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Holy Cross Church, Swainby – Scarth Nick Climb loop from Potto

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United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Hambleton

Potto

Holy Cross Church, Swainby – Scarth Nick Climb loop from Potto

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Holy Cross Church, Swainby – Scarth Nick Climb loop from Potto

03:37

39.0km

690m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 23.2 km for 120 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.87 km

A beautiful beck, gorgeous historic bridges, an impressive 19th century church (Holy Cross), ruins of a castle nearby (Whorlton Castle) and slightly ridiculously beautiful views almost right from High Street: …

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2.18 km

Scarth Nick Climb

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Scarth Nick one of yorkshires top 100 climbs, choose your lines carefully..

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8.62 km

Johns Wood

Forest

9.22 km

Square Corner Car Park, Thimbleby Moor

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Square Corner might just be a car park, but this is a car park to end all car parks! On Thimbleby Moor, with views of the Black Hambleton hill to …

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9.70 km

Thimbleby Singletrack Trail

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Lovely bit of singletrack

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11.9 km

View of the Yorkshire Dales

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13.6 km

Cleveland Way Trail – North York Moors National Park

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Smooth gravel singletrack into slightly rockier double track with views out to Teeside

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21.3 km

Steep Rocky Path

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Fun going down on a MTB, not ideal on a gravel bike in either direction though it's not far to push.

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39.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.5 km

10.3 km

2.71 km

1.40 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.4 km

8.36 km

3.65 km

584 m

Elevation

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Highest point (390 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Tuesday 14 July

21°C

12°C

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