White Rose Cycle Route


Route: Hull to Middlesbrough (via York)
Distance: 123 miles via Selby or 115 miles via Market Weighton.
A route through some of Yorkshire's finest scenery, taking in the walled City of York, the market towns of Beverley, Howden, Selby, Thirsk, and Northallerton and picture postcard villages too numerous to mention. The route also climbs onto the impressive North York Moors and visits major heritage sights such as Byland Abbey and Mount Grace Priory.
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The White Rose Cycle Route is covered by two Discover series Yorkshire maps:
- Middlesbrough to Easingwold on National Route 65 is mapped on the NN65A Yorkshire Moors & Coast map, published July 2007.
- Easingwold to Hull via National Route 65 or National Route 66 is mapped on the NN65B Yorkshire Wolds, York & Hull map, published November 2007.
These two maps also cover Middlesbrough to Hull via Whitby and Scarborough on Regional Route 52 and National Route 1 and other cycle routes in the area.
The following maps also cover sections of the route:
- Hull to York via Selby on National Route 65 is mapped on the RPN08C Trans Pennine Trail (East) map.
- York to Middlesbrough is also mapped on the RBG04 Goldeneye North York Moors map.
Links with the Hull to Fakenham, Derby to York , Trans Pennine Trail (East) and Three Rivers cycle routes.

