Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Get the App

Routes

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Cold Kirby

Rievaulx Raider – Gravel Explorer 38 km

Routes

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Cold Kirby

Rievaulx Raider – Gravel Explorer 38 km

Hard

4.9

(8)

riders

Rievaulx Raider – Gravel Explorer 38 km

03:25

36.8km

660m

Gravel riding

Enjoy the ebb and flow of pedalling within the River Rye watershed to Rievaulx with this scenic gravel route inspired by Rievaulx Abbey and the area’s rich monastic history.

Start-off by following the Fort trail and then onto the Cleveland Way through Boltby Forest before turning down into Hawnby, one…

by North York Moors National Park

Last updated: February 5, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Get Directions

1.05 km

Field Margin Singletrack, North York Moors

Highlight • Cycleway

A great stretch of cycle trail that's well surfaced around the margin of the field, adjacent to the road. This forms part of the Sutton Bank Fort and Paradise trails, …

Tip by

25.8 km

View of Rievaulx Abbey

Highlight • Viewpoint

National Trust site that's well worth a stop off. No facilities or cafe or anything like that, but if you've got a picnic or just want to get some nice photos, then it's a must.

Tip by

36.4 km

Cliff Plantation Singletrack Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

The final section of the Paradise and Fort trails from Sutton Bank leads you through Cliff Plantation. It's a twisty single track trail, though not technical and well surfaced, leading right to the car park.

Tip by

36.8 km

End point

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.8 km

9.18 km

8.84 km

2.20 km

765 m

Surfaces

18.7 km

13.4 km

4.33 km

203 m

159 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (370 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Tuesday 5 May

10°C

2°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 11.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

June 10, 2025

Enjoy the ebb and flow of pedalling within the River Rye watershed to Rievaulx with this scenic gravel route inspired by Rievaulx Abbey and the area’s rich monastic history.
﻿
Start-off by following the Fort trail and then onto the Cleveland Way through Boltby Forest before turning down into Hawnby, one

Want to know more?

This route was planned by komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Nearby routes

Hard

5.0

Hambleton Horizon – Gravel Explorer 50 km

04:46h

48.4km

850m

Hard

4.0

Howardian Hills loop from Yearsley

05:02h

55.4km

660m

Hard

4.9

Rievaulx Raider – Gravel Explorer 38 km

03:25h

36.8km

660m

Hard

4.6

Moorland Meander – Gravel Explorer 25 km

02:11h

23.9km

220m

Hard

Hutton-le-Hole village – Blakey Bank Summit loop from Hutton-le-Hole

02:20h

37.9km

450m

Moderate

5.0

Blakey Bank Summit – Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb loop from Rosedale

01:27h

22.0km

280m

Moderate

4.5

Sheriff's Pit – Blakey Bank Summit loop from Hutton-le-Hole

02:15h

37.4km

440m

Moderate

Blakey Bank Summit – Sheriff's Pit loop from The Lion Inn

01:56h

32.1km

400m

Hard

4.5

Levisham Railway Station – Dalby Forest loop from Pickering

02:56h

43.4km

530m

Hard

5.0

Rievaulx Abbey – Helmsley Castle loop from Wombleton

02:11h

36.2km

520m

Moderate

5.0

Blakey Bank Summit – View of Farndale loop from Rosedale Abbey

02:45h

45.7km

290m

Hard

4.5

Blakey Bank Summit – Descent from Kildale loop from Great Ayton

03:23h

48.2km

960m

Rievaulx Raider – Gravel Explorer 38 km

Field Margin Singletrack, North York Moors

View of Rievaulx Abbey

Cliff Plantation Singletrack Trail

Nearby routes

Sign up or log in to keep exploring this route

We value your privacy ⛰️

We value your privacy ⛰️