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Westerdale, Danby High & Glaisdale Moors loop from Castleton — North York Moors National Park

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Scarborough

Danby

Westerdale, Danby High & Glaisdale Moors loop from Castleton — North York Moors National Park

Moderate

riders

Westerdale, Danby High & Glaisdale Moors loop from Castleton — North York Moors National Park

02:19

42.5km

740m

Road cycling

Embark on a moderate road cycling adventure through the North York Moors National Park with the Westerdale, Danby High & Glaisdale Moors loop. This 26.4-mile (42.5 km) route features varied terrain, including sweeping heather moorland and lush valleys, with significant elevation gain of 2443 feet (744 metres). You can expect…

Last updated: April 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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7.56 km

Young Ralph Cross

Highlight • Monument

Young Ralph Cross stands at the meeting point of two moorland roads, high on windswept Danby High Moor. It has become an emblem of the North York Moors National Park …

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8.26 km

Fat Betty Waymarker

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Fat Betty is a waymarker and boundary marker on Danby High Moor. It is thought to date from the 12th century and may once have had a wooden cross atop. …

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17.8 km

Millennium Cross, Heygate Bank

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The Millennium Cross was erected by the residents of Rosedale Abbey to commemorate the year 2000. It adds to the tradition of crosses on the North York Moors

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28.6 km

Glaisdale Rigg Trig Point

Highlight • Natural Monument

Amazing moorland views from here: Great Fryup Dale to the west, Glaisdale Moor to the east, Egton High Moor to the south, Eskdale to the north, and heathery paradise wherever …

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34.9 km

Yorkshire Cycle Hub

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Absolutely worth checking out as this place is quite amazing. There's everything one might need for an ace day (or week) out on the bikes, whether you're into road, gravel, …

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42.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

42.3 km

186 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

34.3 km

8.09 km

192 m

Elevation

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Highest point (420 m)

Lowest point (120 m)

Weather

Thursday 7 May

16°C

6°C

49 %

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Max wind speed: 12.0 km/h

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Young Ralph Cross

Fat Betty Waymarker

Millennium Cross, Heygate Bank

Glaisdale Rigg Trig Point

Yorkshire Cycle Hub

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