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Kirkbymoorside

Descent from Kildale – Blakey Bank Summit loop from Kirkbymoorside

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Kirkbymoorside

Descent from Kildale – Blakey Bank Summit loop from Kirkbymoorside

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Descent from Kildale – Blakey Bank Summit loop from Kirkbymoorside

03:46

78.6km

1,050m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 15, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.28 km

Kirkdale Cave SSSI

Nature Reserve

20.8 km

Birch Wood

Forest

29.3 km

Chop Gate to Clay Bank Climb

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Steady climb out of Chop Gate towards Clay Bank, The climb is 2.5 Miles long with a average gradient of 2% peaking at around 9% near the top. The descent from here towards Great Broughton is great fun.

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33.5 km

Clay Bank Top

Mountain Pass

33.8 km

View from Clay Bank

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there are two ways to get here - one way is up the main road with traffic, the other way we used today via Ingelby Greenhow is a little steeper …

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33.9 km

View from Clay Bank

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A category 4 climb spanning over 2.2 Miles with an average gradient of 3% however this peaks at around 26%.

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38.1 km

View of Roseberry Topping and Captain Cook’s Monument from Ingleby Greenhow

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This section of road, for no apparent reason knocks hell out of you. A slight incline but that’s it! And very spooky in the dark, through the woods.

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39.0 km

Ingleby Greenhow

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Ingleby Greenhow is a village and civil parish in the Hambleton district of North Yorkshire. The name may derive from the Saxon for Englishman's green hill.

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42.7 km

Atkinson's Wood

Forest

42.9 km

Descent from Kildale

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

A fun mile long descent from Kildale with an average gradient of -3% peaking at around -12%.

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63.5 km

Blakey Bank Summit

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Highest point in the North York Moors with beautiful views in all directions. From here you can take several options to cycle down.

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73.1 km

Hutton-le-Hole village

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Hutton-le-Hole is a beautiful village and is situated exactly where its name suggests, in a hole between the Tabular Hills and Spaunton Moor.

There are several cafes in the village, …

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78.6 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

72.7 km

5.92 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

76.3 km

2.28 km

131 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (40 m)

Weather

Wednesday 20 May

20°C

11°C

72 %

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Descent from Kildale – Blakey Bank Summit loop from Kirkbymoorside

Chop Gate to Clay Bank Climb

View from Clay Bank

View from Clay Bank

View of Roseberry Topping and Captain Cook’s Monument from Ingleby Greenhow

Ingleby Greenhow

Descent from Kildale

Blakey Bank Summit

Hutton-le-Hole village

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