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Grinton Moor – Tan Hill Road Climb loop from Richmond

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Richmondshire

Richmond

Grinton Moor – Tan Hill Road Climb loop from Richmond

Hard

105

riders

Grinton Moor – Tan Hill Road Climb loop from Richmond

04:22

88.6km

1,310m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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813 m

View of Richmond Castle from the River Swale Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

From the bridge over the River Swale there is a wonderful view of Richmond Castle.

The castle is a Norman Fortress, built to keep in check 'the rebellious North' in …

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24.5 km

Grinton Moor

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Once you've left Grinton and have crossed the steep cattle grid, keep going straight on to reach Grinton Moor. (There's a turning on your right after the cattle grid to …

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28.4 km

Start of the Ascent to Tan Hill

Highlight • Climb

Check the weather forecast before setting off and carry extra layers if necessary.

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29.5 km

Reeth to Tan Hill Road

Highlight • Trail

The road between Reeth and Tanhill takes you below Reeth Low Moor and through Arkengarthdale and provides wonderful views in both directions.

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33.3 km

Lead Flue

Ruins

44.9 km

Tan Hill Inn – Britain's Highest Inn

Highlight • Pub

At 1,732 feet (528m), this historic Inn is the highest in Great Britain!

On the border of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales near the village of Keld, the pub is …

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46.4 km

Tan Hill Road Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Just when you thought that the switchbacks at West Stonesdale were the hard bit of the climb to the pub, you hit this.

A gradual drag leads to a bend …

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51.4 km

Scenic Lanes of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Between Lamps Moss and Buttertubs - some gorgeous open valleys with rolling grippy Dales roads.

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55.6 km

Mill Holme Meadow

Nature Reserve

58.0 km

Yellands Meadow

Nature Reserve

58.6 km

Oxnop to Crow Trees Descent

Highlight • Cycleway

Crossing from Wensleydale, this stunning road drops in a series of swoops and turns. The final 300 m is precipitous and gravel strewn through three tight turns. Caution very much …

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63.2 km

Rowleth Wood

Forest

81.0 km

Side Bank Wood

Forest

88.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

75.3 km

13.3 km

113 m

Surfaces

83.1 km

5.64 km

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Wednesday 27 May

23°C

9°C

0 %

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Grinton Moor – Tan Hill Road Climb loop from Richmond

View of Richmond Castle from the River Swale Bridge

Grinton Moor

Start of the Ascent to Tan Hill

Reeth to Tan Hill Road

Tan Hill Inn – Britain's Highest Inn

Tan Hill Road Climb

Scenic Lanes of Swaledale and Arkengarthdale

Oxnop to Crow Trees Descent

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