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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Harrogate

High And Low Bishopside

Pateley Bridge – Brimham Rocks loop from Pateley Bridge

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Harrogate

High And Low Bishopside

Pateley Bridge – Brimham Rocks loop from Pateley Bridge

Moderate

riders

Pateley Bridge – Brimham Rocks loop from Pateley Bridge

02:12

43.3km

680m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 23, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Nidderdale National Landscape

Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey WHS

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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191 m

Pateley Bridge

Highlight • Settlement

A village that's still riding high on the 2014 Tour de France hype, Pateley Bridge is a real treat when you pass through on a bike. A lot of idyllic …

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6.75 km

Brimham Rocks

Highlight • Natural Monument

Really great place for walking and climbing the amazing rock formations

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6.95 km

Brimham Rocks Trig Point

Highlight • Viewpoint

As well as great journey there, the views are vast and the food is great

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7.51 km

Brimham Rocks SSSI

Nature Reserve

17.4 km

How Hill and St. Michael's Church

Highlight • Religious Site

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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21.2 km

View of Ripon Cathedral from the Northeast

Highlight • Religious Site

21.8 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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23.1 km

Hospital Wood

Forest

36.7 km

View of the North York Moors from Dallow Moor

Highlight • Natural

amazing 360 views on a beautiful day - you can even see the Kilburn Horse way off in the distance

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43.3 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.0 km

2.23 km

1.07 km

Surfaces

42.2 km

985 m

124 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Thursday 3 September

18°C

12°C

28 %

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Max wind speed: 31.0 km/h

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Comments

August 29, 2021,Pateley Bridge Loop

The main feature of this route is the climb of Old Church Lane after about 10km with gradients around 20%. The opening loop is a nice warmup for Church Lane. After that it’s a nice ride on mostly traffic free roads. The only other word of caution is the moor after Church Lane is very open and might be a …

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Pateley Bridge – Brimham Rocks loop from Pateley Bridge

Pateley Bridge

Brimham Rocks

Brimham Rocks Trig Point

How Hill and St. Michael's Church

View of Ripon Cathedral from the Northeast

Studley Royal Deer Park

View of the North York Moors from Dallow Moor

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