Dales Cycleway
Tour the beautiful Yorkshire Dales on a self-guided cycling holiday along the Dales Cycleway. We provide accommodation and daily luggage transfers.
Dales Cycleway
https://www.contourscycle.co.uk/dales-cycleway
A circular self-guided road cycling holiday through the Yorkshire Dales National Park, beginning and ending in Skipton.
From £420 per person
From £420 per person
The Dales Cycleway tours Yorkshire, a cyclist's paradise. The land rises and falls all around, transforming quiet lanes into challenging ascents that reward the triumphant rider with panoramic views over the rolling green fields, wildflower meadows, and limestone landscapes of the Dales.
The Dales Cycleway is a complete circuit of the national park, beginning and ending in Skipton. It climbs through isolated stretches of countryside between cycle-friendly villages on a 133-mile loop. If you ever wondered why the Tour de France came through this part of England, the Dales Cycleway is sure to clarify.
The route sticks to surfaced roads throughout, with a lone stretch over gravel on the approach to Malham Tarn.
Racing down brilliant descents like the wild downhill from Cam Gill Road to Kettlewell Beck.
Following the gravel track to the glassy expanse of Malham Tarn.
Delving through the famous dales, including the famously beautiful Swaledale.
| Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-DC1 | A circular trail beginning at Skipton | 2 days riding | £420 | |
| C-DC2 | A circular trail beginning at Skipton | 3 days riding | £545 | |
| C-DC3 | A circular trail beginning at Skipton | 4 days riding | £665 | |
| C-DC4 | A circular trail beginning at Skipton | 5 days riding | £790 |
Travel to Skipton where your first night's accommodation will be booked
Skipton to Hawes. 69.5 miles (111km)
Hawes to Skipton. 66.5 miles (106.5km)
Depart from Skipton after breakfast
The daily mileages quoted are average trail miles only and do not include the distance from the trail to your accommodation. We do not expect you to have to travel more than 2.5 miles from the trail to your accommodation.
Below are the additional costs that may apply depending on your requirements. Our standard prices per person are based upon two people sharing a room; if you are on your own, or are part of a group but require a room of your own, then the Solo Traveller or Single Supplements apply respectively:
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
Racing down brilliant descents like the wild downhill from Cam Gill Road to Kettlewell Beck.
Following the gravel track to the glassy expanse of Malham Tarn.
Delving through the famous dales, including the famously beautiful Swaledale.
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
There are no prolonged flat sections on the Dales Cycleway. The route rises and falls through the Yorkshire hills, providing a huge number of viewpoints along the way.
The steepest climbs on the route are found between Ingleton and Dent at Whernside; between Cowgill and Hawes; on Cross Top Road; and across Grinton Moor. Perhaps the most dramatic of all is the testing ascent on Cam Gill Road. It leads in turn to a blisteringly quick descent down “Park Rash” to Kettlewell Beck.
Sweeping downhills like this are a reoccurring staple of the route. The best examples swoop into Dent, Muker, and Castle Bolton respectively. One of the great joys of the Dales Cycleway lies in its unfaltering ability to reward hard work with downhill bliss.
The vast majority of the Dales Cycleway keeps to surfaced roads. A lone stretch over gravel on the approach to Malham Tarn marks the only departure from tarmac. Any road bicycle will be ideal on this cycling holiday.
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