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Buttertubs Pass – Dales Bike Centre & Café loop from Leyburn

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Leyburn

Buttertubs Pass – Dales Bike Centre & Café loop from Leyburn

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4.0

(2)

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Buttertubs Pass – Dales Bike Centre & Café loop from Leyburn

04:34

69.0km

1,020m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: March 18, 2026

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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187 m

The Black Bull

Highlight • Cafe

Good coffee, great cakes, pastries, sandwich selection and soup. A must if you are in the area! Great pre or refuel spot.

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29.1 km

Wensleydale Creamery and Hawes Market

Highlight • Settlement

Here's where they make proper Yorkshire Wensleydale cheese, so you can go into the visitors centre and explore their 'cheese experience' if you're interested. Alternatively, go to the shop and …

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32.8 km

Buttertubs Pass

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

Beautiful climb with steep sections. Bring your climbing legs. The views are breathtakingly beautiful.

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40.8 km

Mill Holme Meadow

Nature Reserve

43.1 km

Yellands Meadow

Nature Reserve

46.3 km

Built in the early 1830s as a way of providing employment for the people affected by the depression in the lead mining industry. The bridge was washed away in and rebuilt.

It carries the B6270 over the river Swale.

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47.5 km

Little Rowleth Wood

Forest

48.4 km

Rowleth Wood

Forest

57.5 km

Dales Bike Centre & Café

Highlight • Cafe

Food, cake, coffee, tea, cake, accommodation, bike hire, route suggestions, cake, an excellently stocked bike shop, and cake. Honestly, what more do you need?

The cafe is open 7 days …

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58.0 km

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Highlight • Forest

It rained for the entire ride. we didn't find Tan Hill but had an amazing time trying!!

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58.9 km

YHA Grinton Lodge

Highlight • Rest Area

Situated on the southern slopes of Swaledale, YHA Grinton Lodge is surrounded by stunning scenery and exceptional views of the Yorkshire Dales, and just a 10 minute walk from the village of Grinton.

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69.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

65.4 km

3.06 km

613 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

67.8 km

713 m

396 m

161 m

Elevation

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Highest point (520 m)

Lowest point (130 m)

Weather

Monday 25 May

23°C

12°C

37 %

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The Black Bull

Wensleydale Creamery and Hawes Market

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Dales Bike Centre & Café

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