View from Blakey Junction – Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb loop from Rosedale Abbey

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View from Blakey Junction – Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb loop from Rosedale Abbey

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View from Blakey Junction – Rosedale Chimney Bank Climb loop from Rosedale Abbey

01:38

18.7km

260m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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6.92 km

View from Blakey Junction

Highlight • Trail

Rosedale is a cycling paradise, both for road (it's used a lot in the Tour of Britain/Yorkshire) and for off road too. It's hilly terrain, but the views are more than worth it.

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6.95 km

The Rosedale Railway was a 19.5-mile (31.4 km) standard-gauge mineral railway in the North York Moors, England. Built in the 1860s, it was a "goods-only" line designed to transport iron ore from the remote Rosedale mines to blast furnaces in Teesside and County Durham.

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9.28 km

View of Rosedale Head

Highlight • Viewpoint

11.5 km

Old Railway Line, North York Moors

Highlight • Trail

Fantastic elevated old railway line. Perfect for riding and taking in the views!

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12.8 km

Rosedale Iron Kilns

Highlight • Monument

A superb track around Rosedale, good track and excellent scenery.

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13.9 km

Lime Kilns

Ruins

17.1 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 is always spectacular, whether via Spaunton Moor (south) or Rosedale Moor (north), the views just do not stop giving.

The village is picturesque in itself, particularly the village green. There used to be a Cistercian Priory here, originally established here in 1158. Little remains nowadays, except for a staircase turret, a sundial and a single stone pillar. More recently, in the 19th century, the iron ore industry thrived here, but that came to an end in the 1920s.

If you like super-steep ascents, you would probably like to go up the Rosedale Chimney Bank road, south of the village, but be warned: it is actually notorious for how steep that is!

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17.4 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 - two in one - so you will be sorted for energy for your ride before starting out or re-energise your weary muscles at the end of it. There is a lovely green outside, too - an all-rounder, really!

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17.9 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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18.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.8 km

4.18 km

446 m

320 m

Surfaces

11.4 km