RobF
Haven't worked out a route yet. I'm aiming for Stockton-on-Tees. I got the overall 280 trip length using the bike route option in Google Maps. I have friends who live a few miles south of York. If all goes to plan i would stay with them on the third night. The last day would then probably be York-Thirsk-Northallerton-Stockton.
In short, I think you about have it.
I'm doing a ride from York to Sunderland for the second time on Saturday with a group who have been many times before.
Their route pretty much follows the google maps cycling one.
Leave York on the east bank of the Ouse, then track north through the villages to Thirsk.
Not much alternative to a fairly busy A road from Thirsk to Northallerton.
From Northallerton it's mostly minor roads again through the likes of Brompton and Appleton Wiske, before dropping down to Yarm, then just a few miles to Stockton.
An awful lot of turns to follow, so that will certainly be a 'two hours stopped at junctions route finding' day.
On the plus side, it's dead flat and you will benefit if any wind is from the prevailing direction of the south west.
I hesitate to venture you could do it on one full charge, but an hour or so charging at lunch should be all the top up you need.
We will stop at Northallerton for lunch, almost certainly taken outside.
Plenty of choice as you may know, although the simplest way of getting water was a bargain crate of bottled from Morrisons.
Riding solo, you might be as well off in a village pub.
My comment there would be if you see somewhere likely, take it.
A lot of the villages no longer have a shop, let alone a pub.
