Distance 39.4 miles
Climbing 376 ft
Difficulty Easy
Weather Warm & sunny.
Company John
This was not a scenic ride by any stretch of the imagination, As we do almost all our cycling ) and walking) on the North York Moors we took great delight in mile after mile of almost level terrain and the first few miles along a disused railway quickly passed by. We tuned off the railway at Holderness Drain, crossing a purpose built bridge for cycles which was richly decorated with graffiti which if nothing else, it was colourful. I suppose we are lucky living in the Whitby area not to have acres of graffiti all over the place, but here it sort of added to the interest. After crossing the bridge we cycled along for a short distance and then we were faced with crossing the A1033 Hedon road which was easily done using the crossing place before making our way to the riverside near Alexander Dock. Following the way marks we followed the route upriver, occasionally having to divert through industrial areas because of diversions here and there. In the main though we were both impressed with the efforts of Hull Council to make cycling through the city a pleasure. Eventually, we left Hull behind and followed a narrow track alongside the busy Clive Sullivan Way as far as the Humber Bridge which we crossed using the East carriageway and carried on to Barton where we stopped for lunch at the Sloop Inn. We had a delicious Pork & Apple Burger with a pint of Tom Woods Ale. We elected to sit at a table in the street and enjoy the sunshine. The Sloop was run by a pleasant couple and the only complaint that I have is that the chips which came with the burger were what we refer to as plastic.
We returned by a slightly different route along the Hessle road where we encountered traffic which was much heavier than we are used to. But I have to say that at no time did we feel threatened by it and this was due to the way the council had made lots of effort to keep cyclists safe
Climbing 376 ft
Difficulty Easy
Weather Warm & sunny.
Company John
This was not a scenic ride by any stretch of the imagination, As we do almost all our cycling ) and walking) on the North York Moors we took great delight in mile after mile of almost level terrain and the first few miles along a disused railway quickly passed by. We tuned off the railway at Holderness Drain, crossing a purpose built bridge for cycles which was richly decorated with graffiti which if nothing else, it was colourful. I suppose we are lucky living in the Whitby area not to have acres of graffiti all over the place, but here it sort of added to the interest. After crossing the bridge we cycled along for a short distance and then we were faced with crossing the A1033 Hedon road which was easily done using the crossing place before making our way to the riverside near Alexander Dock. Following the way marks we followed the route upriver, occasionally having to divert through industrial areas because of diversions here and there. In the main though we were both impressed with the efforts of Hull Council to make cycling through the city a pleasure. Eventually, we left Hull behind and followed a narrow track alongside the busy Clive Sullivan Way as far as the Humber Bridge which we crossed using the East carriageway and carried on to Barton where we stopped for lunch at the Sloop Inn. We had a delicious Pork & Apple Burger with a pint of Tom Woods Ale. We elected to sit at a table in the street and enjoy the sunshine. The Sloop was run by a pleasant couple and the only complaint that I have is that the chips which came with the burger were what we refer to as plastic.
We returned by a slightly different route along the Hessle road where we encountered traffic which was much heavier than we are used to. But I have to say that at no time did we feel threatened by it and this was due to the way the council had made lots of effort to keep cyclists safe