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	(all categories start together)
Helwith Bridge	220	0	9.30
Horton-in-Ribblesdale	227	3	9.35
Gill Garth	300	6	9.42 - 9.50
Ingleborough	723	12	10.10 - 11.10
Cold Cotes	260	17	10.25 - 11.30
Ingleton	200	20	10.30 - 11.37
Chapel-le-Dale	285	27	10.42 - 12.00 (stop time)
Whernside	736	31	11.05 - 13.05
Blea Moor Aquaduct	310	35	11.15 - 13.20
Ribblehead	303	38	11.25 - 13.40
Horton-in-Ribblesdale	227	47	11.35 - 14.00 (stop time)
Pen-Y-Ghent	694	52	12.10 - 15.00
Horton-in-Ribblesdale	227	58	12.25 - 15.25
Helwith Bridge	220	61	12.30 - 15.30