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Danby Beacon – Glaisdale Rigg Descent loop from Grosmont

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Grosmont

Danby Beacon – Glaisdale Rigg Descent loop from Grosmont

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Danby Beacon – Glaisdale Rigg Descent loop from Grosmont

03:45

47.0km

890m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 23.7 km for 480 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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180 m

Grosmont Station – North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Highlight • Monument

In Grosmont you can meet the North Yorkshire Moors Railways and their old steam locomotives! Class!

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9.99 km

Danby Beacon

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Old gravel road upto the top.

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12.6 km

Danby Beacon

Highlight • Historical Site

Danby Beacon dates back to the 1600s, when Britain was living under the threat of French invasion. Fast forward to the 1930s and the site became one of the first …

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15.8 km

Danby Bakery and Tea Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Nice fresh sandwiches good coffee, sit inside or out.

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17.8 km

Danby Park (Park End Woods)

Forest

19.3 km

Downe Arms, Castleton

Highlight • Pub

Locally farmed produce, very reasonably priced Sunday Roast served with Yorkshire Puddings. Plus they sell Black Sheep Ale. It just doesn't get any better! Very pretty village.

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19.3 km

Old Chapel Café

Highlight • Cafe

this is a good place to stop a nice toilets reasonable pricing and it's in between some of the biggest Hills that I've ever ridden on in a long time

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23.7 km

View of Westerdale and Dry Stone Walls

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A classic feature of the North York Moors National Park, this area is ideal for some dry stone wall appreciation!

Built and maintained over hundreds of years, the dry stone …

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36.1 km

Glaisdale Rigg Descent

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

47.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

29.9 km

7.58 km

3.71 km

3.54 km

2.00 km

300 m

Surfaces

18.7 km

11.8 km

9.20 km

5.39 km

1.20 km

750 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

15°C

9°C

46 %

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Max wind speed: 28.0 km/h

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Danby Beacon – Glaisdale Rigg Descent loop from Grosmont

Grosmont Station – North Yorkshire Moors Railway

Danby Beacon

Danby Beacon

Danby Bakery and Tea Shop

Downe Arms, Castleton

Old Chapel Café

View of Westerdale and Dry Stone Walls

Glaisdale Rigg Descent

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