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Hitting the moors and there are some nice long gentle uphills to the top.
I thin Cow and Calf is in a different area ?
Assuming I have the right slingsby as google maps shows only one ;-)
Do this nice ride, head north to Kirkbymoorside and go through to Hutton le hole (stop and have a pint already if you want)
then head to Rosedale, but going via lastingham (another pint ? and almost in to Cropton, or do and grab another pint), should be nice.
then nip up this road
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Rosedale Chimney, Rosedale Abbey, North York Moors
Rosedale Chimney, North Yorkshire Moors
Warning sign near the Rosedale Chimney in North Yorkshire Photograph: Mark Sunderland/Alamy
Few climbs have such a fearsome reputation as Rosedale Chimney, and rightly so. I snapped my chain not once but twice in my attempt to conquer this vicious stretch of tarmac. Leaving Rosedale Abbey, a sign warns you of the one-in-three – yes, one-in-three – gradient to come. This climb isn't for the faint-hearted. The surface is rough at first and steep from the outset, but improves as you pass over a cattlegrid and approach the double hairpin. The second bend here is so steep on the inside that it forces you far right, so take care. Now straightening up, the next stretch is ridiculously hard, the main problem here being just staying upright while either side of the road, sheep wait to see if yet another rider falls victim to the Chimney. Stick with it, as eventually the one-in-three does turn into a relatively gentle one-in-six, allowing you to build a little momentum to drag your bike up on to the moor.
Where From the bottom left corner of Rosedale Abbey leave the main road and turn south east on to Gill Lane, pass the giant warning sign, and head up. Grid Ref: SE 720 945 (OS94)
Length 1430m
Height gain 179m
Approx climb time 9 mins--
and turn right towards Lion Inn (for another pint), headback to hutton le hole on a nice long run and back home.
I thin Cow and Calf is in a different area ?
Assuming I have the right slingsby as google maps shows only one ;-)
Do this nice ride, head north to Kirkbymoorside and go through to Hutton le hole (stop and have a pint already if you want)
then head to Rosedale, but going via lastingham (another pint ? and almost in to Cropton, or do and grab another pint), should be nice.
then nip up this road
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Rosedale Chimney, Rosedale Abbey, North York Moors
Rosedale Chimney, North Yorkshire Moors
Warning sign near the Rosedale Chimney in North Yorkshire Photograph: Mark Sunderland/Alamy
Few climbs have such a fearsome reputation as Rosedale Chimney, and rightly so. I snapped my chain not once but twice in my attempt to conquer this vicious stretch of tarmac. Leaving Rosedale Abbey, a sign warns you of the one-in-three – yes, one-in-three – gradient to come. This climb isn't for the faint-hearted. The surface is rough at first and steep from the outset, but improves as you pass over a cattlegrid and approach the double hairpin. The second bend here is so steep on the inside that it forces you far right, so take care. Now straightening up, the next stretch is ridiculously hard, the main problem here being just staying upright while either side of the road, sheep wait to see if yet another rider falls victim to the Chimney. Stick with it, as eventually the one-in-three does turn into a relatively gentle one-in-six, allowing you to build a little momentum to drag your bike up on to the moor.
Where From the bottom left corner of Rosedale Abbey leave the main road and turn south east on to Gill Lane, pass the giant warning sign, and head up. Grid Ref: SE 720 945 (OS94)
Length 1430m
Height gain 179m
Approx climb time 9 mins--
and turn right towards Lion Inn (for another pint), headback to hutton le hole on a nice long run and back home.
