Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 20, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 13.2 km for 82 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.0 km

Level House

Ruins

13.2 km

Gunnerside Gill Downhill Rock Trail

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14.1 km

Steep Rocky Path in Yorkshire Dales National Park

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20.4 km

Barf End Descent

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What a descent some rocky sections had way through beware otherwise enjoy the drop

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22.1 km

Built in the early 1830s as a way of providing employment for the people affected by the depression in the lead mining industry. The bridge was washed away in and rebuilt.

It carries the B6270 over the river Swale.

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32.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.6 km

7.82 km

6.81 km

2.33 km

259 m

Surfaces

14.6 km

6.36 km

5.23 km

3.52 km

2.94 km

106 m

Elevation

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Highest point (570 m)

Lowest point (180 m)

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Wednesday 4 March

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