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Kirkbymoorside

Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb – Bank Top Iron Kilns loop from Kirkbymoorside

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United Kingdom
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North Yorkshire
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Kirkbymoorside

Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb – Bank Top Iron Kilns loop from Kirkbymoorside

Hard

3.0

(1)

20

riders

Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb – Bank Top Iron Kilns loop from Kirkbymoorside

02:06

31.5km

490m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

4.08 km

Low Cross Standing Stone

Highlight • Monument

Low Cross, Christ Church, Three Faces

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9.62 km

Blackpark Plantation

Forest

3

15.7 km

Rosedale Abbey Village Green

Highlight • Settlement

Rosedale Abbey is a must to stop at. It is a village right in the centre of North York Moors National Park: descent into it from just about any direction …

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4

15.8 km

Rosedale Abbey: Village Green and Graze on the Green Café

Highlight • Historical Site

Rosedale Abbey is a must to stop at. It is a village right in the centre of North York Moors National Park: descent into it from just about any direction …

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5

15.9 km

The Crown Inn

Highlight • Pub

Whether starting your ride or finishing it here, this is a great place to stop. There is a great café here, which serves great food, and a general store - …

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6

16.5 km

Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb

Highlight • Viewpoint

A famous road cycling climb that is often used in pro bike races. A tough climb that will really test you, but there's a brilliant view at the top which makes it worth it.

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7

17.2 km

Bank Top Iron Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

The ironstone-rich landscape around Rosedale was totally transformed in Victorian times as demand for iron grew. So valuable was Rosedale Ironstone that 19th-century mine owners made every effort to extract it, even in remote areas.

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8

17.3 km

Rosedale East Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

Well worth a visit and a good reminder of the industrial heritage of the North York Moors area.

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9

17.7 km

Rosedale ROC Post

Highlight • Viewpoint

An ROC Post at the top of Rosedale Chimney Bank. Looks pretty much intact although the entrance as been welded shut.

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25.3 km

Oldfield Pond

Lake

B

31.5 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

28.1 km

2.75 km

355 m

236 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

29.7 km

1.19 km

591 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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Tuesday 11 August

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