In reply to 2pints:
> (In reply to Andy Hudson)
> Yeh. looking at starting in Settle as car-less
>
> The Loop I meant was the Pennine Bridleway thingy
Ok,
if you do it anti-clockwise the steep uphill road section will be at the beginning, Once you leave the road it is rideable but the higher up you get it becomes more technical until you are level with kirkby fell then theres a downhill section and return via Gorbeck which is easy riding all the way back to settle
If you do it clockwise theres a steepish off road bit to start then fields and then Gorbeck which is easy riding, then over to Kirkby fell (uphill) and down to stockdale farm (downhill technical) then down steep hill into settle.
It all depends what you want at the start- Steep on road and technical uphill or steep off road and fields. The gorbeck (middle) section is easy either way