The West Yorkshire Cycle Route - Guides and Maps
I know of three sources for maps and guidance - each with their strong points. Do use one of them - the route is generally well-sign posted, but there are gaps and "mistakes"; the real .......s are the vandals who turn signs round to face a different way; yes, I have been caught this way.
- Excellent laminated sheet map, the West Yorkshire Cycle Route, produced for the five metropolitan councils and available from Leeds City Council (free on request - send an A5 sized SAE to the Dept of Highways and Transportation, Leonardo Building, 2 Rossington Street, Leeds LS2 8HB; or on sale in local bookshops for £2.50). Handy and easy to use on a bicycle, reasonably durable, good mapping, and pretty well up-to-date.
- Richard Peace has written a handy book, the West Yorkshire Cycle Way (published 1995, Hillside Publications; currently £5.50; ISBN 1 870141 38 5). Inevitably, his route details are now sometimes out-of-date - they've built a couple of motorways since then. For all that, a very useful backup resource - with information about the communities you pass through, route profiles (spot the steep climbs!), and several "diversionary extensions".
- And of course Sustrans, who include "Other signed on-road cycle routes", and "Other traffic-free cycle routes" (such as the WYCR) on their National Cycle Network mapping. This is a vast and superb resource - my simple web pages include a link to a Sustrans map for the start of that part of the route; you can navigate very easily, following the orange line, and get information on local attractions and resources.
Some of the groups and resources on the Links page may also have complimentary information.