A circular route starting from Low Mill car park, the Farndale Loop is a 22.9 mile ride almost entirely off-road through remote North Yorkshire upland.

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Riders need to carry with them everything that they will need throughout the ride as there are no shops anywhere along the route.

Cycling along a mixture of farm track, moorland single track and through fords, you will have to tackle boggy patches and overground sections that occasionally will force you to give up pedalling and carry your bike.