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Rosedale Chimney Bank
Rosedale Abbey, Yorkshire
A moorland road with a 1-in-3 climb and a wide view of Rosedale below.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 30 min
Chimney Bank is one of England's steepest public roads, climbing out of Rosedale to the moor top with a 33% gradient. The climb is impressive in a car and dramatic on a bike. The valley below is full of old ironstone railway remains.
Good to know
- Not suitable for caravans or large motorhomes
- Brakes get hot on the descent
- Walk the old railway trail instead
- Best time
- Dry weather
- Open
- All year (may close in snow)
- Getting there
- Narrow steep road; sealed
- Vehicles
- No campervans
- Dogs
- Dogs welcome
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