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Knaresborough - Aldwark – Byland Abbey Loop - Flatish (70m)

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Knaresborough - Aldwark – Byland Abbey Loop - Flatish (70m)

Dan Massey planned a road ride

April 11, 2025

Knaresborough - Aldwark – Byland Abbey Loop - Flatish (70m)

Moderate

04:52

115km

23.6km/h

870m

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Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride.

Your route passes through protected areas

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Howardian Hills National Landscape

North York Moors National Park

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17.1 km

Aldwark Bridge

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

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50.6 km

The Stray, Castle Howard Obelisk and Carrmire Gate

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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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51.5 km

Castle Howard Obelisk

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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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59.9 km

Dalby and Terrington Bank Descent and Climb

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Take care on the bend halfway down the hill, it can be gravelly the other side in winter.

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62.5 km

City of Troy Maze

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"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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77.2 km

Absolutely non-miss this one. This is one of the finest and greatest monasteries in England. Byland Abbey inspired the way churches were built throughout the north. These almost preposterously amazing …

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77.3 km

Byland Abbey

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Byland Abbey is a stunning ruin dating back to the 1100s. It was once one of the grandest medieval monasteries but was dissolved by Henry VIII in the 1530s. Today …

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79.6 km

Coxwold Village

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Pretty village with an informative website if local history is your thing. Recorded under the name of Cucvalt in the Domesday Book, and the local church is where George Orby …

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115 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

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107 km

7.28 km

958 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

114 km

896 m

< 100 m

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Knaresborough - Aldwark – Byland Abbey Loop - Flatish (70m)

Aldwark Bridge

The Stray, Castle Howard Obelisk and Carrmire Gate

Castle Howard Obelisk

Dalby and Terrington Bank Descent and Climb

City of Troy Maze

Byland Abbey Ruins

Byland Abbey

Coxwold Village

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