Obelisk at Ripon Market Place – Masham Market Square loop from North Yorkshire

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Obelisk at Ripon Market Place – Masham Market Square loop from North Yorkshire

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Obelisk at Ripon Market Place – Masham Market Square loop from North Yorkshire

02:12

50.8km

400m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Nidderdale National Landscape

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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353 m

Obelisk at Ripon Market Place

Highlight • Historical Site

Ripon is actually a city, not a town as its size might suggest. A small city maybe, but one that is full of history.

The Market Place is the centre …

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13.3 km

Grewelthorpe Village Pond

Highlight • Natural

Grewelthorpe is around 3 miles South of Masham and 6 miles North of Ripon. It hosts an ancient 12th-century church and the nearby Hackfall Woods

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14.2 km

View Towards Masham from Hackfall Woods

Highlight • Natural Monument

Beautiful views overlooking the Yorkshire Dales within the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, it is also designated a Sit of Special Scientific Interest.

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15.8 km

Masham Climb

Highlight • Cycleway

Steady climb out of the town. Made a bit tricky if you have cafe legs after stopping in Masham.

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18.0 km

Bordar House Teas, Masham

Highlight • Cafe

Good cakes and snacks at reasonable prices.

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18.1 km

Masham Market Square

Highlight • Restaurant

This 4 mile walk - the Masham leaves walk is a route with 6 stone leaves sculptures. The route follows some beautiful stretches of the river Ure and the river …

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18.7 km

Masham Bridge is a grade II listed building over the River Ure. It replaced an ancient bridge in 1754

There are lovely tree-lined views in either direction as it takes the A6108 into Masham or out towards Low Burton Hall.

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26.8 km

Rand Hill Plantation

Forest

29.7 km

Bedale Market Town

Highlight • Cafe

Bedale is a thriving market town centred round a cobbled, Georgian square. It still continues its 750 year tradition of holding its market on a Tuesday. As it is on …

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45.2 km

Crow Wood

Forest

50.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

49.2 km

748 m

638 m