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Moor to Sea Cycle Network: 10a Easby to Rosedale Abbey — North York Moors National Park

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Easby

Moor to Sea Cycle Network: 10a Easby to Rosedale Abbey — North York Moors National Park

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Moor to Sea Cycle Network: 10a Easby to Rosedale Abbey — North York Moors National Park

02:31

30.6km

410m

Cycling

An exhilarating moorland ride that starts with a deceptively gentle cycle through the margins of the Cleveland Plain.

You'll then face a mettle-testing climb up the infamous Ingleby Incline on the former Rosedale Mineral Railway. The reward is an easy cruise along the old railway trackbed over high moorland, enjoying…

by North York Moors National Park

Last updated: June 12, 2024

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7.83 km

Ingleby Incline View

Highlight • Climb

A superb descent (or climb, in which case there's some significant leg work ahead of you!) to/from Battersby Plantation down below.

This used to be a railway track, built in …

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9.39 km

Bloworth Crossing

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Bloworth Crossing used to be a railway crossing. The railway line (carrying iron ore) ran from Battersby to Rosedale for 11 miles. These days, it is a cycling and walking/hiking …

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18.7 km

View from Blakey Junction

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Rosedale is a cycling paradise, both for road (it's used a lot in the Tour of Britain/Yorkshire) and for off road too. It's hilly terrain, but the views are more than worth it.

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22.5 km

Fat Betty Moorland Cross

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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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30.6 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.7 km

9.57 km

2.91 km

2.39 km

Surfaces

14.9 km

14.8 km

961 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Wednesday 6 May

13°C

1°C

14 %

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Comments

December 30, 2023

An exhilarating moorland ride that starts with a deceptively gentle cycle through the margins of the Cleveland Plain.
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You'll then face a mettle-testing climb up the infamous Ingleby Incline on the former Rosedale Mineral Railway. The reward is an easy cruise along the old railway trackbed over high moorland