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Danby Beacon – Beggar's Bridge loop from Sleights

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Danby Beacon – Beggar's Bridge loop from Sleights

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5.0

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Danby Beacon – Beggar's Bridge loop from Sleights

03:10

40.4km

730m

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: February 27, 2026

Tips

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.81 km

Egton Plantation

Forest

15.1 km

Gravel Path Down from Danby Beacon

Highlight • Trail

This section is only suitable for gravel bikes

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16.0 km

Lealholm Moor gravel track

Highlight • Trail

Epic gravel track with fantastic moorland views. If you're coming west to east then you're starting on a pretty steep climb, but the views are worth the effort. Coming from …

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16.1 km

Rough Track from Danby Beacon

Highlight • Trail

17.4 km

Danby Beacon

Highlight • Historical Site

Danby Beacon dates back to the 1600s, when Britain was living under the threat of French invasion. Fast forward to the 1930s and the site became one of the first …

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23.8 km

Lealholm Bridge

Highlight • River

Some nice views over to the bridge and river.
The Board Inn is a good pub to call into.

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28.8 km

Beggar's Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

The romantic Beggar's Bridge, a beautiful arched structure across the River Esk, has a telling inscription. It suggests that it was built in 1619 by 'TF': Thomas Ferries, the son …

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31.9 km

Barnards Road Old Toll Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Really great gravel track alongside the river. Beautiful riding. Do it!

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34.6 km

Grosmont Steam Locomotive

Highlight • Historical Site

Grosmont is a village with a railway station on the Esk Valley Line, and served by heritage services operated by the North Yorkshire Moors Railway. Grosmont is home to the …

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35.6 km

Orchard Bank Wood

Forest

40.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.9 km

5.44 km

5.11 km

3.63 km

1.18 km

1.17 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

19.0 km

11.1 km

8.18 km

1.68 km

412 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Friday 22 May

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Danby Beacon – Beggar's Bridge loop from Sleights

Gravel Path Down from Danby Beacon

Lealholm Moor gravel track

Rough Track from Danby Beacon

Danby Beacon

Lealholm Bridge

Beggar's Bridge

Barnards Road Old Toll Road

Grosmont Steam Locomotive

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