Boroughbridge High Street – Aldwark Bridge loop from Dishforth

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Harrogate

Dishforth

Boroughbridge High Street – Aldwark Bridge loop from Dishforth

Moderate

4.9

(12)

riders

Boroughbridge High Street – Aldwark Bridge loop from Dishforth

03:30

43.9km

140m

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 accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 24, 2026

Tips

The surface along some of this route may not be suitable

Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 1.87 km for 456 m

After 41.6 km for 456 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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11.9 km

Boroughbridge Weir and Canal

Highlight • River

Nice picnic stop - only a short ride into the town with a good selection of shops

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12.5 km

Boroughbridge High Street

Highlight • Settlement

The town of Boroughbridge has a bustling high street with plenty of cafes and a bakery for refuelling and recharging.

Boroughbridge is halfway between London and Edinburgh so was historically …

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12.8 km

The Battle of Boroughbridge

Highlight • Historical Site

This board marks the site of the medieval ford where Thomas of Lancaster attempted to break through the Royalist line with a mounted charge. It stands beside the modern road …

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13.5 km

St Andrew's Church, Aldborough

Highlight • Religious Site

Aldborough is the site of the Roman town of Isurium Brigantum, and it is believed that the church lies on the site of a temple to Mercury. Two churches successively …

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21.4 km

Millennium Seat, Great Ouseburn

Highlight • Monument

The stone at Green Hill in Great Ouseburn is a natural boulder that was raised onto a stone base in 2000 to form the Millennium Seat. Known locally as the …

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22.5 km

Marton cum Grafton Shop

Highlight • Rest Area

23.1 km

Boat Lane Plantation

Forest

24.1 km

Aldwark Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Please note that at the time of writing this bridge is closed to all traffic including cyclists.

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27.5 km

Flawith Plantation

Forest

35.6 km

Helperby Village

Highlight • Settlement

Helperby is a lovely village with lots of character, even though in the 17th century a fire ripped through the village taking out all the historic buildings.

There is a …

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43.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.5 km

6.32 km

1.97 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

35.5 km