National Cycle Route 66
National Cycle Network Route 66 is a Sustrans National Route that runs from Kingston upon Hull to Manchester via Beverley, York and Leeds.
Between Pocklington and York it forms part of the Way of the Roses challenge route. In 1998 the section of route 66 between Hull and York was branded The White Rose cycle route. This branding is no longer in use.
Route
Hull to York
The route leaves Hull via its Northern suburbs. Between Cottingham and passing Beverley Minster, it coincides with National [Cycle Route 1], via the A164 and A1035 roads to the villages of Cherry Burton and Etton. Beyond Etton Route 1 departs to the north, and Route 66 runs along minor roads parallel to the Hudson Way, a rail trail along the former York to Beverley Line. The route heads generally westwards, passing south of Goodmanham and then through the centre of Market Weighton. The Hull to Market Wieghton section is long.From Market Weighton, Route 66 takes a more northerly turn and follows minor roads to Pocklington via Londesborough and Burnby. Beyond Pocklington it heads northwest to Stamford Bridge, where it crosses the River Derwent via the disused railway viaduct. It then heads southwest along an off-road route to Dunnington and thence to Murton, home of the Yorkshire Museum of Farming on the outskirts of York. At Osbaldwick the route briefly follows the line of the former Derwent Valley Light Railway towards the city centre. At a junction with Route 658 the route heads through the southern suburbs of the city, passing through the campus of York University to cross the River Ouse via the Millennium Bridge. The section between Market Weighton and York is long.
The section of Route 66 between Pocklington and York is part of the Way of the Roses challenge ride.
York to Leeds
Route 66 between York and Leeds is still under development. From York's Millennium Bridge it follows the off-road York-Selby cycle path, which is part of Route 65. It separates from Route 65 at Bishopthorpe and takes country lanes for to Tadcaster. As of Summer 2017 this section was unsigned.The route between Tadcaster and Bramham has yet to be determined.
Running south from Bramham parallel to the A1(M) to Aberford, the route then takes an off-road track, through the Parlington estate to Garforth and hence on and off-road sections through Temple Newsam and into Leeds via the River Aire towpath. Bramham to Leeds is long.