Boroughbridge High Street – Aldwark Bridge loop from Hammerton
Boroughbridge High Street – Aldwark Bridge loop from Hammerton
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Boroughbridge High Street – Aldwark Bridge loop from Hammerton
05:24
135km
390m
Road cycling
Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: June 26, 2026
Tips
Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route
After 80.0 km for 106 m
After 117 km for 66 m
Waypoints
Start point
Train Station
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19.0 km
Boroughbridge High Street
Highlight • Settlement
Boroughbridge is halfway between London and Edinburgh so was historically an important stopover for stage coaches. In 1754 the journey was 10 days in summer and 12 in the winter so an arduous journey. No doubt the hospitality of Boroughbridge (then Burrow Bridge) was very welcome indeed.
Tip by
19.6 km
River Ure Riverside Rest Area
Highlight • Rest Area
Tip by
41.7 km
Roecliffe Village
Highlight • Natural
The village sits on the river Ure and another nice place to stop for a while is Roecliffe Pind & Meadows, once a clay pit, now a nature reserve.
There is a well-reviewed pub in the village, The Crown Inn which offers drink, food and accommodation.
Tip by
43.3 km
The Devil's Arrows
Highlight • Monument
Legend has it that the Devil hurled the stones at nearby Aldborough but they fell short and they landed here. The tallest is 22.5ft, which is taller than stonehenge and the tallest standing stone in the UK after the monolith at Rudstone. It is believed there was once five stones but the fifth was removed in the hope that treasure was buried at its base.
Tip by
55.6 km
Aldwark Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
Tip by
80.1 km
St Nicholas Fields LNR
Nature Reserve
97.9 km
Black Plantation
Forest
101 km
Battle of Stamford Bridge Memorial
Highlight • Historical Site
Though from here, King Harold and his men had to march to Hastings on the south coast of England to meet William of Normandy who was challenging Harold's ascension to the throne. Harold's exhausted and much depleted men were defeated at the Battle of Hastings and Harold killed. This lead to the Norman Conquest of England.
The Battle of Stamford Bridge is depicted in the Bayeux Tapestry.
There are monuments to the Battle of Stamford Bridge in the village and on the site of battle at the end of Whiterose Drive.
Tip by
108 km
Snowball Plantation
Forest
116 km
View of York Minster from Museum Street
Highlight • Religious Site
Tip by
117 km
Lendal Bridge
Highlight • Bridge
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Tip by
133 km
Skipbridge Wetland Reserve
Nature Reserve
135 km
End point
Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
103 km
17.3 km
4.98 km
4.18 km
3.99 km
2.08 km
< 100 m
Surfaces
130 km
2.06 km
1.74 km
613 m
283 m
148 m
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Saturday 27 June
21°C
13°C
43 %
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Max wind speed: 24.0 km/h
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Comments
Battled a headwind all day, but very flat and totally different scenery to yesterday.
Brief stop at York Minister, then rolling on to Pickington.
Today was the least impressive of our 4 day ride, but good fun and lots of history to absorb.
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