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Danby Beacon – Yorkshire Cycle Hub loop from Roxby

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Roxby

Danby Beacon – Yorkshire Cycle Hub loop from Roxby

Moderate

4.7

(6)

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Danby Beacon – Yorkshire Cycle Hub loop from Roxby

02:58

33.4km

660m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

Tips

Includes a very steep uphill segment

You may need to push your bike.

After 12.6 km for 250 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.33 km

Danby Beacon

Highlight • Historical Site

Danby Beacon dates back to the 1600s, when Britain was living under the threat of French invasion. Fast forward to the 1930s and the site became one of the first radar stations built to protect the North East during the Second World War. It was functional until the 1960s.

The old wooden beacon eventually fell to ruin. However, a modern beacon has been put up in its place and serves as an important landmark in this part of Yorkshire. A blue, stainless steel basket mimics a flame, over 16 feet (5 m) above the ground. It is held aloft by a corten column, designed to reflect the colouring of the surrounding moorland.

It occupies the high ground above the villages of Danby and Lealholm and rewards with a staggering panorama on a clear day.

Tip by

8.34 km

View of the Solitary Tree at Clither Beck

Highlight • Viewpoint

10.7 km

Danby Bakery and Tea Shop

Highlight • Cafe

Nice fresh sandwiches good coffee, sit inside or out.

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12.6 km

Descent Trail in North York Moors National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Fast and rocky at the top - watch your pedal doesn’t catch. Then smooth and bouncy over the grass at the bottom.

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15.4 km

Yorkshire Cycle Hub

Highlight • Cycleway

Absolutely worth checking out as this place is quite amazing. There's everything one might need for an ace day (or week) out on the bikes, whether you're into road, gravel, mtb or touring. Really knowledgeable staff with a huge passion for spreading the love of cycling.

There's a cafe, bike shop, hire bikes, bike wash, drying room, camping pods and a modern, really clean bunk house for big groups. Seriously, worth a trip. Also set in a beautiful little valley called Fryup Dale which has such quiet, pretty (tough) roads for cycling.

yorkshirecyclehub.co.uk

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17.1 km

Great Fryup Dale

Highlight • Viewpoint

This place deserves to be a highlight for its name alone, thankfully it is also a gorgeous place to ride your bike.

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19.2 km

Glaisdale Rigg Track

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

This is a terrific bit on the moors - huge amount of space around you and lots of heather. Perfectly suitable underfoot for runners, too!

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23.6 km

Rake Lane Ford and Viaduct over the River Esk

Highlight • River

Being a ford by name and nature, it is obviously possible to get right down to the water's edge on both sides of the river, which can be crossed via a small wooden bridge. Great place for a quick break.

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33.4 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

10.4 km

9.31 km

1.74 km

550 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.70 km

7.47 km

5.83 km

5.39 km

4.68 km

2.31 km

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (90 m)

Weather

Friday 14 August

18°C

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Comments

November 16, 2024,Cycle Hub/Danby Beacon Circular

Bit undefined on bridleway after heads house farm and one bogged down bit of singletrack otherwise not bad for November.

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Danby Beacon – Yorkshire Cycle Hub loop from Roxby

Danby Beacon

View of the Solitary Tree at Clither Beck

Danby Bakery and Tea Shop

Descent Trail in North York Moors National Park

Yorkshire Cycle Hub

Great Fryup Dale

Glaisdale Rigg Track

Rake Lane Ford and Viaduct over the River Esk

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