Rosedale Chimney Bank or just Chimney Bank is a
hill pass that carries a minor road between
Rosedale Abbey and
Hutton-le-Hole
Hutton-le-Hole is a small village and civil parish in the Ryedale district of North Yorkshire, England, about north-west of Pickering. It is a popular scenic village within the North York Moors National Park. Sheep roam the streets at will ...
in the
Ryedale
Ryedale is a non-metropolitan district in North Yorkshire, England. It is in the Vale of Pickering, a low-lying flat area of land drained by the River Derwent. The Vale's landscape is rural with scattered villages and towns. It has been inh ...
district of the
North York Moors National Park,
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...
,
England
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.
The tarmacked highway shares the title of steepest road in
England
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(the other is
Hardknott Pass
Hardknott Pass is a hill pass between Eskdale and the Duddon Valley in the Lake District National Park, Cumbria, England. The tarmac-surfaced road, which is the most direct route from the central Lake District to West Cumbria, shares the titl ...
in
Cumbria
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).
The pass has an average gradient of 13%, with a maximum gradient of 1 in 3 (about 33%)
and climbs on its route.
It is colloquially known by cyclists as ''The Chain Breaker''.
In 1987 it was used as the venue for the National Hill Climb Championship.
It takes its name from a high chimney which was built to support an ironstone mine which was in that area. The mine closed in 1929, but its chimney remained until it was demolished on 28 July 1972.
See also
*
List of hill passes of the Lake District
Hill passes of the Lake District were originally used by people in one valley travelling to another nearby without having to go many miles around a steep ridge of intervening hills. Historically, in the Lake District of northwest England, trav ...
References
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External links
How to climb Rosedale Chimney (video)
Roads in Yorkshire
Scenic routes in the United Kingdom
Ironstone Mines in North Yorkshire