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The 10 most beautiful offroad routes in North East England
Offroad
· North East England
Yorkshire Dales Ultra Long - 2 days
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
153.8 km
14:00 h
2,859 m
3,203 m
4x4 Green laning in the Yorkshire Dales.
Lovely steep rocky climbs and decents. A good mixture of terrain and a fantastic dam crossing.
If you drive this route on a sunny clear day you will have some spectacular views.
Offroad
· North East England
Grewelthorpe to Holgate Medium to challenging 4WD
Difficulty
difficult
108.2 km
9:50 h
2,377 m
2,224 m
The route starts from the closed Crown Inn postcode, HG43BS. Grewelthorpe. Mostly MEDIUM. Some CHALLENGING. Good ground clearance, low ratio, 4WD required. 4 low level river crossings. Atleast AT tyres required. Advise group of 2 vehicles or more. This can be completed in a day. Approx. 8 hrs. TAKE CARE AT THE RIVER CROSSING WEST OF AYSGARTH, THE EXIT BANK CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT!
Most of the route is EASY. Excellent views around Scarhouse Resevoir. Slighlty gnarly north over Deadmans Hill. Challenging at FREMINGTON EDGE. GOATS ROAD.
Offroad
· North East England
Leyburn to Lofthouse the long way, 18 March 2023
Difficulty
moderate
119 km
6:18 h
2,368 m
2,397 m
A full day out experienciung some of the Yorkshire Dales' best green lanes.
Offroad
· North East England
Offroad on 24 June 2023 at 13:55
81.8 km
4:01 h
1,555 m
1,423 m
River Dove - Keldholme - North York Moors National Park - Hutton Beck - Hutton-le-Hole - St Chad - Ryedale Folk Museum - Church Houses - Battersby Plantation - Battersby - De L'Isle Wood - Atkinson's Wood - Kildale - River Leven - Pale End Plantation - Lonsdale Plantation - Percy Cross - Tumulus - Brown Hill - Commondale - Saint Peter's Church - Danby Beacon - Lealholmside - River Esk - Glaisdale - Rosedale Abbey - Rosedale Abbey Golf - Old Ironstone Mine - Rosedale Incline Chimney - ROC Bunker
Offroad
· North East England
East Yorkshire green lane loop.
72.2 km
1:40 h
705 m
701 m
Burton Agnes - East End Cottages - Thornholme - Boynton - Kilham - Cottam Warren - Lower Garth - Sir Tatton Syke's Monument - St Paul's Methodist Church - Wetwang - St Nicholas - All Saints Church Kilham
Offroad
· North East England
From Crathorne to Egton
Difficulty
moderate
84.3 km
19:05 h
1,373 m
1,211 m
North York Moors lanes
Route starting by the church in Crathorne and finishing at the A171 north of Egton
Nice steady day with time for stops and sight seeing. Magpie in Whitby for fish and chips after is always a treat.
Offroad
· North East England
Tracking on 2 Jan 2022 11:52:30
75.1 km
3:17 h
1,503 m
1,630 m
Nice steady ride out, a couple of technical rocky sections. 2 nice river crossings.
Offroad
· North East England
Langcliffe to Holgate 18th October 2025
Difficulty
difficult
119.3 km
10:50 h
1,902 m
1,767 m
A long day taking in many routes of moderate difficulty
Offroad
· North East England
TraxOverland Dales Route March 2025
Difficulty
difficult
138.6 km
9:47 h
2,917 m
2,899 m
TraxOverland Centre of Yorkshire dales Route. Kirby Malzeard to Wathgill camp
Offroad
· Central England and the Midlands
ADV route around the Peak District
Difficulty
moderate
148.4 km
5:30 h
3,067 m
3,087 m
Includes green lanes - please check lanes included in this route are open and legal to ride. Some lanes included in this route are NOT open to 4x4 users.
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Offroad on 24 June 2023 at 13:55 by lee
September 14, 2025
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<p dir="ltr">nice mix of track and country road , good set of AT tyres recommended </p>
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