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Sheriff's Pit – Bank Top Iron Kilns loop from Pickering

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Mountain biking trails

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Middleton

Sheriff's Pit – Bank Top Iron Kilns loop from Pickering

Moderate

5.0

(2)

riders

Sheriff's Pit – Bank Top Iron Kilns loop from Pickering

03:41

46.0km

690m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.89 km

Bull Ings SSSI

Nature Reserve

6.27 km

Muddy Path in North York Moors National Park

Highlight • Forest

This area is not easy to ride through. The surfaces were drying out making the mud thick and sticky. I had to use a tree branch to poke some of the collected lumps off the bike chainring and suspension areas

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17.6 km

Sheriff's Pit

Highlight • Structure

Sheriff’s Pit is the remains of an old ironstone mine. It originally opened as a drift mine in 1857 (where a horizontal shaft is driven into the seam) and was …

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25.2 km

Old Railway Line, North York Moors

Highlight • Trail

Fantastic elevated old railway line. Perfect for riding and taking in the views!

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27.6 km

Lime Kilns

Ruins

28.1 km

Ruins

30.9 km

Abbey Tea Rooms

Highlight • Cafe

Good place to stop for refreshments

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31.4 km

Chimney Bank Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Distance 0.9 miles (from the warning sign at the bottom to the sign at the top). Max Gradient 33%. The bottom part of the climb is gentler but soon it …

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32.4 km

Bank Top Iron Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

The ironstone-rich landscape around Rosedale was totally transformed in Victorian times as demand for iron grew. So valuable was Rosedale Ironstone that 19th-century mine owners made every effort to extract it, even in remote areas.

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32.6 km

Chimney Bank

Highlight • Viewpoint

Tough ride up to here and could be dangerous to go down, but fantastic views!

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35.6 km

Rocky Path in North York Moors National Park

Highlight • Natural

Be alert here. The surfaces are quite bumpy with some small rocks dotted about. There must be a mile or so within this region where the bikes suspension is needed …

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46.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

25.6 km

13.2 km

3.02 km

2.14 km

2.04 km

Surfaces

22.5 km

16.4 km

4.32 km

2.18 km

347 m

145 m

Elevation

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Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

29°C

16°C

45 %

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Sheriff's Pit – Bank Top Iron Kilns loop from Pickering

Muddy Path in North York Moors National Park

Sheriff's Pit

Old Railway Line, North York Moors

Abbey Tea Rooms

Chimney Bank Climb

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