La Vuelta a Dales
Book a self-guided cycling holiday on Vuelta a Dales. We provide accommodation, luggage transfers, maps and guidebooks.
La Vuelta a Dales
https://www.contourscycle.co.uk/la-vuelta-a-dales
A cycling holiday around the Yorkshire Dales, with steep climbs and breathtaking descents.
From £705 per person
From £705 per person
The scenic landscapes of the Yorkshire Dales are overlaid by an extensive network of peaceful lanes – perfect for a tour by bicycle. Ride through the national park’s best dales and passes on the Vuelta a Dales route, and climb to the most far-ranging viewpoints.
From the market town of Settle, this circular trail departs the Yorkshire Dales National Park for Pateley Bridge in beautiful Nidderdale. It returns soon enough, and passes through cycle-friendly Leyburn into Cloverdale with a peak at Little Hunter Stones before an exhilarating descent into Kettlewell and Wharfedale.
Hawes, Reeth, Kirkby Stephen and Sedbergh lie ahead on the way back to Settle, and there are challenges aplenty in the dales’ steep hills, the epic Fleet Moss amongst them. Vuelta a Dales is the perfect split between hard work and lavish reward.
Triumphing over the challenging climbs at Fleet Moss, Buttertubs and Park Rash.
Plunging down the fast, sweeping descent from Little Hunter Stones into Wharfedale.
Rolling through the big open spaces of the gorgeous Yorkshire Dales National Park, famed for its limestone pavements.
| Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C-LVD1 | A circular trail beginning at Settle | 4 days riding | £705 | |
| C-LVD2 | A circular trail beginning at Settle | 5 days riding | £840 | |
| C-LVD3 | A circular trail beginning at Settle | 6 days riding | £970 |
Travel to Settle where your first night's accommodation will be booked
Settle to Pateley Bridge. 44.5 miles (71km)
Pateley Bridge to Kettlewell. 46.5 miles (74.5km)
Kettlewell to Keld. 46.5 miles (74.5km)
Keld to Settle. 53.5 miles (85.5km)
Depart from Settle 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:
Triumphing over the challenging climbs at Fleet Moss, Buttertubs and Park Rash.
Plunging down the fast, sweeping descent from Little Hunter Stones into Wharfedale.
Rolling through the big open spaces of the gorgeous Yorkshire Dales National Park, famed for its limestone pavements.
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
There are no flat, easy rides in the Yorkshire Dales. The rolling, hilly landscape here leads to frequent ascents, and novice riders may want to consider a longer itinerary to bring down their daily mileages to compensate.
Experienced hill climbers will appreciate the challenges presented by the famous ascents at Fleet Moss, Buttertubs, and Park Rash. For every difficult climb, Vuelta a Dales serves up gorgeous green vistas and fast, sweeping descents. The exhilarating dive from Little Hunter Stones into Wharfedale is unforgettable.
Vuelta a Dales keeps to hard surfaces throughout, fit for any road-oriented bicycle. It uses quiet country lanes to explore the surrounding countryside. Along streets with low speed limits, the route dips into cycle-friendly Yorkshire villages.
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