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Glaisdale

Blakey Bank Summit – The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge loop from Lealholm

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Scarborough

Glaisdale

Blakey Bank Summit – The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge loop from Lealholm

Hard

riders

Blakey Bank Summit – The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge loop from Lealholm

03:04

57.2km

940m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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3.33 km

Glaisdale Rigg Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

Amazing moorland views from here: Great Fryup Dale to the west, Glaisdale Moor to the east, Egton High Moor to the south, Eskdale to the north, and heathery paradise wherever you look, basically. If you find yourself here in the spring and summer, the purple colours of the moors will amaze you.

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13.7 km

Millennium Cross, Heygate Bank

Highlight • Religious Site

The Millennium Cross was erected by the residents of Rosedale Abbey to commemorate the year 2000. It adds to the tradition of crosses on the North York Moors

From here you can look down to Rosedale Abbey and across to the infamous climb of Chimney Bank.

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20.6 km

Blackpark Plantation

Forest

26.8 km

Hutton-le-Hole to Lastingham Lane

Highlight • Viewpoint

This lane, linking Hutton-le-Hole and Lastingham, is well worth a pedal along. It offers a nice way to appreciate what the North York Moors offers by bike without having to venture deep into the National Park or tackle the big climbs that come with it.

Just outside Hutton-le-Hole, the road passes over the wonderfully named Fairy Call Beck. Keep and eye out for sheep grazing at the roadside and enjoy the journey.

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37.7 km

Blakey Bank Summit

Highlight • Climb

Highest point in the North York Moors with beautiful views in all directions. From here you can take several options to cycle down.

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38.5 km

The Lion Inn, Blakey Ridge

Highlight • Pub

Spectacularly situated at one of the highest points in the North York Moors National Park, the Lion is a 16th-century inn that serves good food and offers bed and breakfast accommodation. Occupying an elevated perch at 1,325 feet (404 m) on Blakey Ridge, the inn enjoys excellent views of Rosedale and Farndale. It's a marvellously remote objective for any walk on the beautiful moors.

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50.0 km

Danby Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

Danby is a great village and a terrific place from which to start your cycling adventure. It has a train station, so if you don't drive, you can still easily get into here on public transportation. In the beautiful Esk Valley, the moors, the dales and the hills here are practically immediately accessible from here in any direction. Danby Beacon and Danby Castle are two places of interest that immediately spring to mind.

The village has a good pub, The Duke of Wellington, right in the centre of the village, with a good green nearby with seats provided.

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51.0 km

Danby Lodge National Park Centre

Highlight • Parking

Danby Lodge was previously known as the Moors National Park Centre. There is plenty of parking here if you want to use it as a base for a ride, plus the Park Life Café, open daily from 10-5pm.

For further details, have a look at their website northyorkmoors.org.uk/visiting/see-and-do/danby-lodge-national-park-centre

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52.1 km