Routes from the magazine: 2022
December 2002
My Favourite Ride
Bala Loop
The Big Ride
Main - B6318 & Hadrian’s Wall
Also try - B709
November 2022
My Favourite Ride
Cheltenham Loop
The Big Ride, Northumberland
Main route
Also try
October 2022
My Favourite Ride
Essex ramble
The Big Ride Pembrokeshire
Main route
Also Try
September 2022
My Favourite Ride
South Downs Loop
The Big Ride
Wye Valley Main route
The Big Ride
Also try, Hereford loop
Britain’s Best Ride-Outs
1. SEASIDE
Great Yarmouth to Hunstanton
Length 75 miles Best bit Corners near Salthouse
Dungeness to Brighton
Miles 85 Good for Classic British seaside run Best bit Beachy Head
Jurassic Coast
Miles 85 Good for Fossil hunting Best bit B3157
West Coast of Scotland
Miles 280 Good for Scenery Best bit All of it
Antrim Coast
Miles 150 Good for Home of road racing Best bit Murlough Bay
2. B-ROADS
Lampeter to Denbigh
Miles 153 Good for Corners Best bit The road to Lake Vyrnwy
Settle to Buttertubs
Miles 30 Good for whoops and swoops Best bit Ribblehead viaduct
Langholm to Heriot
Miles 60 Good for Buddhas and heather Best bit Altrieve valley
Boscastle to Land’s End
Miles 100 Good for Pasties and tin mines Best bit St Ives!
Revesby to Conningsby
Miles 110 Good for Pure rhythmic riding Best bit Bardney Bends
3. ROADS AND CITIES
Darlington to Edinburgh
Miles 132 Good for Borders Best bit Crests North of Corbridge
Glossop to Sheffield
Miles 38 Good for Great views Best bit The moment it twists between the valley
Llandovery to Swansea
Miles 36 Good for Black Mountain Road Best bit The hairpins
Alston to Penrith
Miles 20 Good for corners. Lots of corners Best bit Arriving at Hartside Pass
John o’ Groats to Inverness
Miles 120 Good for Oil rigs and North sea Best bit Berridale to Helmsdale
4. ADVENTURE (Directions and GPS files not available)
Dover Holes loop
Miles 42 Good for Views Best bit The corners at Dove Holes
Thetford Forest
Miles 50 Good for A proper workout for your adventure bike Best bit The whoops and jumps on the section out of Brandon
