The Etape du Dales is a cyclosportive event held each May. This is a long route involving seven main challenging climbs and descents. Make sure you and your bike are prepared for a long day out.

This route starts off with a gentle run down Wensleydale but then becomes tougher. A long climb up Coverdale takes you over Park Rash and down into Wharfedale, and then after another flatter section there is the climb over Fleet Moss to finish.

Can’t hide the fact that this is tough but likewise the beauty and charms are equally blatant. Lots of climbing as you visit some of the more remote areas of the Dales and the highest pub in England!

This is a stunning route largely following the route of the Tour de France through the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Quiet roads, great scenery and four classic climbs. This is a tough day but was picked by the pros for a reason.

Don’t be put off by the 60km distance – this is doable. The route is on good quick stone tracks and minor roads and you should be able to do a reasonable average speed. But it is a day out – pack plenty of food!

A classic tour of Swaledale taking in some of the best routes in the area. The highlight for most people is likely to be the two great technical rocky descents dropping from Fremington Edge, and then into Gunnerside Gill.

A truly classic trip that should be saved for a good day. The Howgills reach 676m and poor weather would mean good navigation and difficult trail conditions. The description below takes you up the steep way and down Bowderdale valley, often voted one of the best bits of singletrack in the country. Some prefer to go the other way round – the choice is yours.