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Ravenstonedale Open Road – Reeth to Tan Hill Road loop from Kirkby Stephen

Ravenstonedale Open Road – Reeth to Tan Hill Road loop from Kirkby Stephen

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Ravenstonedale Open Road – Reeth to Tan Hill Road loop from Kirkby Stephen

04:42

92.6km

1,420m

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 10, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Yorkshire Dales National Park

North Pennines National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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1.94 km

Ravenstonedale Open Road

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lovely road either direction

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11.0 km

Ash Bank

Forest

13.0 km

Mallerstang Valley Road in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Highlight • Viewpoint

A fine rolling road with excellent views in all directions. Traffic is generally light, so there's only the wind to worry about!

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28.1 km

Buttertubs Pass Climb from Hawes

Highlight (Segment) • Climb

Also known as the ‘Cote de Buttertubs’ if you were watching the 2014 Tour. Don’t let its cutesy name fool you – this 4.5km ascent touches 17% in parts

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33.1 km

Buttertubs Pass Climb from Thwaite

Highlight (Segment) • Mountain Pass

The harder (100 Climbs) side of this monster pass. Not the way the Tour de France did it...

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37.5 km

Mill Holme Meadow

Nature Reserve

39.8 km

Yellands Meadow

Nature Reserve

40.4 km

Oxnop to Crow Trees Descent

Highlight • Cycleway

Crossing from Wensleydale, this stunning road drops in a series of swoops and turns. The final 300 m is precipitous and gravel strewn through three tight turns. Caution very much …

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45.0 km

Rowleth Wood

Forest

54.5 km

Start of the Ascent to Tan Hill

Highlight • Climb

Check the weather forecast before setting off and carry extra layers if necessary.

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55.6 km

Reeth to Tan Hill Road

Highlight • Trail

The road between Reeth and Tanhill takes you below Reeth Low Moor and through Arkengarthdale and provides wonderful views in both directions.

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59.4 km

Lead Flue

Ruins

71.0 km

Tan Hill Inn – Britain's Highest Inn

Highlight • Pub

At 1,732 feet (528m), this historic Inn is the highest in Great Britain!

On the border of Cumbria and the Yorkshire Dales near the village of Keld, the pub is …

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92.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

78.5 km

12.7 km

830 m

426 m

149 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

87.4 km

5.00 km

231 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (170 m)

Weather

Wednesday 24 June

28°C

12°C

0 %

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Ravenstonedale Open Road – Reeth to Tan Hill Road loop from Kirkby Stephen

Ravenstonedale Open Road

Mallerstang Valley Road in Yorkshire Dales National Park

Buttertubs Pass Climb from Hawes

Buttertubs Pass Climb from Thwaite

Oxnop to Crow Trees Descent

Start of the Ascent to Tan Hill

Reeth to Tan Hill Road

Tan Hill Inn – Britain's Highest Inn

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