of course by our sandwich buffet.

Barry Ring is leading the ride. 07847 786 608.

Hoping to see as many as possible on the ride and of course at Bilton Cricket Club.

A GPX file is available or you can view the ride route with either of these links.

https://plan.tomtom.com/route/view/03e0f2c7-064a-4b29-bace-fff957c6503c

https://www.myrouteapp.com/route/open/9753504

Hi Guys,

The social ride-out for Harrogate Advanced Bikes on Wednesday 7th August is approximately 135 miles in total. Meeting at the town centre car park in Ilkley, off West Street LS29 9LA, at 9.15am for a 9.30am start, and returning to Ripley for an ice cream at 4.30pm.

Heading off through Haworth for an early brew in Hebden Bridge at Watergate Tea Rooms, Bridge Gate HX7 8EX. Thereafter continuing through Worsthorne, Brierfield, Fence, Slaidburn for lunch at Seasons Bakery in Ingleton LA6 3BU. Continue on across the Dales to Hardraw and take the top road through Askrigg, Castle Bolton, Wensley for a final brew at the Brymor Ice Cream & Café at Jervaulx HG4 4PG. The final leg of the route takes us from Jervaulx heading south through Masham and Ripon finishing at Ripley Ice Cream (HG3 3AX), at around 4.30pm.

Ride Leader-Derek Saunders 07879 470554, TEC Hugh Dixon-07984 642513

gpx file of route– https://www.myrouteapp.com/en/social/route/9407363?mode=share

If you intend to upload using Garmin Drive select .gpx 1.1 (route, track, POI)

PLEASE NOTE: If you intend to join this social ride out and it will be your first HAB ride out, please e-mail beforehand. ds55dcs@outlook.com

For this this Sunday’s Ride-Out meeting at the Lorry Park next to ASDA on Dragon Road, Harrogate HG1 5DE. Arrive from 9.00am. A ride briefing to commence at 9.15am and ready for a prompt 9.30am set off. Fuel of course is available from ASDA next door.

Heading out on the Skipton Road and then northwards along the A61 towards Ripley we’re on route through Sawley, Grantley, Kirkby Malzeard, Grewelthorpe, Masham…….through Swaledale  to Reeth and stopping for a morning break at the Kearton Country Hotel Cafe in Thwaite DL11 6DR. Plenty of parking at the rear of the building. 

After a cuppa and a bite northwards again on the B6270 across Birkdale Common all the way to Nateby nipping onto the A685 westwards past turnings for Ravenstonedale and Newbiggin-on-Lune with a right turn to Brownber and an immediate smart left to Kelleth, Raisbeck and on to Orton for our lunch stop at the Orton Scar Cafe, Silveryard CA10 3RQ.

After a great lunch (tried it Thursday) southwards on the B6260 to Westmorland Services (Tebay) on the A685 for a fuel top up.  

Both person and vehicle fuelled up, heading south on the A685 and the B6257 to Sedbergh. Westwards on the delightful A684 through Garsdale leaving the main road along Bellow Hill through Hardraw then joining the B6160 south after Bainbridge towards Kettlewell, Grassington and finishing the ride at Stump Cross Caverns, maybe with a final cuppa and a slice of cake!

Ride Leader Barry Ring 07 847 786 608

TEC Roy Beniston 07 539 690 274

Mileage 135, weather forecast pretty good, views superb.

Please get in touch if you would like a GPX file of the route. barry.ring@gmail.com

Lastly as we have made booking at each venue, it would be very helpful if you could text me, please, if you intend joining the Ride-Out.

Barry

Here’s a message from, now sunny, Belgium. I hope many club members got out on the Wednesday Ride-Out, here’s another chance for a Ride-In to our HAB meeting this Monday evening. It’s a re-run of last months ride-in as only two, bless you Derek Saunders, and myself turned up.

Meet up at 6.00pm with a set off at 6.15pm. It’s a great ride from Otley Garden Centre on Pool Road LS21 1DY over Beamish Beacon past Bolton Abbey and cut across country to Stump Cross Caverns and back to Harrogate in time for our meeting starting 7.30pm at Bilton Cricket Club. If you want to join us at the tea shop on the way to Bolton Abbey BD23 6HB we can pick you up there. The A59 is now open of course so be there at the tea room from 6.30pm please.

It’s a social meeting at this time of the year and if you’ve been on a motorcycle trip or to the ABR Festival please share your experiences with the rest of us. A buffet will be served of course after any club news. Looking forward to seeing you all on Monday evening.

Ride 40 miles-80 mins. GPX available.

Ride leader Barry Ring 07847 786 608 barrya.ring@gmail.com

Ripley- Trough of Bowland – Dent – Hawes – Ripley

Meeting up, fully fuelled, at the Boars Head in Ripley for our social ride, 9.00am for a 9.30am start. The morning’s run takes us through Pateley Bridge, Grassington and on to Settle for breakfast.

After loading up with two oat biscuits and a smoothie, we’re setting off again to Slaidburn, through High Bentham, Kirkby Lonsdale and Barbon and then stopping in Dent for lunch. After lunch on the road again to Hawes, Leyburn, Masham and Grewelthorpe back to Ripley.

Ride leader is Trevor Cooper and Mike Holroyde is our tail-end Charlie. The route is somewhere around 130 miles. It will be a very pleasant ride and should be enjoyed by all who join us.

https://plan.tomtom.com/route/view/6cdfcecc-4087-4030-9239-38008f81b323

Trevor Cooper  07525 130 234

A run along the reservoirs and rivers of the eastern dales, mostly on good flowing roads.  Meet at the Curious Cow, Killinghall HG3 2AP from 9.00am for a 9:30am start.  Heading south to Leathley, up past the Lindley reservoir and Bewerley to Pateley Bridge.  Then along Gouthwaite and Leighton reservoirs to Border House Teas in Masham Market Square HG4 4DZ for T&P stop. We’ll be arriving at about 10:50am if anyone wants to join us there. 

We then head to Richmond via Newton-le-Willows, up Swaledale through Reeth and over Buttertubs to Hawes Market Square for lunch. Many options including the Manor Garth Cafe and the chippie. Petrol stop in Hawes, 82 miles from the start. 

After lunch it’s back to Ripley following the Ure down through Redmire, Middleham, Masham (again) and Kirby Malzeard to Ripley. 
Total journey 130 miles, about 4 hours excluding stops. Should be back in Ripley for an ice cream by 3:30pm.

Ride leader John Honey 07770 342255 TEC Ranjit David 07584 330217
Google maps routes for the three stages enclosed. The route is not set in stone and as we are not using Sat Nav and there may be some slight deviation 🙂 

See you at The Curious Cow.

John

https://maps.app.goo.gl/uDnj3u5w8pBaAs4RA

https://maps.app.goo.gl/waAYPyFCpfNDBpvh9

https://maps.app.goo.gl/NNGTeGZ3TNkz1tf49

It’s HAB monthly meeting time again. Summer is well and truly here so hopefully you can make the Monday Ride-In to Bilton Cricket Club and if not, join the social meet starting at 7.30pm.

Meeting for the Ride-In at Otley Garden Centre, Pool Road, LS21 1DY, just after the football ground on the left riding into town. 6.00pm for a prompt 6.15pm set off after a pre-ride briefing. This one is “all the right roads, not necessarily in the right order” type of rides!

From the garden centre into Otley, with a right turn across the river on Bridge Street, heading out of Otley on Weston Lane towards Askwith, Denton, Middleton and right, up Hardings Lane, over Beamsley Hill towards Bolton Abbey. Up past the Abbey and a right turn for Barden and onto the B6265 towards Greenhow. A right turn after Stump Cross Caverns past Thruscross Reservoir to Blubberhouses. Left on to the A59 all the way into Harrogate and onto Bilton Cricket Club. Follow the leader so no need to store all that information, but it gives you an idea of the route. We will of course use the turn marking system, so no one should get lost (if you are new to HAB you can read Ride-Out guidelines on our website and of course IAM RoadSmart website too).

Only 40 Miles and about 80 minutes. Getting to BCC around 7.30pm. Ride Leader Barry Ring. GPX file available-email barry.ring@gmail.com.

Meet The Boar’s Head, Ripley HG3 3AY from 9.00am for a prompt 9.30am am start.

From Ripley the route heads east towards Staveley and Minskip to pick up the B6265 on the outskirts of Boroughbridge > Aldwark Bridge (now open again thank goodness) > Tollerton > Huby > B1363 heading north to Brandsby > continue north to Ampleforth.

Coffee Stop:  Abbey Tea Rooms, Ampleforth, YO62 4EN.

From Coffee Stop head east to Nunnington > north through Harome and on to east side of Helmsley > turn right at filling station towards Carlton > on to Bransdale and the ‘Bransdale loop’ > on to Gillamoor before turning northbound to Farndale > High Blakey > minor road to the right to go south towards Rosedale Abbey.

Lunch Stop: Coach House Inn, Rosedale Abbey YO18 8SD.

After lunch – continue southbound > Hutton-le-Hole > across A170 > continue, broadly southbound to Slingsby > turn R on B1257 to Hovingham > turn L west to Coulton > Brandsby > Crake > Easingwold > continue west to Raskelf > Brafferton > turn R towards Cundall to turn L immediately after Thornton’s Bridge > route ends at Morrisons, Boroughbridge YO51 9UR.

Route length: 121 miles.

Leader: David Haywood; TEC: TBA.

Route details for adding directly to Sat Nav or creating .gpx file:

https://www.myrouteapp.com/en/social/route/9240147?mode=share