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Kirkbymoorside

Blakey Bank Summit – The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge loop from Kirkbymoorside

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Kirkbymoorside

Blakey Bank Summit – The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge loop from Kirkbymoorside

Hard

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Blakey Bank Summit – The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge loop from Kirkbymoorside

04:20

86.8km

1,350m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 10, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

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Start point

Bus stop

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13.7 km

Blakey Bank Summit

Highlight • Climb

Highest point in the North York Moors with beautiful views in all directions. From here you can take several options to cycle down.

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14.6 km

Spectacularly situated at one of the highest points in the North York Moors National Park, the Lion is a 16th-century inn that serves good food and offers bed and breakfast accommodation. Occupying an elevated perch at 1,325 feet (404 m) on Blakey Ridge, the inn enjoys excellent views of Rosedale and Farndale. It's a marvellously remote objective for any walk on the beautiful moors.

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17.1 km

Young Ralph Cross

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Young Ralph Cross stands at the meeting point of two moorland roads, high on windswept Danby High Moor. It has become an emblem of the North York Moors National Park and is the centre of various old folk tales.

The 10-foot high (3 m) gritstone cross is of uncertain age, with some historians suggesting 11th-century origins. There was once a letter 'R' carved on its south face, though it is no longer visible today.

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23.8 km

Old Chapel Café

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this is a good place to stop a nice toilets reasonable pricing and it's in between some of the biggest Hills that I've ever ridden on in a long time

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24.0 km

Climb from Castleton to Commondale

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Gentle climb out of Castleton with great views. 3km at 4 percent average so it doesn't pose any major difficulty!

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30.5 km

Lockwood Beck Plantation

Forest

42.6 km

Saltburn Seafront

Highlight • Viewpoint

Sea views and fish and chips.

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47.6 km

Spring Wood

Forest

69.3 km

Fat Betty Waymarker

Highlight • Viewpoint

Fat Betty is a waymarker and boundary marker on Danby High Moor. It is thought to date from the 12th century and may once have had a wooden cross atop.

A wonderful tradition exists at Fat Betty of leaving a gift of food for any travellers who pass by after you and need a snack to help them on their way. So if you are at risk of bonking and are out of food, this is the place to sort you out.

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70.0 km

Blakey Ridge

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Stunning views. The climb is a long, steady slog both ways, but rewarded with a great descent into Castleton (heading north) or Hutton-le-Hole (south)

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86.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

80.7 km

4.07 km

2.06 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

84.6 km

1.98 km

202 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (420 m)

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Weather

Friday 26 June

29°C

14°C

73 %

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Blakey Bank Summit – The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge loop from Kirkbymoorside

Blakey Bank Summit

The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge

Young Ralph Cross

Old Chapel Café

Climb from Castleton to Commondale

Saltburn Seafront

Fat Betty Waymarker

Blakey Ridge

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