Rides suitable for families ideally have large sections off road using disused railway lines or purpose built tracks often with refreshment opportunities.
Here are a few suggestions:
- Cinder track: http://www.discoveryorkshirecoast.com/what-to-do-attractions/leisure-activities/cycling-on-the-yorkshire-coast/scarborough-to-whitby-trail.aspx from Scarbourough to Whitby
- Solar system ride: http://www.york.ac.uk/solar/ York to Selby
- Bank Newton: http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/24048/Horse-and-bike-rides family ride near Skipton
- Harrogate to Knaresborough: http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/article/24048/Horse-and-bike-rides via the Dragon and Beryl Burton cycleways
- York to Benningborough: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map/route/cycle-york-to-beningbrough#./cycle-york-to-beningbrough?&_suid=138926855053105021553111581617 on national route 65
- Safe cycle routes – Sustrans – North Yorkshire and across the UK: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/ncn/map?lat=52.9399536226057&lng=-2.3247582499999453&zoom=6&route-type=all-routes®ion=England
- Children and families – Sustrans: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/change-your-travel/children-and-families