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Rievaulx Abbey – Byland Abbey Ruins loop from Bagby

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Hambleton

Balk

Rievaulx Abbey – Byland Abbey Ruins loop from Bagby

Moderate

5.0

(1)

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Rievaulx Abbey – Byland Abbey Ruins loop from Bagby

02:55

60.7km

730m

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: May 21, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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North York Moors National Park

Howardian Hills National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.81 km

Viewpoint

6.68 km

View of the White Horse of Kilburn

Highlight • Natural Monument

Nice view of the White Horse of Kilburn, said to be the largest and most northerly hill figure in England. If you're riding towards Kilburn, you'll notice a bench at a bit of an odd angle to the road, that's where you look behind you... You can get a closer look by going up the steep Low Town Bank Road, there's a car park right underneath the horse.

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8.34 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 locally as White Horse Bank due to the white horse hill figure near the top.

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19.2 km

Lambert Hag Wood

Forest

21.7 km

Rievaulx Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Such beautiful and complete ruins of what was once one of the grandest Cistercian abbeys – until Henry VIII set the Dissolution in motion. In the 1200s there were more than 600 monks living here, but this figure was down to 21 by the time it closed.

You have to pay to enter but there's a cafe that can be visited for free and, naturally, the view of the ruins doesn't cost anything from the road. If you park at Helmsley, there's a beautiful walk here along the Cleveland Way.

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35.4 km

Nunnington Hall

Highlight • Monument

This National Trust property is a 17th-century manor house. You will find a sheltered walled garden here outside, and inside an oak-panelled hall, family rooms and even a haunted room!

As this belongs to The National Trust, you will need to pay to get in, but it's well-worth it!

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41.1 km

St Oswald's Church, Oswaldkirk

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a proper countryside, English church, marked on the street indeed as "Historic Church". It is over 900 years old (Norman) and was built on the site of a previous wooden Saxon church. It is a Grade-II listed building, and is the oldest building in the village of Oswaldkirk by more than 600 years.

Definitely worth stopping here on your ride - there is a little path into the churchyard here where you can safely put your bike. The church is well-maintained inside and the views from the churchyard towards the east towards Caulkleys Bank, over Ryedale, are fabulous. You should be able to make out the Stonegrave Minster in the distance, and there are always Yorkshire Wolds on the horizon.

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45.0 km

The Hub Café, Ampleforth

Highlight • Cafe

Bike stands out front

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49.1 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 it offers a scenic picnic spot and a glimpse into history. It's free to visit and features a tearoom open from March to November, serving cakes and coffee

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49.2 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 and extensive ruins used to be a Cistercian abbey in the 12th century, with 36 monks and 100 lay brothers.

The Abbey is maintained by English Heritage and completely free to enter as long as it's daylight.

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52.2 km

Scawling Wood

Forest

60.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

59.4 km

662 m

360 m

256 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

59.9 km

671 m

218 m

Elevation

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Highest point (300 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Sunday 24 May

31°C

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Rievaulx Abbey – Byland Abbey Ruins loop from Bagby

View of the White Horse of Kilburn

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

Rievaulx Abbey

Nunnington Hall

St Oswald's Church, Oswaldkirk

The Hub Café, Ampleforth

Byland Abbey

Byland Abbey Ruins

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