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Grinton Moor – Tan Hill Road Climb loop from Masham

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Harrogate

Masham

Grinton Moor – Tan Hill Road Climb loop from Masham

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Grinton Moor – Tan Hill Road Climb loop from Masham

05:23

107km

1,540m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

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After 69.8 km for 302 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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599 m

Masham Bridge

Highlight • Monument

Masham Bridge is a grade II listed building over the River Ure. It replaced an ancient bridge in 1754

There are lovely tree-lined views in either direction as it takes the A6108 into Masham or out towards Low Burton Hall.

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8.88 km

Ashley Carr

Forest

29.2 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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33.2 km

Start of the Ascent to Tan Hill

Highlight • Climb

Check the weather forecast before setting off and carry extra layers if necessary.

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34.3 km

Reeth to Tan Hill Road

Highlight • Trail

The road between Reeth and Tanhill takes you below Reeth Low Moor and through Arkengarthdale and provides wonderful views in both directions.

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38.0 km

Lead Flue

Ruins

49.7 km

Tan Hill Inn – Britain's Highest Inn

Highlight • Pub

At 1,732 feet (528m), this historic Inn is the highest in Great Britain!

On the border of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales near the village of Keld, the pub is …

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51.2 km

Tan Hill Road Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Just when you thought that the switchbacks at West Stonesdale were the hard bit of the climb to the pub, you hit this.

A gradual drag leads to a bend …

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56.1 km

Scenic Lanes of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Between Lamps Moss and Buttertubs - some gorgeous open valleys with rolling grippy Dales roads.

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60.4 km

Mill Holme Meadow

Nature Reserve

62.7 km

Yellands Meadow

Nature Reserve

63.4 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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98.8 km

Abbey Hill Plantation

Forest

107 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

84.6 km

22.1 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

88.0 km

18.8 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Thursday 7 May

16°C

7°C

57 %

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Grinton Moor – Tan Hill Road Climb loop from Masham

Masham Bridge

Grinton Moor

Start of the Ascent to Tan Hill

Reeth to Tan Hill Road

Tan Hill Inn – Britain's Highest Inn

Tan Hill Road Climb

Scenic Lanes of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale

Oxnop to Crow Trees Descent

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