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Eskdaleside Cum Ugglebarnby

Beggar's Bridge – Glaisdale Rigg Trig Point loop from Sleights

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Scarborough

Eskdaleside Cum Ugglebarnby

Beggar's Bridge – Glaisdale Rigg Trig Point loop from Sleights

Moderate

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Beggar's Bridge – Glaisdale Rigg Trig Point loop from Sleights

03:08

47.6km

800m

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: May 28, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.81 km

Egton Plantation

Forest

13.3 km

Beggar's Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

The romantic Beggar's Bridge, a beautiful arched structure across the River Esk, has a telling inscription. It suggests that it was built in 1619 by 'TF': Thomas Ferries, the son of a local farmer.

Thomas used to ford the river to meet his young sweetheart, Agnes, the daughter of a wealthy squire. Her father thought Thomas too poor for his daughter and disapproved. Determined to seek his fortune at sea, he set sail from Whitby. Though on the day he departed Glaisdale, the Esk was in spate and he was unable to kiss Agnes goodbye.

When he returned years later as a wealthy man, Thomas married Agnes and built this bridge in tribute to her and so that no future lovers would be separated by the river. Today, the bridge is Grade II-listed.

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18.8 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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22.8 km

Glaisdale Moor Heather Path

Highlight • Trail

From high up on Glaisdale Moor there are great views to the west of Great Fryup Dale (probably my favourite place name in Yorkshire and surely also worth a visit?). Also to the north towards Esk Dale and Leaholm Moor.

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25.7 km

Egton High Moor Lone Tree

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Egton High Moor is famous for the lone tree, which is often photographed in a sea of purple heather.

The climb from the north-east out of Egton Bridge is long at 6.7km and very steep at first (think 33%!), but turns much more shallow once you pass through Delves. It's a beautiful climb, starting in the valley and emerging into high moorland, so is worth the initial grind.

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32.5 km

30% Gradient Climb, North York Moors

Highlight • Trail

Pretty village in the Moors, we didn't actually stop here but man those gradients!! bikes were too heavy to ride all the way down and definitely back up the other side..

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33.5 km

Egton Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The pretty village of Egton Bridge in the North York Moors National Park is characterised by its charming river crossings. The bridge after which the village is named was washed away by floodwaters in the 1930s and was sensitively rebuilt in 1992. There is also an ancient stepping stone crossing to the west of the village.

There are a number of good accommodation options, including its two pubs, the Postgate Inn and the Horseshoe Hotel. Egton is a stop on the Esk Valley Line between Middlesbrough and Whitby.

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37.4 km

Egton Village Green and John Foster Monument

Highlight • Settlement

This is one lovely village to make a stop at. The views from the High Street (particularly towards the south) are fantastic. There is a wonderful green, with a few seats and an interesting monument in memory of John Foster (although at first sight it looks like a war monument). There are pubs and inns, too, to have some food if you'd like.

The village is quieter than Egton Bridge (not that the Bridge one is Oxford Street precisely!) and makes a perfect place to stop for a bit and re-energise.

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47.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.1 km

8.06 km

1.75 km

1.52 km

665 m

553 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.1 km

19.5 km

1.61 km

412 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Beggar's Bridge – Glaisdale Rigg Trig Point loop from Sleights

Beggar's Bridge

Glaisdale Rigg Trig Point

Glaisdale Moor Heather Path

Egton High Moor Lone Tree

30% Gradient Climb, North York Moors

Egton Bridge

Egton Village Green and John Foster Monument

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