Western Loop (acw) around the North Yorkshire Moors

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84.5 mi
5,906 ft
05h26
Hard

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Last verified: 13 May 2025

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This roadbike route takes you around the Western part of the famous North Yorkshire Moors National Park in anticlockwise direction.

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Difficulty level: Hard (87/100)

Length: 84.5 mi

Duration: 05h26


Total ascent: 5,906 ft

Maximal slope: 7.6 %

Average slope: 1.3 %

Net ascent: 0 ft

Total descent: 5,906 ft

Roads and subsoil

Paved roads: 84.5 mi (100 %)

Cobblestones: 0 ft (0 %)

Bike paths: 214 ft (0 %)

Scenery

Car free roads: 214 ft (0 %)

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Urban area

Water rich area

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        Start and end of the route

        Closest address to start and end: Birdgate, YO18 7AL Ryedale, Engeland, VK

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        Places of interest

        1. The Black Swan

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        2. Lady Lumley's School

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          Lady Lumley's School is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Pickering, …
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        3. Tabular Hills

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        4. The Great Yorkshire Brewery

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          The Great Yorkshire Brewery is situated in the village of Cropton in the Ryedale district of …
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        5. Houlsyke

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          Houlsyke is a hamlet in the Glaisdale civil parish of the Borough of Scarborough, in North …
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        6. Danby

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          Danby is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England. …
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        7. Danby railway station

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          Danby railway station serves the village of Danby in the parish of Danby, North Yorkshire, …
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        8. Ainthorpe

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          Ainthorpe is a village in the civil parish of Danby and the Scarborough
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        9. Castleton

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          Castleton is a village on the River Esk, part of the civil parish of Danby in the county of North …
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        10. Castleton Moor railway station

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          Castleton Moor railway station serves the village of Castleton in North Yorkshire, England. It is …
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        11. Commondale railway station

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          Commondale railway station serves the village of Commondale in North Yorkshire, England. It is …
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        12. Commondale

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          Commondale is a village and civil parish in the Scarborough district of North Yorkshire, England …
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        13. Kildale

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          Kildale is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies …
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        14. Kildale railway station

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          Kildale is a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, which runs between Middlesbrough and Whitby. …
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        15. Easby Moor

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          Easby Moor is a hill located in the civil parish of Little Ayton in the North York Moors national …
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        16. Easby

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          Easby is a village and civil parish in Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It lies …
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        17. Ingleby railway station

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          Ingleby railway station was a railway station built to serve the village of Ingleby Greenhow in …
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        18. Ingleby Greenhow

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          Ingleby Greenhow is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, …
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        19. Great Broughton

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          Great Broughton is a village in the Great and Little Broughton civil parish of the Hambleton …
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        20. Kirkby

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          Kirkby is a village and civil parish in Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, near …
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        21. Great Busby

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          Great Busby is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. …
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        22. Little Busby

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          Little Busby is a civil parish in the Hambleton District of North Yorkshire, England. It is near …
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        23. Carlton in Cleveland

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          Carlton in Cleveland is a village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England, and on …
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        24. Busby Hall

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          Busby Hall is a Grade II* listed Country House in Little Busby, North Yorkshire, England, close to …
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        25. Cleveland Hills

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          The Cleveland Hills are a range of hills on the north-west edge of the North York Moors in North …
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        26. Chop Gate

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          Chop Gate is a small village in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire, England. The village …
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        27. Bilsdale

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          Bilsdale is a dale in the western part of the North York Moors in North Yorkshire, England. The …
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        28. Laskill

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          Laskill is a small hamlet in Bilsdale, 5 miles north-west of Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England, …
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        29. Hawnby

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          Hawnby is a small crossroads village and civil parish in Rye Dale in the North York Moors National …
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        30. Cold Kirby

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          Cold Kirby is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. The …
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        31. Rievaulx

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          Rievaulx is a small village and civil parish in Rye Dale within the North York Moors National …
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        32. Rievaulx Abbey

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          Did you know that during Advent at Rievaulx Abbey, the monks' diet was even more austere than …
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        33. Helmsley Castle

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          Helmsley Castle was a 12th century castle in York and the site of a dramatic siege during the …
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        34. Church of All Saints

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          The Church of All Saints is an Anglican parish church serving the town of Helmsley in North …
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        35. Helmsley

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          Helmsley is a market town and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. …
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        36. Helmsley railway station

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          Helmsley railway station served the market town of Helmsley in North Yorkshire from 1871 until …
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        37. The Star Inn

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          The Star Inn is a restaurant located in Harome near Helmsley in North Yorkshire, England. The pub …
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        38. St Saviour's Church

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          St Saviour's Church, Harome is a Grade II listed parish church in the Church of England in Harome, …
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        39. Harome

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          The village Harome (Ryedale)
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        40. Harome

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          Harome is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, …
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        41. Muscoates

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          Muscoates is a hamlet in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It lies on the River …
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        42. Salton

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          Salton is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. The …
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        43. Normanby

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          Normanby is a village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England. It is …
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        44. Costa Beck

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          The source of Costa Beck is Keld Head Spring 0.5 mi west of Pickering. It is a tributary of the …

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        45. Beck Isle Museum

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          Beck Isle Museum of Rural Life is a social history museum in Pickering, North Yorkshire, England. …
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        46. Pickering railway station

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          Pickering railway station is the southern terminus of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and serves …
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        47. St Peter and St Paul's Church

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          The Church of St Peter and St Paul, Pickering is the parish church of the market town of Pickering …
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        The Black Swan
        Lady Lumley's School
        Tabular Hills
        The Great Yorkshire Brewery
        Houlsyke
        Danby
        Danby railway station
        Ainthorpe
        Castleton
        Castleton Moor railway station
        Commondale railway station
        Commondale
        Kildale
        Kildale railway station
        Easby Moor
        Easby
        Ingleby railway station
        Ingleby Greenhow
        Great Broughton
        Kirkby
        Great Busby
        Little Busby
        Carlton in Cleveland
        Busby Hall
        Cleveland Hills
        Chop Gate
        Bilsdale
        Laskill
        Hawnby
        Cold Kirby
        Rievaulx
        Rievaulx Abbey
        Helmsley Castle
        Church of All Saints
        Helmsley
        Helmsley railway station
        The Star Inn
        St Saviour's Church
        Harome
        Harome
        Muscoates
        Salton
        Normanby
        Costa Beck
        Beck Isle Museum
        Pickering railway station
        St Peter and St Paul's Church
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