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Great Ayton Village Centre – Below Highcliffe Nab loop from Stainton and Thornton

Great Ayton Village Centre – Below Highcliffe Nab loop from Stainton and Thornton

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Great Ayton Village Centre – Below Highcliffe Nab loop from Stainton and Thornton

02:57

43.6km

500m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 22, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 28.8 km for 180 m

After 32.0 km for 158 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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13.4 km

Captain Cook Monument and Bridge over the River Leven, Great Ayton

Highlight • River

There are beautiful views of the River Leven from the bridge here. Nearby, just a minute south of the bridge, there's a monument on the site of a cottage where …

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13.4 km

Great Ayton village centre

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a more sizeable village at the foot of Cleveland Hills and Roseberry Topping, so you will find places to eat and shop here easily. Situated beautifully within the …

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19.8 km

Climb Towards Pale End Plantation

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A short punchy Climb Towards the Pale End Plantation or at least the view of it. The climb itself is 0.3 Mile long with a average gradient of 10%, peaking at around 25% making line choice rather vital!

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21.1 km

Descent from Percy Rigg to Kildale

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Watch you speed as there is a gate 3/4 of the way down.

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22.8 km

Top of Unsuitables and Bottom of Percy Rigg

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A cross roads that can take you down the stony descent of Unsuitables or through the gate and up to Percy Rigg or off to the sides either across Pinchinthorpe …

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23.8 km

Below Highcliffe Nab

Highlight • Forest

Place for a breather before trying to ride up the Nab path.

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24.8 km

Hutton Lowcross Woods

Forest

27.9 km

Bousdale Wood

Forest

29.1 km

Guisborough Forest & Walkway Café

Highlight • Parking

It has a pay and display car park with access to Guisborough Woods with a large amount of mountain bike and gravel bike tracks. You can follow the old railway …

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29.2 km

BW Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Excellent little cafe at pinchinthorpe. I can highly recommend the bacon butties after a ride up onto the moors, WiFi available and card payments taken.

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43.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.1 km

13.1 km

5.98 km

2.51 km

681 m

325 m

Surfaces

20.7 km

19.9 km

2.38 km

700 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

16°C

11°C

19 %

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Great Ayton Village Centre – Below Highcliffe Nab loop from Stainton and Thornton

Captain Cook Monument and Bridge over the River Leven, Great Ayton

Great Ayton village centre

Climb Towards Pale End Plantation

Descent from Percy Rigg to Kildale

Top of Unsuitables and Bottom of Percy Rigg

Below Highcliffe Nab

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