Great Ayton village centre – View of the Cleveland Hills loop from Ingleby Arncliffe

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Great Ayton village centre – View of the Cleveland Hills loop from Ingleby Arncliffe

Moderate

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Great Ayton village centre – View of the Cleveland Hills loop from Ingleby Arncliffe

03:48

61.1km

350m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

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North York Moors National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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12.5 km

Brompton Village

Highlight • Other

There is a small shop and a pub/café. The village was a centre for linen works years gone by. The church yard is nearby .

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23.6 km

Roots Farm Shop & Café

Highlight • Restaurant

Very popular with cyclists, good food, bike racks and outdoor seating. Quick service. Must be a ‘well off’ area, as there were some nice bikes on show.

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24.7 km

Old Lane Plantation

Forest

29.7 km

Hutton Rudby paper mill site and River Leven weir

Highlight • Historical Site

Visit the pub for a drink, you might need it after getting up the hill, lol :-)

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34.2 km

Bench Near Seamer

Highlight • Structure

This used to be a memorial bench and was removed by the local council, we were surprised to see the seat there today but there is no memorial plaque on it now.

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41.3 km

Captain Cook Monument and Bridge over the River Leven, Great Ayton

Highlight • River

There are beautiful views of the River Leven from the bridge here. Nearby, just a minute south of the bridge, there's a monument on the site of a cottage where James Cook (the Captain one) used to live when he was younger. There's a museum in Great Ayton where you can learn more about Cook's early years and education.

Great Ayton is a more sizeable village at the foot of Cleveland Hills and Roseberry Topping, so you'll easily find places to eat and shop here. Situated beautifully within the moors, it's a perfect base from which to start your cycling adventures in the Moors.

The River Leven flows through Great Ayton, so there are some wonderful spots here next to its banks.

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41.4 km

Great Ayton village centre

Highlight • Historical Site

This is a more sizeable village at the foot of Cleveland Hills and Roseberry Topping, so you will find places to eat and shop here easily. Situated beautifully within the moors, it is a perfect base from which to start your cycling adventures in the Moors. The River Leven flows through Great Ayton, so there are some wonderful spots here next to its banks.

James Cook (as in Captain James Cook) lived in the village as a young boy in the early 18th century, so you will find here his statue as well as The James Cook Schoolroom Museum, which focuses on his early life and education and, of course, his sea-faring adventures.

A great place to be and visit!

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50.1 km

View of the Cleveland Hills

Highlight • Natural

53.0 km

All Saints Church, Hutton Rudby

Highlight (Segment) • Religious Site

Nice steep descent out of Hutton Rudby, the descent itself is roughly 0.15 Mile long with a average gradient of -8% peaking at around -16%. Speed found here is useful for getting up Rudby Bank however be careful the road bends round at the bottom and the surface isn't great.

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