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Rievaulx Abbey – Helmsley — Market Town loop from Bilsdale Midcable

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Bilsdale Midcable

Rievaulx Abbey – Helmsley — Market Town loop from Bilsdale Midcable

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Rievaulx Abbey – Helmsley — Market Town loop from Bilsdale Midcable

05:20

65.0km

1,010m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 9, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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Square Corner Car Park, Thimbleby Moor

Highlight • Parking

Square Corner might just be a car park, but this is a car park to end all car parks! On Thimbleby Moor, with views of the Black Hambleton hill to …

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16.0 km

Thimbleby Singletrack Trail

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Lovely bit of singletrack

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18.1 km

View of the Yorkshire Dales

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19.9 km

Cleveland Way Trail – North York Moors National Park

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Hesketh Dike

Archaeological Site

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Lambert Hag Wood

Forest

34.0 km

View of Rievaulx Abbey

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34.9 km

Rievaulx Abbey

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Such beautiful and complete ruins of what was once one of the grandest Cistercian abbeys – until Henry VIII set the Dissolution in motion. In the 1200s there were more …

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35.2 km

View of Rievaulx Abbey

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National Trust site that's well worth a stop off. No facilities or cafe or anything like that, but if you've got a picnic or just want to get some nice photos, then it's a must.

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40.0 km

Helmsley — Market Town

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The charming town of Helmsley is nestled in the heart of the picturesque North Yorkshire Moors.

Helmsley offers plenty to do and see. You could visit the imposing Helmsley Castle, …

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57.0 km

Birch Wood

Forest

65.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

30.7 km

28.3 km

2.05 km

1.79 km

1.56 km

511 m

110 m

Surfaces

32.8 km

30.2 km

1.80 km

203 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

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Wednesday 24 June

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Rievaulx Abbey – Helmsley — Market Town loop from Bilsdale Midcable

Square Corner Car Park, Thimbleby Moor

Thimbleby Singletrack Trail

View of the Yorkshire Dales

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Rievaulx Abbey

View of Rievaulx Abbey

Helmsley — Market Town

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