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Rievaulx Abbey – Bow Bridge over the River Rye loop from Helmsley

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Mountain biking trails

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Helmsley

Rievaulx Abbey – Bow Bridge over the River Rye loop from Helmsley

Moderate

4.3

(8)

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Rievaulx Abbey – Bow Bridge over the River Rye loop from Helmsley

02:51

30.5km

680m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 23, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

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Parking

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4.70 km

View of Rievaulx Abbey

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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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5.08 km

Rievaulx Abbey

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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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5.15 km

View of Ruined Abbey in North York Moors National Park

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6.42 km

Bow Bridge over the River Rye

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Charming spot with an old stone bridge over the River Rye. Links the tracks and paths around Rievaulx (east side) with tracks and a road to Old Byland (west side).

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7.33 km

Dick Wood

Forest

8.79 km

Hill Gill

Forest

12.1 km

Barnclose Farm Grassy Hill

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When ascending, make sure to watch out for any animal droppings as it may make your tire slip and make you fall into more of it, or it may just …

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14.0 km

Shaken Bridge Weir

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Reopened in 2007 after it was badly damaged when freak weather caused the River Rye to burst its banks on June 19, 2005. Shaken Bridge Weir is downstream, south of …

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17.2 km

Scenic Descent in North York Moors National Park

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30.2 km

All Saints' Church, Helmsley

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There has been a church in Helmsley since before the Norman conquest and the churchyard was used as a market place in Anglo-Saxon times. A church was recorded in the …

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30.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

14.9 km

7.31 km

5.84 km

2.19 km

313 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.0 km

8.24 km

5.57 km

1.05 km

726 m

Elevation

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (60 m)

Weather

Monday 18 May

17°C

8°C

98 %

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Rievaulx Abbey – Bow Bridge over the River Rye loop from Helmsley

View of Rievaulx Abbey

Rievaulx Abbey

View of Ruined Abbey in North York Moors National Park

Bow Bridge over the River Rye

Barnclose Farm Grassy Hill

Shaken Bridge Weir

Scenic Descent in North York Moors National Park

All Saints' Church, Helmsley

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