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Everley Loop Mountain Bike Route

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Area: Rosedale Abbey Region: North Yorkshire Moors County: Yorkshire Activities: Cycling Details: Distance: 13.7 miles Start: Everley Hotel, near Scarborough Time: Around 2 hours, depending on conditions An easy, short route near Scarborough, which ends at a pleasant country hotel. The route is very suitable for beginners, or those looking for an easy, but pleasant route. Description Park on road outside the Everley Hotel and set off west along the road towards Hackness. At the hamlet at the road junction, turn left on the road sign posted for the ‘Forest Drive’. Continue in the same direction ignoring a side road for Troutsdale. Two miles from the start there will be a road to the right heading uphill sign posted for ‘Broxa’. Take this road and climb it to the village of Broxa. Carry on along the same road northward until the surface changes to gravel at the start of the forest. Two miles after going into the forest, you will see a view over the moors to the left as the track runs along the top of a hill. After a further mile the track meets a road by a small car park at Reasty Hill Top. On weekends there is often a snack van here. Slightly further east of the car-park is a track on the right. Look for the wheelie bins if you are unsure you have found the right track. Turn down this track for 300 yards until a track to the right can be seen. Follow this smaller track down into the woods. Three quarter of a mile from where you joined the smaller track, there will be a bridleway to the right at SE 954 936. The trees have recently been cut and replanted, so it can be tricky to find the right path at first. The path through the trees joins another bridleway crossing from left to right. Turn left onto this, and start to descend along a narrow sunken lane through the trees. Eventually the slope will ease off and you will leave the trees before passing through a gate and onto a small track near a cottage. Turn left on the track, and carry on as the track turns into a road heading south. You will shortly arrive at Lowdales farm. The road here may be flooded in winter, if so take care as the road surface can be slippery underwater. If you don’t care for getting wet there is a footpath on the left side of the road. Carrying on along the valley you will eventually reach the village of Hackness and a bigger road with a large stone wall on the opposite side. Turn left towards the church and head up the road with a small stream running along a gutter to the left. After a mile and a steep climb, you will arrive at a junction with a road to the right just before some farm buildings. Turn right down this minor road and carry on to Suffield Ings Farm. Then follow the bridleway as it crosses the lawn of the house before heading along the edge of the field to a wood. Descend through the wood to a gate, and then carry on descending to a gate near the corner of a coniferous wood. After the gate, ensure you follow the rough path which follows the fence line and stays more or less level, not the one which descends towards Mowthorpe Farm. Follow the BW along the fence line and cross several fields. Then descend past some houses and you will arrive at a road. Turn right on the road in and in a few hundred yards you will be back at the Everley Hotel. For a full description of this route, including maps etc. click Everley Loop Mountain Bike Route Within the North York Moors and surrounding region there is a vast selection of places to stay. To search for accommodation on this site click A-Z accommodation search For further information on cycling in the North York Moors click Cycling in the North York Moors Useful Cycling Links: mountain biking in the North York Moors muddybums trailblasters White Rose Cycle Route Moors to sea North Moors Philips Cycle Tours - Book on cycle tours on the moors (id: '153') This listing has been viewed 1333 times Please Mention Let's Stay North York Moors when contacting the business owner