Pateley Bridge - Pock Stones Moor - Stump Cross - Greenhow

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Pateley Bridge - Pock Sones Moor - Stump Cross - Greenhow

Date: Saturday 5th July 2025

Meet Up Point: Pateley Bridge South Car Park over the bridge first left.

Post Code: HG3 5BD

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Ride Type: Off Road

Ride Grading: Red

Meet Up Time: 10:00 for a 10:15 start

Ride Leader: John

Ride Description: We take a small tarmac back road from Pateley Bridge which includes a steep climb to a track leading through a quarry which takes us on to Braithwaite Moor then over Pock Stones Moor to the B6265 road which takes us a short distance to the famous Stump Cross Caverns where we can stop for refreshments before heading back to Pateley Bridge via Bewerley Moor and the old Prosperous Mine workings.

DISTANCE: 18 miles app

ESTIMATED RIDE DURATION: 4 hours

TECHNICAL / PHYSICAL DIFFICULTY
A lot of climbing with some steep rocky descents and a lot of open moorland rocky tracks makes this a hard ride so a good level of fitness required

SUITABLE FOR: Mountain Bikes only

RECOMMENDSATIONS: Spare Tubes, Tools, Pump, Food, Water

Safety: No helmet no ride