Thornton-le-Dale village – Dalby Forest Visitor Centre loop from Wilton

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Wilton

Thornton-le-Dale village – Dalby Forest Visitor Centre loop from Wilton

Moderate

5.0

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Thornton-le-Dale village – Dalby Forest Visitor Centre loop from Wilton

02:24

48.8km

510m

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: October 8, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 8.70 km for 104 m

After 14.1 km for 237 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.64 km

Great Pasty and Pie Shop

Highlight • Other

great pasty and pie shop

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2.66 km

Thornton-le-Dale village

Highlight • Viewpoint

Thornton le Dale is a picture-perfect village in North Yorkshire known for its idyllic riverside scenery and thatched-roof cottages.

It was voted the prettiest village in Yorkshire in the 1920s …

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8.30 km

Dalby Forest mountain bike trails

Highlight • MTB Park

Dalby is great for a longer ride on a trail centre red. Not as technical as other UK reds but still provides a challenge. If you start at dixons hollow …

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8.36 km

Dalby Bike Barn

Highlight • Rest Area

Dalby Bike Barn is an all-things-bike centre right here at the heart of Dalby Forest. You can rent bikes here to then go on the many trails in the area, …

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8.75 km

Dalby Forest Visitor Centre

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is the usual place where people go when they choose to do their Dalby Forest adventures! There is a car park here, a café, tourist information, trail maps, a …

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14.3 km

Staindale Lake

Highlight • Lake

This is one beautiful lake, and easily accessible as a car park "sits on it" beside the blue surface of the lake's water (on a sunny day). Lots of wildlife around the lake to spot (and listen to!)

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16.9 km

Dalby Forest Crossroads Rest Area

Highlight • Forest

A rather oddly located trig point, nonetheless it's worth noticing it as this is actually the highest point in Dalby Forest, at 248 m! Ordnance Survey have these days stopped …

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23.3 km

Red House Wood

Forest

48.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

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