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Bank Top Iron Kilns – Ana Cross loop from Rosedale Abbey

Hiking trails & Routes

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Bank Top Iron Kilns – Ana Cross loop from Rosedale Abbey

Moderate

5.0

(4)

12

hikers

Bank Top Iron Kilns – Ana Cross loop from Rosedale Abbey

01:29

4.82km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 18, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

70 m

Bank Top Iron Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

The ironstone-rich landscape around Rosedale was totally transformed in Victorian times as demand for iron grew. So valuable was Rosedale Ironstone that 19th-century mine owners made every effort to extract it, even in remote areas.

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2

91 m

Rosedale East Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

Well worth a visit and a good reminder of the industrial heritage of the North York Moors area.

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3

3.69 km

View of the Stone Cross and Heather Moorland, North York Moors

Highlight • Natural

Very exposed route so make sure your prepared 👍🏻

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4

3.70 km

Ana Cross

Highlight • Monument

Ana Cross marks the spot of a prehistoric burial mound, a funerary monument from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age. It’s topped by a modern replacement of …

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5

4.38 km

Heather Fields in North York Moors National Park

Highlight • Natural

Good view on a sunny day, worth a look👀

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6

4.41 km

Rosedale ROC Post

Highlight • Viewpoint

An ROC Post at the top of Rosedale Chimney Bank. Looks pretty much intact although the entrance as been welded shut.

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7

4.61 km

Chimney Bank

Highlight • Viewpoint

Tough ride up to here and could be dangerous to go down, but fantastic views!

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B

4.82 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.48 km

1.79 km

354 m

161 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.85 km

1.10 km

478 m

229 m

124 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (160 m)

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Friday 26 June

27°C

14°C

44 %

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