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Oxnop to Crow Trees Descent – Grinton Moor loop from Middleham

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Richmondshire

Middleham

Oxnop to Crow Trees Descent – Grinton Moor loop from Middleham

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5.0

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Oxnop to Crow Trees Descent – Grinton Moor loop from Middleham

03:28

71.0km

1,050m

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: February 27, 2026

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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194 m

Middleham Village Square & Racehorse Parade

Highlight • Historical Site

The racehorses train every morning on the gallops above Middleham/Coverham. They return to the stables from around 10:45. We all know that horses don't understand humans on bikes. If you …

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29.7 km

Buttertubs Pass Climb from Hawes

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Also known as the ‘Cote de Buttertubs’ if you were watching the 2014 Tour. Don’t let its cutesy name fool you – this 4.5km ascent touches 17% in parts

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34.7 km

Buttertubs Pass Climb from Thwaite

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

The harder (100 Climbs) side of this monster pass. Not the way the Tour de France did it...

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39.1 km

Mill Holme Meadow

Nature Reserve

40.4 km

Muker Village

Highlight • Pub

Muker Village, excellent all round facilities for cyclists and walkers
Muker Village Stores & Tea Shop and Farmers Arms pub close by.
Clean public toilets, 20p charge.
Defibrillator located outside toilets.

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41.4 km

Yellands Meadow

Nature Reserve

42.0 km

Oxnop to Crow Trees Descent

Highlight • Cycleway

Crossing from Wensleydale, this stunning road drops in a series of swoops and turns. The final 300 m is precipitous and gravel strewn through three tight turns. Caution very much …

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45.8 km

Little Rowleth Wood

Forest

46.7 km

Rowleth Wood

Forest

55.8 km

Dales Bike Centre Café & Cakery

Highlight • Rest Area

Amazing cafe stop, fantastic food, great location, can't go wrong making this a mandatory cafe stop

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56.2 km

Grinton Moor

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Once you've left Grinton and have crossed the steep cattle grid, keep going straight on to reach Grinton Moor. (There's a turning on your right after the cattle grid to …

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60.6 km

Whipperdale Bank

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Great ride up from Redmire through to the top of the moor past Army shooting ranges. Very quiet and great scenery especially early in the morning. Nice quick downhill into …

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71.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.2 km

5.83 km

Surfaces

70.8 km

289 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 5 May

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Oxnop to Crow Trees Descent – Grinton Moor loop from Middleham

Middleham Village Square & Racehorse Parade

Buttertubs Pass Climb from Hawes

Buttertubs Pass Climb from Thwaite

Muker Village

Oxnop to Crow Trees Descent

Dales Bike Centre Café & Cakery

Grinton Moor

Whipperdale Bank

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