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North York Moors Cycleway (overall figure of eight) — North York Moors National Park

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Ryedale

Pickering

North York Moors Cycleway (overall figure of eight) — North York Moors National Park

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North York Moors Cycleway (overall figure of eight) — North York Moors National Park

18:33

279km

3,960m

Cycling

This long 279 km route will ensure you have seen as much of the Moors as you possibly can. Starting and finishing in Pickering, you will see the beautiful Dalby Forest, the dramatic coast between Scarborough and Whitby, the spectacular heathery Danby High Moor, the historic village of Rosedale Abbey…

by North York Moors National Park

Last updated: June 12, 2024

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After 63.4 km for 54 m

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5.38 km

Thornton-le-Dale — Village Highlights

Highlight • Settlement

Great is the call of the village of Thornton-le-Dale, often considered one of the prettiest villages in Yorkshire.

The thatched cottage, called Beck Isle, next to Thornton Beck, is a …

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11.1 km

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is the usual place where people go when they choose to do their Dalby Forest adventures! There is a car park here, a café, tourist information, trail maps, a …

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18.9 km

Dalby Forest Drive

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

A very comfortable tarmac stretch for a few kilometres on Dalby Forest Drive between Red Dike and Bickley Gate. An opportunity for smooth, fun and joyous pedalling in between the …

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45.3 km

Beacon Windmill

Highlight • Monument

This striking structure, next to Cobb Farm and Wellfield Farm, was built in 1858 for William Hammond, who was a landlord of the Raven Hill Estate. The mill was in …

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48.7 km

View of Robin Hood's Bay from the Cinder Track

Highlight • Viewpoint

The Cinder Track extends from Robin Hood's Bay to Scarborough along the coastline, almost completely traffic-free for 21.5 miles (34.6 km).

Running along the path that used to be home …

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53.2 km

Robin Hood's Bay Village

Highlight • Historical Site

The village, which consists of a maze of tiny streets, has a tradition of smuggling. Robin Hood’s Bay is reputed to have a network of subterranean passageways linking the houses. …

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53.4 km

Cinder Track: Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

This is the bit of the Cinder Track with the best views. This shared-use path used to be the Scarborough to Whitby railway between 1885 to 1965, but now it's …

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63.5 km

Whitby Harbour

Highlight • Historical Site

Whitby is a traditional seaside town that is dearly loved by young and old alike. With a glorious golden beach, quirky cobbled streets that wind enticingly through old taverns and …

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65.2 km

Whitby North Promenade and Beach Huts

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a great road to take either into or out of Whitby. From high up you can appreciate the vastness of the North Sea and people watch those promenading …

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77.2 km

Egton Village Green and John Foster Monument

Highlight • Settlement

This is one lovely village to make a stop at. The views from the High Street (particularly towards the south) are fantastic. There is a wonderful green, with a few …

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84.8 km

Oakley Walls

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Oakley Walls is a lane linking Danby and Lealholmside. Note: if you're coming from the Danby side, you have quite some climbing to do! Once on top, it's relatively flat, …

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96.7 km

Danby High Moor

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

A minor road through the delightfully desolate, heathery and lonely Danby High Moor with distant views to Roseberry Topping to the west.

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107 km

Rosedale Abbey Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

Rosedale Abbey is a must to stop at. It is a village right in the centre of North York Moors National Park: descent into it from just about any direction …

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117 km

St. Mary's Church, Lastingham

Highlight • Settlement

A very lovely village with some serious history going back to the 7th century. At the site of the present St Mary's Church here, was founded by St Cedd of …

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124 km

View of Spaunton Moor from Gillamoor Bank

Highlight • Viewpoint

A slightly shockingly beautiful view from here - surprising (walking the streets of Gilamoor, this view comes pretty much out of nowhere!). There is a bench provided from which you can admire Douthwaite Dale and the moors beyond.

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131 km

Ousegill Bridge

Highlight • Structure

A gorgeous bridge over Ouse Gill, a tributary of Hodge Beck. Set in the stunning Bransdale moorlands. I've seen this beautiful stone bridge described by others as "photogenic". There is …

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145 km

St Mary Magdalene Church, North York Moors

Highlight • Historical Site

This church was built in 1882 by the renowned Victorian church architect Temple Moore (another of his churches is just down the road in Carlton) for people who lived in …

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160 km

Nunnington Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

This National Trust property is a 17th-century manor house. You will find a sheltered walled garden here outside, and inside an oak-panelled hall, family rooms and even a haunted room! …

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182 km

Kilburn White Horse

Highlight • Historical Site

Kilburn White Horse is one of the most famous landmarks in North Yorkshire. The turf-cut figure, the most northerly of its kind in Britain, is 314 feet (96 m) long …

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192 km

Peak Scar Road Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

One of the best views of the North York Moors. A good road surface and some great climbing to get there too.

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205 km

Square Corner Car Park, Thimbleby Moor

Highlight • Parking

Square Corner might just be a car park, but this is a car park to end all car parks! On Thimbleby Moor, with views of the Black Hambleton hill to …

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209 km

Osmotherley Village Green and Medieval Cross

Highlight • Monument

Osmotherley is a small village with a café, pub & toilets. The Cross on the green is medieval and has been used as a meeting and preaching place for many …

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215 km

Holy Cross Church, Swainby

Highlight • Historical Site

A beautiful beck, gorgeous historic bridges, an impressive 19th century church (Holy Cross), ruins of a castle nearby (Whorlton Castle) and slightly ridiculously beautiful views almost right from High Street: …

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233 km

Saint Andrew's Church, Ingleby Greenhow

Highlight • Historical Site

Ingleby Greenhow is a tiny village on the edge of North York Moors (the name derives from old Saxon to mean "Englishman's green hill"). A very pretty and certainly very …

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242 km

Kildale Moor Road

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A fabulous spin through Kildale Moor on this road. Undulating terrain with a good climb to get up here. Plus the views are extraordinary! You'll get a terrific sense of freedom around here.

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252 km

Fat Betty Moorland Cross

Highlight • Monument

This cross is known as Fat Betty, one of several moorland crosses, used in the past as waymarkers.

It's a wonderful place with captivating views over the Rosedale Head moorland, …

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279 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

253 km

8.29 km

6.69 km

5.82 km

5.63 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

208 km

64.7 km

5.01 km

868 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (420 m)

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Wednesday 6 May

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Comments

December 30, 2023

This long 279 km route will ensure you have seen as much of the Moors as you possibly can. Starting and finishing in Pickering, you will see the beautiful Dalby Forest, the dramatic coast between Scarborough and Whitby, the spectacular heathery Danby High Moor, the historic village of Rosedale Abbey

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North York Moors Cycleway (overall figure of eight) — North York Moors National Park

Thornton-le-Dale — Village Highlights

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre

Dalby Forest Drive

Beacon Windmill

View of Robin Hood's Bay from the Cinder Track

Robin Hood's Bay Village

Cinder Track: Whitby to Robin Hood's Bay

Whitby Harbour

Whitby North Promenade and Beach Huts

Egton Village Green and John Foster Monument

Oakley Walls

Danby High Moor

Rosedale Abbey Village Green

St. Mary's Church, Lastingham

View of Spaunton Moor from Gillamoor Bank

Ousegill Bridge

St Mary Magdalene Church, North York Moors

Nunnington Hall

Kilburn White Horse

Peak Scar Road Climb

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Osmotherley Village Green and Medieval Cross

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