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Oswaldkirk

Easingwold Cafes – Byland Abbey Ruins loop from Oswaldkirk

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Ryedale

Oswaldkirk

Easingwold Cafes – Byland Abbey Ruins loop from Oswaldkirk

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Easingwold Cafes – Byland Abbey Ruins loop from Oswaldkirk

03:09

72.2km

520m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 28, 2026

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After 25.9 km for 51 m

Waypoints

Start point

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10.7 km

View of Slingsby Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

Slingsby Castle was never actually a castle, but a home built in 1620s for Sir Charles Cavendish. It is still quite impressive (particularly in the right light!). It is now …

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15.7 km

Obelisk Ponds

Lake

16.1 km

Castle Howard Obelisk

Highlight • Monument

The Obelisk, raised in 1714-15, carries two sets of inscriptions. The first, in Latin, commemorates the victories of the 1st Duke of Marlborough. The second, on the west side is …

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17.0 km

The Stray, Castle Howard Obelisk and Carrmire Gate

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a fun, perfectly straight, but lumpy road that leads to Castle Howard, through the Carrmire Gate House and past the towering obelisk, a monument to the victories of …

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29.6 km

Strensall Common

Nature Reserve

46.3 km

Cass Plantation

Forest

51.8 km

Easingwold Cafes

Highlight • Cafe

Great spot to refuel, so many great cafes.

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61.6 km

Coxwold Village

Highlight • Settlement

Pretty village with an informative website if local history is your thing. Recorded under the name of Cucvalt in the Domesday Book, and the local church is where George Orby …

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64.0 km

Byland Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Byland Abbey is a stunning ruin dating back to the 1100s. It was once one of the grandest medieval monasteries but was dissolved by Henry VIII in the 1530s. Today …

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64.0 km

Absolutely non-miss this one. This is one of the finest and greatest monasteries in England. Byland Abbey inspired the way churches were built throughout the north. These almost preposterously amazing …

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71.1 km

Oswaldkirk Hag

Forest

71.9 km

St Oswald's Church, Oswaldkirk

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a proper countryside, English church, marked on the street indeed as "Historic Church". It is over 900 years old (Norman) and was built on the site of a …

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72.2 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

71.7 km

536 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

68.4 km

3.74 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (130 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Wednesday 22 July

25°C

12°C

29 %

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Easingwold Cafes – Byland Abbey Ruins loop from Oswaldkirk

View of Slingsby Castle

Castle Howard Obelisk

The Stray, Castle Howard Obelisk and Carrmire Gate

Easingwold Cafes

Coxwold Village

Byland Abbey

Byland Abbey Ruins

St Oswald's Church, Oswaldkirk

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