Byland Abbey – Byland Abbey Ruins loop from Helmsley

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North Yorkshire

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Helmsley

Byland Abbey – Byland Abbey Ruins loop from Helmsley

Moderate

4.5

(2)

riders

Byland Abbey – Byland Abbey Ruins loop from Helmsley

02:29

55.9km

570m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 21, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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North York Moors National Park

Howardian Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

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Parking

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14.2 km

Pickering Bridge and View of Hovingham Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

You're just cycling past Hovingham Park, fantastic grounds just west of the village of Hovingham, part of the Hovingham Estate. It would be a very good place to make a …

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26.5 km

Crayke Village and Castle

Highlight • Pub

Crayke is a small village with a great vantage point over the Vale Of York. Climbing up here beings great views to the south and it a little taster of …

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36.7 km

Easingwold Countryside View

Highlight • Viewpoint

Enjoy the scenery and something to eat in Easingworld

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39.3 km

Coxwold Village

Highlight • Settlement

Pretty village with an informative website if local history is your thing. Recorded under the name of Cucvalt in the Domesday Book, and the local church is where George Orby …

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41.7 km

Byland Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Byland Abbey is a stunning ruin dating back to the 1100s. It was once one of the grandest medieval monasteries but was dissolved by Henry VIII in the 1530s. Today …

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41.8 km

Absolutely non-miss this one. This is one of the finest and greatest monasteries in England. Byland Abbey inspired the way churches were built throughout the north. These almost preposterously amazing …

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45.8 km

The Hub Café, Ampleforth

Highlight • Cafe

Bike stands out front

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48.8 km

Oswaldkirk Hag

Forest

49.7 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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52.3 km