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Classic English Coast to Coast
Mon 16th – Fri 20th August ’10
£410 per person
The riding?
If you’re a mountain biker the 1st question is always ‘how good are the trails’? Well great riding is what we want too, so we’ve chosen a route from St Bees to Robin Hoods Bay as we reckon it has the best trails. Starting with the Lakes we head through the Dales to the North York Moors
We hit trails like Black Sail Pass, Garburn Pass, the Pennine Way, Swaledale & the superbly named Fryupdale. As well as great trails, the route goes takes in some stunning scenery. We’ve not gone for a flat out pace, so there’ll be time to soak in the surroundings. You’ll need to be OK with averaging nearly 60k a day (about 35 miles). Bear in mind that off road miles are more strenuous than road miles. Coast to coast routes inevitably include some road riding as well, but wherever possible we’ve kept away from the tarmac
Guiding & Support
Fully guided, so if you usually only ride trail centres but fancy something different, you can experience miles from nowhere riding without needing to look at a map. And if you’re usually the navigator, take a break & enjoy the riding…
The trip is supported so all you’ll need to carry each day is your Camelback type pack with your usual stash for a day’s riding. Your evening/overnight stuff will magically arrive at the end of day accommodation. We do lots of skills coaching, so although that’s not the focus of the trip, you can still expect to pick up some riding tips if you feel the need to improve. There’ll also be repairs available at the end of the day if needed (hopefully not!) – all you’ll need to do is aquire the parts if it’s something major
What bike will be suitable?
Although a nice bike does make a difference to your speed, fitness & skill make a bigger difference. If you’re an older MTBer you might remember way back when a certain Mr Peat won the British DH series on a bike with no suspension & skinny tyres! You do need a genuine mountain bike though, which as a rough guide is usually something that retails at about £400 or more. If you want some advice please get in touch, and if you need a bike for the trip we can provide something that will do the job nicely
Transport
There’s a train station at St Bees, but if you’re nearer to Scarborough we can provide transport to the start. Transport from Robin Hood’s Bay to Scarborough Station will also be available at the end of the trip if you’ve not got a willing volunteer to pick you up
Accommodation & Food
4 nights of B&B or higher end bunkhouse accommodation is included. Breakfast & packed lunches will be provided every day. You may well want to bring along whatever energy food/drink works for you – if the price of branded stuff hurts a bit, fig rolls are great, flapjacks are pretty good and Haribo are a favourite of many! If you want to spend a few more nights in North Yorkshire, check out the links page for accommodation links
