NCN 65 - Hornsea to Middlesbrough

211.4 km 1175 m climbing About 3 days 16% off road Road cycling Yorkshire Dales & Moors

The route runs west from Hornsea across the flat Vale of York before swinging north through the Howardian Hills and into the North York Moors, so the climbing comes late.

Hull sits a quarter of the way along and the route threads through its centre past the old North Bridge and Victoria Dock. South of York the land stays low and open; north of Easingwold the road begins to rise toward Kilburn and the moors proper. About a sixth of the route is off road.

The figures

Distance	211.4 km
Climbing	1175 m
Off road	34 km, about 16% of the route
Riding time	about 16 hours, roughly 3 days at a moderate pace
Region	Yorkshire Dales & Moors
Route from	Sustrans

Worth knowing before you go

Hull is the main resupply point in the first third; between Easingwold and Middlesbrough, settlements on the line are small and spread thin. The stretch through the North York Moors between Kepwick and Potto is the most remote section. York sits at roughly the halfway point and is the last large town before the finish.

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NCN 65 - Hornsea to Middlesbrough is an official route from Sustrans (their website).