Pickering Castle – Barugh Bridge loop from Pickering

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Pickering Castle – Barugh Bridge loop from Pickering

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Pickering Castle – Barugh Bridge loop from Pickering

03:04

65.3km

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: August 9, 2026

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 1.78 km for 114 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.83 km

Pickering Castle

Highlight • Historical Site

There has been a castle here on the hill top at Pickering since the Norman times as a motte and bailey castle. Over time it has been developed and the …

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7.14 km

Wandale Lane and Riseborough Hall

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Quiet alternative to the Malton Road. Small climb at Riseborough Hall, with good views

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13.5 km

Barugh Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

There are some nice flat roads around here in the Vale of Pickering which provide some welcome respite to the hilly North York Moors and Howardian Hills. This gives rise …

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26.6 km

Shaw Wood

Forest

27.2 km

Bell Bottom

Forest

30.4 km

Village shop with excellent cakes and snacks. Roadworks through the village until Aug 2021, so long as you're happy to walk the 100m past the works ignore the signs sending cyclists on the diversion route

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32.2 km

View of Howardian Hills National Landscape with Sheep

Highlight • Viewpoint

32.8 km

Dalby and Terrington Bank Descent and Climb

Highlight • Viewpoint

Take care on the bend halfway down the hill, it can be gravelly the other side in winter.

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42.8 km

Nunnington Hall

Highlight • Historical Site

This National Trust property is a 17th-century manor house. You will find a sheltered walled garden here outside, and inside an oak-panelled hall, family rooms and even a haunted room! …

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42.8 km

Nunnington Hall

Highlight • Monument

This National Trust property is a 17th-century manor house. You will find a sheltered walled garden here outside, and inside an oak-panelled hall, family rooms and even a haunted room! …

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65.3 km

End point

Bus stop

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