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Swale Trail – Dales Bike Centre & Café loop from Keld

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Swale Trail – Dales Bike Centre & Café loop from Keld

Hard

4.5

(6)

150

riders

Swale Trail – Dales Bike Centre & Café loop from Keld

03:22

41.6km

600m

Cycling

Hard bike 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: February 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 39.4 km for 452 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Bus stop

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1

310 m

Keld Village

Highlight • Historical Site

Keld Resource Center is a kind of local history group that aims to promote the Upper Swaledale region, conserve (and restore) local heritage and introduce visitors to it.

Here you …

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2

733 m

Waterfall at Keld

Highlight • Waterfall

1.34 km

Kisdon Force Woods SSSI

Nature Reserve

4

2.27 km

Swinner Gill Ruins

Highlight • Structure

Follow the steep gravel track up to eventually intersect with the road to Tan Hill Inn.

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6.90 km

Elias's Stot Wood

Forest

6

9.56 km

Gunnerside Stone Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Built in the early 1830s as a way of providing employment for the people affected by the depression in the lead mining industry. The bridge was washed away in and rebuilt.

It carries the B6270 over the river Swale.

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7

16.1 km

Swale Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This is a lovely new riverside route, designed to be family friendly running from Reeth to Gunnerside.

There are no tricky sections (although if it's dry the gravel can get …

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8

20.5 km

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Highlight • Forest

It rained for the entire ride. we didn't find Tan Hill but had an amazing time trying!!

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9

20.9 km

Dales Bike Centre & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Food, cake, coffee, tea, cake, accommodation, bike hire, route suggestions, cake, an excellently stocked bike shop, and cake. Honestly, what more do you need?

The cafe is open 7 days …

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28.4 km

Swale Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

We have made a full video of the route so you can judge whether it is suitable:

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41.6 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.3 km

15.5 km

3.12 km

1.42 km

356 m

Surfaces

15.6 km

11.1 km

10.2 km

4.48 km

204 m

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Highest point (350 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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