This is a short and fairly level introductory cycle route which goes around the spectacular Malham Tarn. It is half on good stone tracks with the other half following very quiet tarmac roads. There is also the option to try out your mountain biking skills by adding in a section across the grassy limestone terrain.

This mountain bike route really does have a bit of everything that is best about Dales mountain biking – walled lanes, stone tracks, grassy tracks, rock slabs, fords and old clapper bridges. To add to it all from the top of the route you have one of the best views in the Dales looking out over the limestone pavement of Thieves Moss to Pen-y-ghent.

This all weather mountain bike route takes you up a quiet back road up Wharfedale to Kilnsey with its impressive climbing crag. You then start up Mastiles Lane before heading off across Malham Moor on a mixture of grass track and high quality purpose built trail. The final section through the mine workings of Threshfield Moor is a superb descent on a rough gritstone track.

This mountain bike loop takes in the bridleways in a lesser known part of the National Park. Never technically demanding it still offers plenty of fun and includes a great route off Weets Top.

A quiet back road down to Bainbridge gives your legs a chance to warm up before arriving at the Roman road. This is a classic Dales rocky track climbing up onto Wether Fell at a gradient that means you can cycle the lot. A short section of tarmac and then its a more technical descent back down to Hawes.

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!

The tour of Pen-y-Ghent is a well known classic for good reason. A short road warm up is followed by a climb up a track on to the shoulder of Pen-y-Ghent. Then it is along another great track, Dawson Close, to descend into Littondale. A quick breather and then on to Foxup – a few short climbs and then a great traverse and descent back to the café.

The first section of the Pennine Bridleway to be opened in the Yorkshire Dales, the Settle Loop takes you on a variety of tracks; gravel, natural grassland and rocky limestone sections. It also gives great views out over the southern section of the Dales. It may be a short route but it involves a big climb out of Settle so expect to do some hard work.

If you’ve been around the Settle Loop and want to extend it, here is one option. It adds in a section of Mastiles Lane and a loop to Malham past Gordale Scar, before a testing climb up Stockdale Lane and a long descent to Settle taking in an extra off tarmac section.

Two routes in one. The north loop includes the excellent singletrack section back to Fremington from Langthwaite, whilst the southern loop takes you up the valley bridleways, before a climb through Crackpot leads to a great crossing of Harkerside Moor.