Byland Abbey Ruins – Rievaulx Abbey loop from Slingsby

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Byland Abbey Ruins – Rievaulx Abbey loop from Slingsby

Moderate

riders

Byland Abbey Ruins – Rievaulx Abbey loop from Slingsby

03:25

72.8km

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: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Howardian Hills National Landscape

North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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13.7 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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17.6 km

The Hub Café, Ampleforth

Highlight • Cafe

Bike stands out front

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21.6 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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21.7 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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24.7 km

Scawling Wood

Forest

26.6 km

View of the White Horse of Kilburn

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice view of the White Horse of Kilburn, said to be the largest and most northerly hill figure in England. If you're riding towards Kilburn, you'll notice a bench at …

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27.5 km

Viewpoint

47.9 km

Lambert Hag Wood

Forest

50.4 km

Rievaulx Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Such beautiful and complete ruins of what was once one of the grandest Cistercian abbeys – until Henry VIII set the Dissolution in motion. In the 1200s there were more …

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51.5 km

Stokesley Road Warm-Up Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A nice little climb to warm the legs up.

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66.2 km

Nunnington Hall

Highlight • Monument

This National Trust property is a 17th-century manor house. You will find a sheltered walled garden here outside, and inside an oak-panelled hall, family rooms and even a haunted room! …

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72.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

67.7 km

5.16 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

62.8 km

10.1 km