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New Yorkshire Cycle Route announced
Posted: 7 Feb 2024, 4:32pm
by Mr.Benton
The BBC has reported a set of new Yorkshire cycle route has been created.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-y ... e-68204044
This website
https://www.routeyc.co.uk/cycling gives the details. I think it should also be possible to link them up with the Yorkshire Wolds cycle routes to create a varied week of touring.
https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-other- ... ycle-route
Re: New Yorkshire Cycle Route announced
Posted: 8 Feb 2024, 10:19am
by mjr
Are those real signposted routes or just some gpx files? I can't tell.
Re: New Yorkshire Cycle Route announced
Posted: 8 Feb 2024, 11:42am
by mattheus
Why would a nice cycling route be constrained by County boundaries? The only beneficiary I can see is the County Council (or local tourism board, I dunno).
We used to have an official county-based route, and it was pleasant enough, but what's the point? When they decided to stop maintaining the sign-posts, I for one didn't shed a tear.
Re: New Yorkshire Cycle Route announced
Posted: 8 Feb 2024, 12:02pm
by mjr
mattheus wrote: ↑8 Feb 2024, 11:42am
Why would a nice cycling route be constrained by County boundaries? The only beneficiary I can see is the County Council (or local tourism board, I dunno).
We used to have an official county-based route, and it was pleasant enough, but what's the point? When they decided to stop maintaining the sign-posts, I for one didn't shed a tear.
The point is it's a good route across one more county than if you don't have it. It should avoid most Buck-passing at the boundary, with one authority that is obviously responsible.
That said, it might be better if National Highways had to maintain enough cycleways to make a national route network, as well as motorways and large carriageways. But for now, counties are the most reliable way.
Re: New Yorkshire Cycle Route announced
Posted: 8 Feb 2024, 12:21pm
by mattheus
mjr wrote: ↑8 Feb 2024, 12:02pm
mattheus wrote: ↑8 Feb 2024, 11:42am
Why would a nice cycling route be constrained by County boundaries? The only beneficiary I can see is the County Council (or local tourism board, I dunno).
We used to have an official county-based route, and it was pleasant enough, but what's the point? When they decided to stop maintaining the sign-posts, I for one didn't shed a tear.
The point is it's a good route across one more county than if you don't have it. It should avoid most Buck-passing at the boundary, with one authority that is obviously responsible.
That said, it might be better if National Highways had to maintain enough cycleways to make a national route network, as well as motorways and large carriageways. But for now, counties are the most reliable way.
Fair points.
Re: New Yorkshire Cycle Route announced
Posted: 8 Feb 2024, 1:14pm
by Richard Fairhurst
It looks like this is the brainchild of the Yorkshire Coast Business Improvement District (a sort of Chamber of Commerce on steroids, funded by a surcharge on business rates), and it's yet another attempt to do a North Coast 500-type product with diminishing returns. I'd be very surprised if there are signs for these circular routes.
I suspect it will sink without trace, but who knows.
Re: New Yorkshire Cycle Route announced
Posted: 8 Feb 2024, 1:41pm
by brianleach
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr3tL7ZEM8g
This is the promo. Not sure if this was in the BBC piece.
Re: New Yorkshire Cycle Route announced
Posted: 10 Feb 2024, 7:21am
by keyboardmonkey
Thanks for sharing and for the links. The coastal routes are not my sort of thing, but look good for those who have gone down the gravel bike route.
Re: New Yorkshire Cycle Route announced
Posted: 14 Feb 2024, 8:56pm
by Steve
keyboardmonkey wrote: ↑10 Feb 2024, 7:21am
Thanks for sharing and for the links. The coastal routes are not my sort of thing, but look good for those who have gone down the gravel bike route.
Nice pun!
Re: New Yorkshire Cycle Route announced
Posted: 16 Feb 2024, 2:12pm
by skeltrike
mattheus wrote: ↑8 Feb 2024, 11:42am
Why would a nice cycling route be constrained by County boundaries? The only beneficiary I can see is the County Council (or local tourism board, I dunno).
We used to have an official county-based route, and it was pleasant enough, but what's the point? When they decided to stop maintaining the sign-posts, I for one didn't shed a tear.
Why would you want to leave Yorkshire???
Re: New Yorkshire Cycle Route announced
Posted: 16 Feb 2024, 3:02pm
by thirdcrank
Richard Fairhurst wrote: ↑8 Feb 2024, 1:14pm
It looks like this is the brainchild of the Yorkshire Coast Business Improvement District (a sort of Chamber of Commerce on steroids, funded by a surcharge on business rates), and it's yet another attempt to do a North Coast 500-type product with diminishing returns. I'd be very surprised if there are signs for these circular routes.
I suspect it will sink without trace, but who knows.
Posting from my home in south Leeds, this might as well be on the dark side of the Moon, in terms of local knowledge but from what I've discovered from following links, this sounds right. It seems this organisation was formed in 2014 and will end later this year. It sounds as though there's unspent money so bike routes will be the answer.