{"id":51926,"date":"2022-04-01T12:43:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-01T10:43:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/?p=51926"},"modified":"2022-09-09T14:23:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-09T12:23:49","slug":"best-gravel-destinations-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/en\/events\/best-gravel-destinations-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"The 6 best gravel destinations in the UK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Gravel cycling is hugely popular in the UK but where are the best places to ride off-road in 2022?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>More and more road cyclists are discovering the unique pleasures of gravel cycling \u2013 and the UK is laced with a stunning range of off-road trails, narrow towpaths, scenic bridleways, muddy climbs and rocky descents for new gravel cyclists to explore. Gravel bikes \u2013 which in the UK are also known as \u2018adventure bikes\u2019 &#8211; combine aerodynamic road frames and drop handlebars with thicker tyres and disc brakes which free you to explore off-road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Faster and lighter than a mountain bike, but more rugged than a road bike, gravel bikes enable you to dash along the road at speed but also to blast along forest paths and mountain trails, without switching bikes. When riding a gravel bike, even road cyclists who have spent their whole lives riding on smooth tarmac will feel comfortable heading out for off-road adventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69ec4f5e9c6bc&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69ec4f5e9c6bc\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chris-Hall-Komoot-1024x682.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-51993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chris-Hall-Komoot-1024x682.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chris-Hall-Komoot-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chris-Hall-Komoot-768x511.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chris-Hall-Komoot-1060x706.jpeg 1060w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chris-Hall-Komoot-700x466.jpeg 700w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chris-Hall-Komoot-325x216.jpeg 325w, https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Chris-Hall-Komoot.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption>\u00a9 Chris Hall \/ Komoot<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you are a UK road cyclist looking to enjoy your first gravel adventure, or a visitor to the country who is searching for the best places to ride off-road, the good news is that there are plenty of exciting destinations to choose from. But to help you find the best places to explore, we asked experienced British gravel rider and ultra-endurance cyclist Chris Hall (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrishallrides.com\/\">chrishallrides.com<\/a>) to share his favourite UK gravel cycling destinations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hall, who has raced everywhere from the Atlas Mountains to Australia, has enjoyed epic gravel rides around the UK, including a 640km off-road ride from London in the south of England to the stunning Lake District and Yorkshire Dales in the north. He is now an ambassador for the popular route-planning and navigation app Komoot (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.komoot.com\/\">komoot.com<\/a>). Here he reveals his favourite gravel cycling destinations in the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Peak District<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"align wp-block-acf-localloop-route\" >\n\n        <div class=\"localloop-map\" data-lat=\"53.33456498204027\" data-lng=\"-1.783997809946456\" data-id=\"block_631b2dcd7c38a\">\n            <div id=\"google-localloop-map-block_631b2dcd7c38a\" class=\"localloop-map__inner\">            <div class=\"placeholder-text\">\n                <h2>Sie sehen gerade einen Platzhalterinhalt von Google Maps.<\/h2>\n                <p>Um auf den eigentlichen Inhalt zuzugreifen, passen sie ihre Cookie Consent Einstellungen an.<\/p>\n                <p>Bitte beachten Sie, dass dabei Daten an Drittanbieter weitergegeben werden.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"placeholder-img\"\n                 src=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/themes\/alpecincycling-com\/assets\/images\/placeholder-map.jpg\"\n                 alt=\"Google Maps placeholder image\"\n                 title=\"Google Maps placeholder\">\n            <\/div>        <\/div>\n\n        \n        <script>\n            if (!gpx) {\n                var gpx = [];\n            }\n            gpx[\"block_631b2dcd7c38a\"] = \"\";\n        <\/script>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>From rugged limestone valleys to dramatic heather moorland, the Peak District is a spectacular hilly region in the heart of England. \u201cThis has to be my number one location for gravel cycling in the UK \u2013 I even moved from London to the Peak District in the \u2018lockdown\u2019 of early 2021,\u201d explains Hall. \u201cThe Peak District has always been a part of the UK I have found incredibly beautiful and brutal in equal measure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are many old railways which have been turned into gravel trails, including the Tissington Trail. If you jump onto it in the right place, it gives you about 30km of rolling downhill gravel goodness, with three cafes along it for good measure. From where I live there&#8217;s a lot of climbing to get to that glorious downhill section, but it is well worth it.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Cairngorms<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"align wp-block-acf-localloop-route\" >\n\n        <div class=\"localloop-map\" data-lat=\"57.07368485410517\" data-lng=\"-3.603710177812537\" data-id=\"block_631b2e367c38b\">\n            <div id=\"google-localloop-map-block_631b2e367c38b\" class=\"localloop-map__inner\">            <div class=\"placeholder-text\">\n                <h2>Sie sehen gerade einen Platzhalterinhalt von Google Maps.<\/h2>\n                <p>Um auf den eigentlichen Inhalt zuzugreifen, passen sie ihre Cookie Consent Einstellungen an.<\/p>\n                <p>Bitte beachten Sie, dass dabei Daten an Drittanbieter weitergegeben werden.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"placeholder-img\"\n                 src=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/themes\/alpecincycling-com\/assets\/images\/placeholder-map.jpg\"\n                 alt=\"Google Maps placeholder image\"\n                 title=\"Google Maps placeholder\">\n            <\/div>        <\/div>\n\n        \n        <script>\n            if (!gpx) {\n                var gpx = [];\n            }\n            gpx[\"block_631b2e367c38b\"] = \"\";\n        <\/script>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cairngorms is a wild and beautiful mountain landscape in Scotland &#8211; and one of the finest destinations for gravel cycling in the UK. In fact, National Geographic Traveller magazine has crowned it one of the top 20 places to visit in the world. \u201cI first visited the Cairngorms when I cycled 107 miles every day during the 107th Tour De France to help fundraise for a children&#8217;s charity called The Pace Centre,\u201d explains Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOne of my routes went across some of the region\u2019s old roads and fire tracks. One of the most well-known bike-packing routes, the Cairngorms Loop, circumnavigates Cairngorms National Park &#8211; one of the most stunning areas in the Scottish Highlands. It is a place where dirt roads and singletracks climb through valleys and twist their way through ancient Caledonian Forest. It&#8217;s pretty spectacular.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Lon Las Cymru<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"align wp-block-acf-localloop-route\" >\n\n        <div class=\"localloop-map\" data-lat=\"51.66416220563651\" data-lng=\"-3.874243794606366\" data-id=\"block_631b2e5e7c38c\">\n            <div id=\"google-localloop-map-block_631b2e5e7c38c\" class=\"localloop-map__inner\">            <div class=\"placeholder-text\">\n                <h2>Sie sehen gerade einen Platzhalterinhalt von Google Maps.<\/h2>\n                <p>Um auf den eigentlichen Inhalt zuzugreifen, passen sie ihre Cookie Consent Einstellungen an.<\/p>\n                <p>Bitte beachten Sie, dass dabei Daten an Drittanbieter weitergegeben werden.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"placeholder-img\"\n                 src=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/themes\/alpecincycling-com\/assets\/images\/placeholder-map.jpg\"\n                 alt=\"Google Maps placeholder image\"\n                 title=\"Google Maps placeholder\">\n            <\/div>        <\/div>\n\n        \n        <script>\n            if (!gpx) {\n                var gpx = [];\n            }\n            gpx[\"block_631b2e5e7c38c\"] = \"\";\n        <\/script>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a stunning long-distance bike route which takes in some of the finest scenery in Wales, including the mountainous Snowdonia National Park and the coastal trails near Anglesey. It knits together quiet roads, railway paths, forestry tracks and ancient coach roads to create a uniquely memorable adventure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLast year, with all the limits in place with international travel, one of the things I tried to do was explore more of the UK and I decided to bikepack the Lon Las Cymru route,\u201d explains Hall. \u201cThis route runs right across Wales. Some of the biggest highlights for me were the Cambrian Mountains and the Brecon Beacons. If you follow the route from Cardiff to Holyhead, you&#8217;ll experience some monster climbs, some fantastic&nbsp;coastal gravel and lots of trails snaking through the forests of Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Pilgrims Trail and the South Downs Way<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"align wp-block-acf-localloop-route\" >\n\n        <div class=\"localloop-map\" data-lat=\"51.062096393642115\" data-lng=\"-1.3127900923799551\" data-id=\"block_631b2e7b7c38d\">\n            <div id=\"google-localloop-map-block_631b2e7b7c38d\" class=\"localloop-map__inner\">            <div class=\"placeholder-text\">\n                <h2>Sie sehen gerade einen Platzhalterinhalt von Google Maps.<\/h2>\n                <p>Um auf den eigentlichen Inhalt zuzugreifen, passen sie ihre Cookie Consent Einstellungen an.<\/p>\n                <p>Bitte beachten Sie, dass dabei Daten an Drittanbieter weitergegeben werden.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"placeholder-img\"\n                 src=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/themes\/alpecincycling-com\/assets\/images\/placeholder-map.jpg\"\n                 alt=\"Google Maps placeholder image\"\n                 title=\"Google Maps placeholder\">\n            <\/div>        <\/div>\n\n        \n        <script>\n            if (!gpx) {\n                var gpx = [];\n            }\n            gpx[\"block_631b2e7b7c38d\"] = \"\";\n        <\/script>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pilgrim\u2019s Cycle Trail is a beautiful 75km cycling route from Rochester to the historic cathedral city of Canterbury, passing castles, rivers and charming village pubs along the way. \u201cThe Pilgrims route is an old trail or road route which travels across the south of the UK,\u201d explains Hall. \u201cIt features many bits of gravel I used to cycle along as a kid, long before gravel riding really was a thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These old routes were used by pilgrims to travel from cathedral to cathedral, so they could make a pilgrimage across the south. These routes traditionally ran along the tops of the hills, making them safer from ambush and robbery &#8211; but at the same time making them pretty punishing to ride hundreds of years later! The South Downs Way \u2013 a beautiful 160km route from Winchester to Eastbourne \u2013 has a similar story. Also, make sure you check out SSX Mystery Tour (a huge 245km ride through Sussex and the South Downs) for a serious challenge in 2022.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The North Pennines<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"align wp-block-acf-localloop-route\" >\n\n        <div class=\"localloop-map\" data-lat=\"54.75997480489626\" data-lng=\"-2.2316086303017397\" data-id=\"block_631b30297c38e\">\n            <div id=\"google-localloop-map-block_631b30297c38e\" class=\"localloop-map__inner\">            <div class=\"placeholder-text\">\n                <h2>Sie sehen gerade einen Platzhalterinhalt von Google Maps.<\/h2>\n                <p>Um auf den eigentlichen Inhalt zuzugreifen, passen sie ihre Cookie Consent Einstellungen an.<\/p>\n                <p>Bitte beachten Sie, dass dabei Daten an Drittanbieter weitergegeben werden.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"placeholder-img\"\n                 src=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/themes\/alpecincycling-com\/assets\/images\/placeholder-map.jpg\"\n                 alt=\"Google Maps placeholder image\"\n                 title=\"Google Maps placeholder\">\n            <\/div>        <\/div>\n\n        \n        <script>\n            if (!gpx) {\n                var gpx = [];\n            }\n            gpx[\"block_631b30297c38e\"] = \"\";\n        <\/script>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The North Pennines &#8211; a rugged world of scenic dales, hay meadows, woods and rivers in the north of England &#8211; is a protected Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.\u201cSimilar to with the Peak District, I have been lucky to explore lots of the North Pennines as a few of my friends, such as Francis Cade of Attacus Cycling, moved here for similar reasons to me: to have lots more access to the outside,\u201d explains Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere&#8217;s a bounty of trails which are based on old train lines snaking around the North Pennines, giving you glorious views. You can also easily get into the city of Newcastle to have a spot of lunch or a bagel and a coffee at Backyard Bike Shop.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kielder Forest<\/h2>\n\n\n\n    <div class=\"align wp-block-acf-localloop-route\" >\n\n        <div class=\"localloop-map\" data-lat=\"55.235123435403686\" data-lng=\"-2.605943420085457\" data-id=\"block_631b30447c38f\">\n            <div id=\"google-localloop-map-block_631b30447c38f\" class=\"localloop-map__inner\">            <div class=\"placeholder-text\">\n                <h2>Sie sehen gerade einen Platzhalterinhalt von Google Maps.<\/h2>\n                <p>Um auf den eigentlichen Inhalt zuzugreifen, passen sie ihre Cookie Consent Einstellungen an.<\/p>\n                <p>Bitte beachten Sie, dass dabei Daten an Drittanbieter weitergegeben werden.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"placeholder-img\"\n                 src=\"https:\/\/www.alpecincycling.com\/app\/themes\/alpecincycling-com\/assets\/images\/placeholder-map.jpg\"\n                 alt=\"Google Maps placeholder image\"\n                 title=\"Google Maps placeholder\">\n            <\/div>        <\/div>\n\n        \n        <script>\n            if (!gpx) {\n                var gpx = [];\n            }\n            gpx[\"block_631b30447c38f\"] = \"\";\n        <\/script>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Home to England\u2019s largest forest and the biggest man-made lake in Northern Europe, Kielder Forest is a playground for adventure. It is so remote and quiet here that it is now classed as an official Dark Sky site, beloved of stargazers \u2013 and adventurous gravel cyclists too. \u201cThis is the location for the iconic Dirty Reiver event (a 200km off-road adventure), which is one of the best gravel races and challenges I have ever done in the UK,\u201d explains Hall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;ve done it several times and each time I have lucked out with the weather and the company. It&#8217;s 100% an event you should look at joining, especially with how good their feed stops are. 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