COURSE DETAILS - 3 PEAKS CYCLO-CROSS

COURSE DETAILS

The first 5.5kms from Helwith Bridge will be escorted - competitors will ride behind the lead car.
Total distance: 61kms (38 miles)
Road: 28kms (45mins - 1hr 5mins)
Unsurfaced: 33kms (2hrs 15mins - 4hrs 40mins)
Unrideable: 6kms - 8kms (dependent on individual ability & prevailing conditions)
Total climbing: 1524m (5000ft)

PLEASE NOTE!! Most of the off-road sections are over footpaths and/or private land. This means that no training on a cycle is allowed on those sections - it is illegal to ride on there except on the day of the race. CLICK HERE to see the no-cycling exclusion zone.

ROUTE MAP

Consult OS Leisure Sheet 2 - 'Yorkshire Dales' - for topographical details

	HEIGHT ASL	DISTANCE	ESTIMATED TIMES
Location	metres	kms	Vets/Jun/Ladies	Seniors
Helwith Bridge	220	0	9.30	10.00
Horton-in-Ribblesdale	227	3	9.36	10.05
Gill Garth	300	6	9.44	10.12 - 10.15
Ingleborough	723	12	10.18	10.40 - 11.30
Cold Cotes	260	17	10.34	10.55 - 12.00
Ingleton	200	20	10.39	11.00 - 12.10
Chapel-le-Dale	285	27	10.52	11.12 - 12.30
Whernside	736	31	11.22	11.35 - 13.30
Blea Moor Aquaduct	310	35	11.33	11.45 - 13.55
Ribblehead	303	38	11.44	11.55 - 14.10
Horton-in-Ribblesdale	227	47	11.55	12.05 - 14.30
Pen-Y-Ghent	694	52	12.35	12.40 - 15.30
Horton-in-Ribblesdale	227	58	12.51	12.55 - 15.54
Helwith Bridge	220	61	12.57	13.00 - 16.00