Tour du Dales day 2

Second day of the big adventure!
Although I have put 09.00 as the start time, this will be open to negotiation, depending on breakfast at the hotel!
After a large breakfast we start gently with a ride down Wharfedale on a minor road which leads to Grassington. Options for coffee here or in the next village of Hebden, where we turn off the main road and head for Appletreewick. Through the village the climbing starts on a stunning minor road, joining the main road near the top and just before Stump Cross caverns. Up to Greenhow and then a long descent into Nidderdale where there are lots of lunch options in Pateley bridge.
Another climb out of the village, and following the Way of the Roses we head up to Brimham rocks, which is the final climb of the route. From there a long downhill back into the Vale of York, through several small villages before returning home via Boroughbridge and the Aldwark toll bridge.