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Flaxton

Helmsley — Market Town – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Flaxton

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Flaxton

Helmsley — Market Town – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Flaxton

Moderate

5.0

(1)

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Helmsley — Market Town – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Flaxton

03:14

72.7km

590m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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After 71.6 km for 51 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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15.4 km

Middle Rigg Plantation

Forest

18.0 km

Gill Hag

Forest

24.1 km

St Oswald's Church, Oswaldkirk

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a proper countryside, English church, marked on the street indeed as "Historic Church". It is over 900 years old (Norman) and was built on the site of a …

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39.2 km

Helmsley — Market Town

Highlight • Monument

The charming town of Helmsley is nestled in the heart of the picturesque North Yorkshire Moors.

Helmsley offers plenty to do and see. You could visit the imposing Helmsley Castle, …

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48.6 km

Nunnington Hall

Highlight • Monument

This National Trust property is a 17th-century manor house. You will find a sheltered walled garden here outside, and inside an oak-panelled hall, family rooms and even a haunted room! …

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49.2 km

View of the Vale of Pickering from Howardian Hills

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

From the road up here between Nunnington and West Ness there are fantastic views across the River Rye and north across the Vale of Pickering.

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56.3 km

View of Slingsby Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Slingsby Castle was never actually a castle, but a home built in 1620s for Sir Charles Cavendish. It is still quite impressive (particularly in the right light!). It is now …

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61.3 km

Obelisk Ponds

Lake

61.7 km

Castle Howard Obelisk

Highlight • Monument

The Obelisk, raised in 1714-15, carries two sets of inscriptions. The first, in Latin, commemorates the victories of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. The second, on the west side is …

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62.6 km

The Stray, Castle Howard Obelisk and Carrmire Gate

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a fun, perfectly straight, but lumpy road that leads to Castle Howard, through the Carrmire Gate House and past the towering obelisk, a monument to the victories of …

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68.6 km

Climb and Descent East of Sheriff Hutton

Highlight • Viewpoint

72.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

70.5 km

1.12 km

1.02 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

62.2 km

10.2 km

169 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

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Thursday 9 July

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Helmsley — Market Town – Castle Howard Obelisk loop from Flaxton

St Oswald's Church, Oswaldkirk

Helmsley — Market Town

Nunnington Hall

View of the Vale of Pickering from Howardian Hills

View of Slingsby Castle

Castle Howard Obelisk

The Stray, Castle Howard Obelisk and Carrmire Gate

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