Way of the Roses

Way of the Roses
A typical Way of the Roses sign showing the red and white roses, a direction arrow and route number
Length	170 mi (270 km)
Location	Lancashire & Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Established	2010
Designation	NCN routes 69 68 688 65 658 66 164 1
Trailheads	Morecambe (west) 54°04′16″N 2°52′34″W / 54.0710°N 2.8760°W / 54.0710; -2.8760 (The Way of the Roses (Morecambe terminus)) Bridlington (east) 54°05′33″N 0°10′38″W / 54.0924°N 0.1772°W / 54.0924; -0.1772 (The Way of the Roses (Bridlington terminus))
Use	cycling pedestrians
Highest point	Greenhow, 1,325[1] ft (404 m)
Waymark
Surface	Varies from on-road, to traffic-free tarmac, compacted surface and cinder track
Website	Guide to the Way of the Roses
Trail map
Map of the Way of the Roses cycle route

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Legend
mi   69  to N 0 start Morecambe River Lune   6  to N & S 4 Lancaster River Lune River Lune 26 Clapham 27 end of   69    68  to N 35 Settle   68  to S 44   688  start Burnsall River Wharfe Appletreewick River Nidd 62 Pateley Bridge Brimham Rocks   67  to S Fountains Abbey & Studley Royal Park 77 Ripon 87 Boroughbridge River Ouse 97 end of   688    65  to N Beningbrough Hall   65  to S 108   658  start 108 York River Foss 110 end of   658    66  to S River Derwent 119 Stamford Bridge 127 Pocklington   66  to S at 126 start of   164  Millington 133   167  to N Huggate 143 end of   164    1  to S 146 Hutton Cranswick 151 Driffield Bridlington 170 end   1  to N mi

The Way of the Roses is a coast-to-coast long-distance cycle route of Great Britain and is based on minor roads, disused railway lines and specially constructed cycle paths. It lies entirely within the counties of Lancashire and Yorkshire, crossing the Yorkshire Dales and the Yorkshire Wolds in the North of England, passing through the historic cities of Lancaster, Ripon and York and scenic towns and villages including Settle and Pateley Bridge

At 170 miles (270 km) long,^[2] the route is designed for the whole range of cyclists, from families to cycling club riders. Although a challenge with some hard climbs, the highest point being over 1,312 feet (400 m), the route is steadily increasing in popularity^[when?] and is fully open and signed.

The route is named after the Wars of the Roses, a 15th-century war between the English dynastic families Lancaster and York.^[3]