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Kilnsey Crag – Ribblehead Viaduct loop from Bentham

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Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
Yorkshire And The Humber
Bentham

Kilnsey Crag – Ribblehead Viaduct loop from Bentham

Hard

17

riders

Kilnsey Crag – Ribblehead Viaduct loop from Bentham

09:51

186km

2,970m

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: October 8, 2026

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After 148 km for 525 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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18.2 km

River Ribble

Lake

30.7 km

Archaeological Site

Archaeological Site

3

44.5 km

Kilnsey Crag

Highlight • Natural Monument

On a dry day you will see people climbing the cliff face

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46.6 km

lynchets

Archaeological Site

52.4 km

Kettlewell Meadows

Nature Reserve

6

61.7 km

Fleet Moss Approach

Highlight • Mountain Pass

I love riding down this road, the scenery is stunning

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7

66.0 km

Fleet Moss Climb from Oughtershaw

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A road that simply has to be ridden if only to boast that you've ridden Yorkshire's highest road. The top of it is 602 metres above sea level.

Unfortunately the …

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8

77.6 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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82.6 km

Buttertubs Pass

Mountain Pass

89.3 km

Yellands Meadow

Nature Reserve

94.5 km

Rowleth Wood

Forest

103 km

Lead Flue

Ruins

13

131 km

Lamps Moss Climb

Highlight • Viewpoint

One of the famous 100 Climbs - this beauty is steep at the bottom, then gradual and then savage for 100m at the end. Great descent off the other side heading on toward Buttertubs and the heart of the Dales

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14

145 km

A fine rolling road with excellent views in all directions. Traffic is generally light, so there's only the wind to worry about!

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148 km

Lunds

Forest

16

163 km

View of Dent Head Viaduct

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The Dent Head Viaduct is now used by the Settle-Carlisle Railway but was built between 1869 and 1875 for the Midland Railway Company. It has 10 arches and is 100ft …

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164 km

Top o'Dent

Mountain Pass

18

170 km

Ribblehead Viaduct

Highlight • Viewpoint

To see this viaduct in all its glory I would seriously suggest heading up towards the top of Whernside, once at the peak head on the southern track for about …

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B

186 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

183 km

2.26 km

621 m

Surfaces

142 km

43.9 km

525 m

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Tuesday 20 October

9°C

5°C

78 %

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