Cowthorpe, Cattal, Whixley, Boroughbridge (39 miles)

Follifoot, Spofforth, cycletrack to Wetherby (gravel). Out of Wetherby on well-surfaced cycle track, and past racecourse. L to Walton, follow road to T-junction and turn L. Cross Wetherby-York road and continue to Cattal. Continue to A59,cross over and into Whixley. Continue to Thorp Underwood, Ouseburn, the Dunsforths, Aldborough and into Boroughbridge(café). Minskip, Staveley, Farnham, Knaresborough and Harrogate.