Hackness Village – Throxenby Mere loop from East Ayton

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Scarborough

East Ayton

Hackness Village – Throxenby Mere loop from East Ayton

Moderate

5.0

(2)

riders

Hackness Village – Throxenby Mere loop from East Ayton

01:19

28.0km

340m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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After 14.5 km for 320 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.38 km

North York Moors National Park

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

6.44 km

Hackness Village

Highlight • Historical Site

Hackness is a small village with a Grade I listed church, parts of which date from the 11th century. Hackness Hall and its landscape gardens were created in the 1790s.

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7.24 km

St Peter's Church, North York Moors

Highlight • Religious Site

A very impressive church, dating back to just after the Norman invasion in the 11th century, although already in the 9th century there was a nunnery here. The highlight is …

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7.27 km

St Peter's Church, Hackness

Highlight • Monument

A somewhat ridiculously impressive church stands here in the tiny village of Hackness. St Peter's is Grade-I listed, so, clearly, I was not the only one who was impressed!

It …

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14.6 km

A lovely and serene pond, just outside Scarborough. Don't fail to walk out onto the fishing platforms to get a good view - unless they're already occupied by anglers with whom the Mere is quite popular.

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19.6 km

Crossdales Wood

Forest

28.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

26.7 km

863 m

301 m