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Dent Village – The Coal Road Climb loop from Dentdale

Dent Village – The Coal Road Climb loop from Dentdale

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5.0

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Dent Village – The Coal Road Climb loop from Dentdale

04:04

80.8km

1,160m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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74 m

Dent Village

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A real must-visit village with cobbled streets, little lumps and gorgeous pastel-coloured houses. On clear days you can see as far as the sea in on direction and towards the …

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6.61 km

Coal Road from Cowgill

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Tough road, Toughest at the bottom. It doesn't relent easily, but stick with it & it will succumb to your will.

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10.5 km

The Coal Road Climb

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Magnificently tough from either side, the climb from Garsdale Head station is iconic. The road has been resurfaced in 2017 and is now one of the best quiet stretches in the Cold Dark North.

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13.0 km

The Coal Road Climb from Garsdale Head

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Ooh err, grit your teeth. As soon as you are under the railway bridge, the road kicks up steeply. The vicious slope doesn't last too long although the respite is …

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19.2 km

Mallerstang Valley Road in Yorkshire Dales National Park

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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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21.2 km

Ash Bank

Forest

26.9 km

Janny Wood

Forest

43.5 km

Little Asby Road Through Yorkshire Dales

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44.7 km

View of Sunbiggin Tarn

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Great wild moorland road between Tarn Moor and Ravenstonedale Moor in north-eastern Cumbria.
The road runs from Orton in the west over the moor and down to the junction for …

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59.8 km

Grayrigg Climb, Upper Lune Valley

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A difficult and lengthy drag up to Grayrigg from the Lune Gorge - slightly pitchy and a constant struggle with the steepest parts at the start and the top. Not …

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80.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

69.9 km

10.7 km

302 m

Surfaces

69.1 km

11.4 km

164 m

145 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

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Thursday 25 June

28°C

16°C

53 %

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Dent Village – The Coal Road Climb loop from Dentdale

Dent Village

Coal Road from Cowgill

The Coal Road Climb

The Coal Road Climb from Garsdale Head

Mallerstang Valley Road in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Little Asby Road Through Yorkshire Dales

View of Sunbiggin Tarn

Grayrigg Climb, Upper Lune Valley

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