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FOUR MORE GREAT BRITISH B-ROAD RIDE-OUTS

Settle to Buttertubs Langholm to Heriot
Miles 30 Good for Whoops and swoops Best bit Ribblehead Viaduct Miles 60 Good for Dramatic views, heather Best bit Altrieve valley

Climbing out of Settle, the B6479 takes over, with a dramatic and The B709 starts in Langholm and From there the B709 hugs the
runs between the peaks of challenging rollercoaster of a ends up 60 miles later at the A7 hillsides north towards the town
Pen-y-ghent and Ingleborough ride into Hawes — the focal point a few miles outside Edinburgh. of Innerleithen and then a
on either side, winkling through for Dales riders and always busy Further on, beyond the tiny glorious last few miles between
small villages and farms until it with bikes. Leaving Hawes, take hamlet of Crosslee, is the steep slopes either side of the
opens up between drystone a left turn for Hardraw, over the Altrieve valley — a hidden gem of road carpeted in heather which,
walls for the approach to the river, then left again up the Borders scenery with a dramatic when in bloom, is like riding
junction at the Ribblehead famous Buttertubs Pass – and be view from one end of the across a great big Cadbury’s
Viaduct. From there, the B6255 glad you don’t have to pedal. U-shaped bowl to the other. Fruit & Nut purple quilt.

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Boscastle to Land’s End Revesby to Conningsby
Miles 100 Good for Pasties and tin mines Best bit St Ives! Miles 110 Good for Pure rhythmic riding Best bit Bardney Bends

Boscastle is a cute little fishing Bay, the beach at Porth, and the From breakfast in Horncastle, a bends – the ride is all about
village and site of the famous coastal nooks and crannies coffee in Caistor, then looping reading the road; a good chance
flood in 2004 – leave on the around Newquay are all picture round to lunch at Willingham to hone riding technique. Glide
B3263 through Tintagel with its postcard perfect destinations. Woods, the first half of the route through Woodhall Spa with its
medieval castle, a few miles The B-roads connecting them is a romp of pure B-road 1940s High Street, then a short
further on. Beaches, bays and (with a few necessary As and chicanery. Then the second half, loop around Methringham with
cliff tops are the name of the unclassified roads, sometimes south of Market Rasen, flows its complex series of bends,
game on a ride around the region with fab cliff-top views out to through Wragby and then on to before finishing with a blast back Map data ©2022, Google
— Polzeath beach, Porthcothan sea) are a bonus. Bardney and its eponymous to Boston.

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