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Byland Abbey Ruins – Cod Beck Reservoir loop from Glaisdale

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Scarborough

Glaisdale

Byland Abbey Ruins – Cod Beck Reservoir loop from Glaisdale

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Byland Abbey Ruins – Cod Beck Reservoir loop from Glaisdale

08:02

154km

2,500m

Road cycling

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

Last updated: March 20, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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North York Moors National Park

Howardian Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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19.0 km

Blackpark Plantation

Forest

47.2 km

Oswaldkirk Hag

Forest

54.2 km

Byland Abbey Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

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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54.3 km

Byland Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

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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62.6 km

Low Town Bank Road (25% Gradient) – White Horse Bank Climb

Highlight • Climb

Low Town Bank Road climbs up from about 296 feet (90 m) in Kilburn, through some steep hairpin bends to 952 feet (290 m) at the Yorkshire Gliding Club. Known …

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77.5 km

Hesketh Dike

Archaeological Site

88.8 km

Hall Lane Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A category 4 climb with an average gradient of 8% over 0.7 Miles peaking at around 20%.

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98.2 km

Cod Beck Reservoir

Highlight • Structure

Cod Beck Reservoir is named after the Cod Beck, the river that runs into it. There is a walk of around 1.5 miles round the edge through the SSSI (Site of Specific Scientific Interest) moorland and woodlands that surround it.

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99.8 km

Scarth Nick Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Scarth Nick one of yorkshires top 100 climbs, choose your lines carefully..

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108 km

Carlton Bank Climb

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Carlton Bank, One of Yorkshire's top 100 Climbs. The climb is category 4 rated with a length of 1.3 Miles, The average gradient for the climb is 10% however it …

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120 km

Clay Bank Top

Mountain Pass

128 km

Descent from Kildale

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A fun mile long descent from Kildale with an average gradient of -3% peaking at around -12%.

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154 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

148 km

5.12 km

154 m

148 m

130 m

Surfaces

131 km

23.2 km

200 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Sunday 17 May

12°C

3°C

49 %

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Byland Abbey Ruins – Cod Beck Reservoir loop from Glaisdale

Byland Abbey Ruins

Byland Abbey

Low Town Bank Road (25% Gradient) – White Horse Bank Climb

Hall Lane Climb

Cod Beck Reservoir

Scarth Nick Climb

Carlton Bank Climb

Descent from Kildale

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