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Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb – Bank Top Iron Kilns loop from Kirkbymoorside

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Kirkbymoorside

Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb – Bank Top Iron Kilns loop from Kirkbymoorside

Hard

3.0

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Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb – Bank Top Iron Kilns loop from Kirkbymoorside

02:07

32.0km

490m

Cycling

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

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

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4.08 km

Low Cross Standing Stone

Highlight • Monument

Low Cross, Christ Church, Three Faces

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9.62 km

Blackpark Plantation

Forest

15.6 km

The Crown Inn

Highlight • Pub

Whether starting your ride or finishing it here, this is a great place to stop. There is a great café here, which serves great food, and a general store - …

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15.8 km

Rosedale Abbey Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

Rosedale Abbey is a must to stop at. It is a village right in the centre of North York Moors National Park: descent into it from just about any direction …

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16.5 km

Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb

Highlight • Viewpoint

A famous road cycling climb that is often used in pro bike races. A tough climb that will really test you, but there's a brilliant view at the top which makes it worth it.

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17.2 km

The ironstone-rich landscape around Rosedale was totally transformed in Victorian times as demand for iron grew. So valuable was Rosedale Ironstone that 19th-century mine owners made every effort to extract it, even in remote areas.

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17.3 km

Rosedale East Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

Well worth a visit and a good reminder of the industrial heritage of the North York Moors area.

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17.7 km

Rosedale ROC Post

Highlight • Viewpoint

An ROC Post at the top of Rosedale Chimney Bank. Looks pretty much intact although the entrance as been welded shut.

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24.9 km

St. Mary's Church, Lastingham

Highlight • Settlement

A very lovely village with some serious history going back to the 7th century. At the site of the present St Mary's Church here, was founded by St Cedd of …

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25.7 km

Oldfield Pond

Lake

32.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.6 km

2.75 km

355 m

236 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

30.2 km

1.15 km

591 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Saturday 16 May

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Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb – Bank Top Iron Kilns loop from Kirkbymoorside

Low Cross Standing Stone

The Crown Inn

Rosedale Abbey Village Green

Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb

Bank Top Iron Kilns

Rosedale East Kilns

Rosedale ROC Post

St. Mary's Church, Lastingham

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