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Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

View from Blakey Junction – Rosedale East Kilns loop from The Lion Inn

Bike touring routes & trails

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

View from Blakey Junction – Rosedale East Kilns loop from The Lion Inn

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View from Blakey Junction – Rosedale East Kilns loop from The Lion Inn

01:12

14.8km

90m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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North York Moors National Park

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989 m

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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1.02 km

The Rosedale Railway

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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 …

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7.49 km

Rosedale East Kilns

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Well worth a visit and a good reminder of the industrial heritage of the North York Moors area.

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7.51 km

Bank Top Iron Kilns

Highlight • Historical Site

The ironstone-rich landscape around Rosedale was totally transformed in Victorian times as demand for iron grew. So valuable was Rosedale Ironstone that 19th-century mine owners made every effort to extract it, even in remote areas.

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7.94 km

Rosedale ROC Post

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An ROC Post at the top of Rosedale Chimney Bank. Looks pretty much intact although the entrance as been welded shut.

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6

9.65 km

View of Rosedale from the Railway Trail

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Good place to stop and take in the view to Rosedale Abbey

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14.7 km

Blakey Junction on the Rosedale Railway

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Two off-road parking areas very close by, but they do get full up very quickly, even in winter.

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14.8 km

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.6 km

615 m

396 m

207 m

Surfaces

8.02 km

5.89 km

413 m

396 m

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