Lost Lanes North: 36 Glorious Bike Rides in Yorkshire, the Lake District, Northumberland and Northern England

by Jack Thurston

Jack Thurston, best-selling author of the Lost Lanes series (50,000 sold) and presenter of the Bike Show, takes you on a freewheeling tour of the lost lanes and forgotten byways of Northern England - Yorkshire, Cumbria, Durham, Northumberland and Lancashire.
Ride sections of the legendary Tour de Yorkshire, discovering castles and forts.
Ride traffic free paths along the River Wharfe and Swale stopping for river swims and picnics in sun-dappled woodlands.
Climb to the windswept heights of the Yorkshire Dales and Pennines.
Discover car-free routes through the grand forests of Northumberland and Bowland.
Including beautiful photography, this is the perfect gift for the armchair traveller and cycling adventurer. With downloadable GPX and route guides, and detailed maps, it is highly practical too. Rides graded from easy to challenging, with best pubs and tea stops, wild swims, finest viewpoints and accommodation too.

256 pages, Paperback

Published May 4, 2020

Reviews

[Richard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Incredible amount of research has gone into locating these bike rides off the beaten track. Easy to download the routes into a bike computer, which means they can be started from any point or adapted 'on the hoof'. Great to get away from the bicycle touring guides that try to give turn by turn directions on paper