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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Rievaulx Abbey – View of Rievaulx Abbey loop from Rievaulx

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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Rievaulx Abbey – View of Rievaulx Abbey loop from Rievaulx

Easy

5.0

(3)

9

hikers

Rievaulx Abbey – View of Rievaulx Abbey loop from Rievaulx

01:19

4.62km

100m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

A

Start point

Parking

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1

423 m

View of Rievaulx Abbey from Rievaulx Terrace

Highlight • Historical Site

If you are visiting Rievaulx Abbey, it’s well worth taking a stroll to Rievaulx Terrace. The 18th-century landscape gardens contain two temples and afford a breathtaking view over the abbey …

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2

1.27 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 …

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3

1.48 km

Rievaulx

Highlight • Settlement

4

1.65 km

View of Rievaulx Abbey

Highlight • Viewpoint

National Trust site that's well worth a stop off. No facilities or cafe or anything like that, but if you've got a picnic or just want to get some nice photos, then it's a must.

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5

1.86 km

Grass Keld Forest Hillside

Highlight • Forest

6

1.89 km

Rievaulx Terrace

Highlight • Other

7

1.91 km

Old Stone Bridge and Waterfalls at Grass Keld, North York Moors

Highlight • Waterfall

Grass Keld runs from Nettle Dale into the River Rye. Fantastic in the early-morning sunshine and you can get right down to the water's edge on the eastern side.

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8

1.95 km

Bedfordshire Stone Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

B

4.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.52 km

1.38 km

418 m

243 m

Surfaces

2.89 km

1.27 km

361 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (180 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

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Thursday 3 September

18°C

13°C

25 %

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