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Ana Cross – Helmsley — Market Town loop from Rievaulx

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Bike touring routes & trails

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Rievaulx

Ana Cross – Helmsley — Market Town loop from Rievaulx

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Ana Cross – Helmsley — Market Town loop from Rievaulx

05:47

71.8km

1,030m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

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396 m

View of Rievaulx Abbey

Highlight • Viewpoint

National Trust site that's well worth a stop off. No facilities or cafe or anything like that, but if you've got a picnic or just want to get some nice photos, then it's a must.

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1.08 km

Abbot Hagg Wood

Forest

27.7 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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32.3 km

Old Railway Track, North York Moors National Park

Highlight • Trail

Great road. Lovely quiet track.

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37.0 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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43.4 km

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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44.6 km

Ana Cross

Highlight • Monument

Ana Cross marks the spot of a prehistoric burial mound, a funerary monument from the Late Neolithic period to the Late Bronze Age. It’s topped by a modern replacement of …

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54.7 km

View of Spaunton Moor from Gillamoor Bank

Highlight • Viewpoint

A slightly shockingly beautiful view from here - surprising (walking the streets of Gilamoor, this view comes pretty much out of nowhere!). There is a bench provided from which you can admire Douthwaite Dale and the moors beyond.

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60.3 km

Kirkdale Cave SSSI

Nature Reserve

67.3 km

Helmsley — Market Town

Highlight • Monument

The charming town of Helmsley is nestled in the heart of the picturesque North Yorkshire Moors.

Helmsley offers plenty to do and see. You could visit the imposing Helmsley Castle, …

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70.2 km

High Ash Plantation

Forest

71.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

32.7 km

30.5 km

5.67 km

2.51 km

399 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

38.2 km

30.1 km

2.87 km

670 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (430 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

19°C

11°C

18 %

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Ana Cross – Helmsley — Market Town loop from Rievaulx

View of Rievaulx Abbey

Bloworth Crossing

Old Railway Track, North York Moors National Park

View from Blakey Junction

Rosedale East Kilns

Ana Cross

View of Spaunton Moor from Gillamoor Bank

Helmsley — Market Town

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