Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 3, 2025

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4.15 km

Sunrise Over the Vale of York

Highlight • Viewpoint

Top tip is to get up early!

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23.1 km

How Hill and St. Michael's Church

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Just a little outside of Harrogate the beauty of Yorkshire's landscape kicks in and won't let you off it's hook again. Tiny roads through gentle hills in an evergreen scenery, this area offers quite amazing views.

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24.7 km

Fountains Abbey

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One of the biggest and best-preserved ruined Cistercian monastries in England, Fountains Abbey is a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site. Now owned by the National Trust, the abbey was operational …

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26.9 km

View of Ripon Cathedral from the Northeast

Highlight • Religious Site

27.6 km

Studley Royal Deer Park

Highlight • Historical Site

Riding through Studley Royal Deer Park you may be lucky enough to spot some of its famous inhabitants, the 500 Red, Fallow and Sika deer.

Here you will pedal along …

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28.9 km

Hospital Wood

Forest

31.4 km

Ripon Cathedral

Highlight • Religious Site

The gothic Ripon Cathedral dates from the 7th century founded by Scottish monks in 662 but refounded as a Benedictine monastery in 672. Previously Ripon Minster, it became a cathedral …

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41.5 km

River Ure Riverside Rest Area

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A lovely place by the river to have a break.

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42.2 km

Boroughbridge High Street

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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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53.5 km

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Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.9 km

1.73 km

1.20 km

736 m

Surfaces

53.5 km

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (140 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

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Fountains Abbey

View of Ripon Cathedral from the Northeast

Studley Royal Deer Park

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