Bransdale circuit

This is a challenging but stunning ride up onto the North York moors, starting from the village of Harome.
A gentle warm up cycling back towards Helmsley, turning right opposite BATA and heading to Carlton. Most of the climbing is steady, but has short steeper bits, until we reach the top of the moors, and the roads are very quiet. We then descend into Bransdale, which just has scattered farms and a tiny church at its head. More climbing out of the valley and eventually a long descent into Kirby Moorside, where we will stop for food. As this is late in the ride, it will probably be lunch, and you should bring a snack to keep you going on the ride. Mostly flat and partly using a cycle path heading back to Harome.