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Bank Top Iron Kilns – Sheriff's Pit loop from Rosedale Abbey

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Bank Top Iron Kilns – Sheriff's Pit loop from Rosedale Abbey

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Bank Top Iron Kilns – Sheriff's Pit loop from Rosedale Abbey

03:04

34.5km

200m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 18, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

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276 m

Bank Top Iron Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

The ironstone-rich landscape around Rosedale was totally transformed in Victorian times as demand for iron grew. So valuable was Rosedale Ironstone that 19th-century mine owners made every effort to extract it, even in remote areas.

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297 m

Rosedale East Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

Well worth a visit and a good reminder of the industrial heritage of the North York Moors area.

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3.61 km

Sheriff's Pit

Highlight • Structure

Sheriff’s Pit is the remains of an old ironstone mine. It originally opened as a drift mine in 1857 (where a horizontal shaft is driven into the seam) and was …

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6.81 km

View from Blakey Junction

Highlight • Trail

Rosedale is a cycling paradise, both for road (it's used a lot in the Tour of Britain/Yorkshire) and for off road too. It's hilly terrain, but the views are more than worth it.

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11.5 km

Old Railway Track, North York Moors National Park

Highlight • Trail

Great road. Lovely quiet track.

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16.1 km

Bloworth Crossing

Highlight • Viewpoint

Bloworth Crossing used to be a railway crossing. The railway line (carrying iron ore) ran from Battersby to Rosedale for 11 miles. These days, it is a cycling and walking/hiking …

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17.3 km

View North Over North York Moors

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Top of Ingleby incline

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18.6 km

Farndale Railway Gravel Road

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Farndale Railway is what remains after an old disused railway. It is one of the best high level paths in North York Moors. Great for running and admiring the views.

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34.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.6 km

521 m

353 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.0 km

5.70 km

461 m

353 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (300 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

16°C

9°C

49 %

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Bank Top Iron Kilns – Sheriff's Pit loop from Rosedale Abbey

Bank Top Iron Kilns

Rosedale East Kilns

Sheriff's Pit

View from Blakey Junction

Old Railway Track, North York Moors National Park

Bloworth Crossing

View North Over North York Moors

Farndale Railway Gravel Road

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