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Dales Bike Centre & Café – Swale Hall Lane Climb loop from Reeth

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Dales Bike Centre & Café – Swale Hall Lane Climb loop from Reeth

Hard

4.4

(5)

130

riders

Dales Bike Centre & Café – Swale Hall Lane Climb loop from Reeth

02:58

41.3km

630m

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: May 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 18.8 km for 452 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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442 m

Dales Bike Centre & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Food, cake, coffee, tea, cake, accommodation, bike hire, route suggestions, cake, an excellently stocked bike shop, and cake. Honestly, what more do you need?

The cafe is open 7 days …

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859 m

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Highlight • Forest

It rained for the entire ride. we didn't find Tan Hill but had an amazing time trying!!

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1.19 km

Swale Hall Lane Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

The Swale hall Lane climb is a category 4 climb with an average gradient of 5% for just over 1 Mile which peaks at 25% in places. It leads towards …

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7.72 km

Swale Trail

Highlight • Cycleway

We have made a full video of the route so you can judge whether it is suitable:

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11.6 km

Built in the early 1830s as a way of providing employment for the people affected by the depression in the lead mining industry. The bridge was washed away in and rebuilt.

It carries the B6270 over the river Swale.

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18.7 km

Swinner Gill Ruins

Highlight • Structure

Follow the steep gravel track up to eventually intersect with the road to Tan Hill Inn.

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19.6 km

Kisdon Force Woods SSSI

Nature Reserve

20.2 km

Waterfall at Keld

Highlight • Waterfall

20.7 km

Keld Village

Highlight • Historical Site

Keld Resource Center is a kind of local history group that aims to promote the Upper Swaledale region, conserve (and restore) local heritage and introduce visitors to it.

Here you …

Translated by Google •

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27.1 km

Yellands Meadow

Nature Reserve

32.3 km

Rowleth Wood

Forest

41.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

31.2 km

9.73 km

281 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

21.4 km

9.41 km

5.20 km

5.08 km

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

26°C

13°C

54 %

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Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Dales Bike Centre & Café – Swale Hall Lane Climb loop from Reeth

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