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Scandal Beck – Kirkby Stephen Parish Church loop from Asby

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Scandal Beck – Kirkby Stephen Parish Church loop from Asby

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Scandal Beck – Kirkby Stephen Parish Church loop from Asby

01:56

31.3km

300m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.8 km for 123 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.87 km

View of Cross Fell from Top Road above Great Asby

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Views across to Cross Fell

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8.69 km

Scandal Beck

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Very nice environment. Quiet place where you can take a break during a walk or bike ride.

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12.5 km

The Pink Geranium Café

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New owners, but still very cyclist friendly

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12.7 km

Kirkby Stephen Parish Church is often called the "Cathedral of the Dales" and, in Cumbria, only Kendal Parish Church is larger. The first was built in Anglo-Saxon times; it was replaced in 1170 by a Norman church. This was replaced by the present building in 1240 and has been altered in the centuries since, being partly rebuilt in 1847 and restored in the 1870s.

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12.9 km

Loki Stone

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10th century stone, in which a bearded figure of a chained devil is carved.
The figure represents the Norse god Loki, who is found in Christianity as one of the earliest symbols of the devil in human form, which is itself a northern concept and was spread across Europe by the Scandinavian peoples.
This Loki Stone is the only one of its kind in Britain and one of only two remaining in the whole of Europe.

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23.4 km

Gravel Track to Great Asby

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If you are coming down from the Helm road, when you hit the farm go through the yard and ignore the old bridleway sign. The farmer seems to have closed that off but if you go through and left you rejoin the bridleway and it is joyous gravel to the road to Great Asby. Nice route both ways.

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31.3 km

St Helen's Well and Great Asby Church

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Great Asby is a village about 5 miles (9 km) south of Appleby in the Eden district of Cumbria, England. It is part of the civil parish of Asby. The name comes from the Old Norse askr (as) and by (farm). The village church dedicated to Peter dates from 1863-66 and stands on a spot where a church must have stood since around 1160.
St. Helen's spring is famous for its healing properties. Until 1940, this source was the village's main water supply. Even in times of drought the spring never dried up. The area around the well was cleared and improved by villagers in 2008. The blue plate with the text in the local dialect and English testifies to this.

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31.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.2 km

1.02 km

975 m

124 m

Surfaces

29.3 km

1.69 km

368 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (150 m)

Weather

Sunday 5 July

19°C

14°C

14 %

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Scandal Beck – Kirkby Stephen Parish Church loop from Asby

View of Cross Fell from Top Road above Great Asby

Scandal Beck

The Pink Geranium Café

Kirkby Stephen Parish Church

Loki Stone

Gravel Track to Great Asby

St Helen's Well and Great Asby Church

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