Castle Howard Obelisk – City of Troy Maze loop from Howardian Hills National Landscape

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Hovingham

Castle Howard Obelisk – City of Troy Maze loop from Howardian Hills National Landscape

Moderate

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Castle Howard Obelisk – City of Troy Maze loop from Howardian Hills National Landscape

02:48

60.3km

670m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.11 km

Lodge Plantation

Forest

3.60 km

View of Howardian Hills National Landscape with Sheep

Highlight • Viewpoint

20.4 km

The Stray, Castle Howard Obelisk and Carrmire Gate

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a fun, perfectly straight, but lumpy road that leads to Castle Howard, through the Carrmire Gate House and past the towering obelisk, a monument to the victories of …

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21.3 km

Castle Howard Obelisk

Highlight • Monument

The Obelisk, raised in 1714-15, carries two sets of inscriptions. The first, in Latin, commemorates the victories of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. The second, on the west side is …

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21.7 km

Obelisk Ponds

Lake

26.7 km

View of Slingsby Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Slingsby Castle was never actually a castle, but a home built in 1620s for Sir Charles Cavendish. It is still quite impressive (particularly in the right light!). It is now …

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31.9 km

View of the Vale of Pickering from Howardian Hills

Highlight (Segment) • Natural

From the road up here between Nunnington and West Ness there are fantastic views across the River Rye and north across the Vale of Pickering.

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39.1 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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40.0 km

Oswaldkirk Hag

Forest

53.6 km

City of Troy Maze

Highlight • Historical Site

"City of Troy" here is the only surviving instance (in North Yorkshire) of an ancient game. A similar name is given to these kinds of maze games in Scandinavia (Trojeborg …

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56.3 km