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Hambleton

Little Ayton

Great Ayton village centre – The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge loop from Great Ayton

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Bike touring routes & trails

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Hambleton

Little Ayton

Great Ayton village centre – The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge loop from Great Ayton

Hard

5.0

(3)

riders

Great Ayton village centre – The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge loop from Great Ayton

03:56

48.9km

830m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 48.9 km for 12 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.95 km

Great Ayton village centre

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a more sizeable village at the foot of Cleveland Hills and Roseberry Topping, so you will find places to eat and shop here easily. Situated beautifully within the …

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1.96 km

Captain Cook Monument and Bridge over the River Leven, Great Ayton

Highlight • River

There are beautiful views of the River Leven from the bridge here. Nearby, just a minute south of the bridge, there's a monument on the site of a cottage where …

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6.51 km

Atkinson's Wood

Forest

16.5 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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16.8 km

View North Over North York Moors

Highlight • Viewpoint

Top of Ingleby incline

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18.0 km

Bloworth Crossing

Highlight • Viewpoint

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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22.5 km

Old Railway Track, North York Moors National Park

Highlight • Trail

Great road. Lovely quiet track.

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27.3 km

View from Blakey Junction

Highlight • Trail

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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28.2 km

The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge

Highlight • Pub

Spectacularly situated at one of the highest points in the North York Moors National Park, the Lion is a 16th-century inn that serves good food and offers bed and breakfast …

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44.3 km

Pale End Plantation

Forest

48.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.0 km

15.8 km

2.00 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.6 km

15.8 km

3.35 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Sunday 12 July

19°C

12°C

0 %

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Great Ayton village centre – The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge loop from Great Ayton

Great Ayton village centre

Captain Cook Monument and Bridge over the River Leven, Great Ayton

Ingleby Incline View

View North Over North York Moors

Bloworth Crossing

Old Railway Track, North York Moors National Park

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The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge

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