Good biking roads in the north east

[bigbad1001]

Hi folks,
I'm heading down to Darlington soon for a couple of days and I don't know the area well. Can anyone recommend some good roads in the area fro putting the beast through it's paces. I would probably just punch in the address into tom-tom and avoid motorways but that's not guaranteed to give me any bike friendly roads so if anyone has a recommendation I'd love to hear it.

Cheers

bert

[patrick]

B1257 from Stokesley to Helsmley.  I loved that road but there are a few 50 limits

or how about Darlington to Barnard Castle then westward up Teesdale through Middleton Teesdale, then B6277 to Alston. **

Then Alston A689 eastward down Weardale to Junction with A68 to get back to Darlington

NOTE **  if you go to Alston you'd be daft not to have run over Hartside pass on the A686 over to Penrith and back up the same road to Alson again.

[Lonewolf]

Make sure you punch in the post code for Hartside Cafe, just Google it, well worth a visit there.

[patrick]

Make sure you punch in the post code for Hartside Cafe, just Google it, well worth a visit there.

The cafe  on Hartside Pass between Alston and Penrith

[O.C.]

Hartside is good with great biking roads and views.........providing the weather is favourable 

[bigbad1001]

Thanks guys,
definitely going to have my breakfast in the hart side cafe then.

Cheers

B