Harrogate Town Centre – Boroughbridge High Street loop from Horsforth

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Harrogate Town Centre – Boroughbridge High Street loop from Horsforth

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Harrogate Town Centre – Boroughbridge High Street loop from Horsforth

05:30

118km

1,400m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 36.4 km for 303 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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23.7 km

Harrogate Town Centre

Highlight • Settlement

Harrogate is going to be the main hub of the UCI Road World Championships in 2019 and this is a pretty major achievement for this big, old town. I personally think it's a really deserving World Champs host city! Having been to Innsbruck and other World Champs editions, I'm curious to see how the town will shape it and what it'll put on to show it in the best light.

A beautiful town with lots of old buildings and history that lend it a ton of character.

It's really well connected for cyclists - whether you're touring, road riding or mountain biking. And it has several shops for repairs and even bike hire.

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25.7 km

Penny Pot Lane Climb (UCI World Championships 2019)

Highlight • Cycleway

Littered with road graffiti from the World Champs in 2019. A short but testing climb from the Beck to the top of Valley Gardens along Cornwall Road.

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35.8 km

RAF Menwith Hill Radar Dome

Highlight • Other

Royal Air Force Menwith Hill is a Royal Air Force station near Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England, which provides communications and intelligence support services to the United Kingdom and the United States. (Wikipedia. 19/07/2018).

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36.5 km

Orchid Reserve

Nature Reserve

44.9 km

Wilsill Memorial Woodland

Nature Reserve

60.9 km

Hospital Wood

Forest

63.4 km

Obelisk at Ripon Market Place

Highlight • Historical Site

Ripon is actually a city, not a town as its size might suggest. A small city maybe, but one that is full of history.

The Market Place is the centre of Ripon, with its 24m obelisk at the centre, the oldest free standing obelisk in England built to replace the old market cross.

From here expand a network of streets and alleyways with a plethora of shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants always ready to feed a pair of hungry legs.

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66.9 km

Morrell's Wood

Forest

73.8 km

River Ure Riverside Rest Area

Highlight • Rest Area

A lovely place by the river to have a break.

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74.6 km

Boroughbridge High Street

Highlight • Settlement

The town of Boroughbridge has a bustling high street with plenty of cafes and a bakery for refuelling and recharging.

Boroughbridge is halfway between London and Edinburgh so was historically an important stopover for stage coaches. In 1754 the journey was 10 days in summer and 12 in the winter so an arduous journey. No doubt the hospitality of Boroughbridge (then Burrow Bridge) was very welcome indeed.

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98.3 km