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Micklegate Bar – York Millennium Bridge loop from York

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Micklegate Bar – York Millennium Bridge loop from York

Moderate

4.5

(30)

160

riders

Micklegate Bar – York Millennium Bridge loop from York

02:47

48.0km

160m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 514 m for 33 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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530 m

Micklegate Bar

Highlight • Structure

Micklegate Bar, the most significant among York's four primary medieval gateways, held a prominent role as the focal point for grand events. Its name, derived from 'Micklelith' meaning 'great street,' aptly reflects its significance.

Serving as the primary entrance to the city for those arriving from the South, this historic gate witnessed the passage of numerous reigning monarchs, who adhered to the tradition of seeking the Lord Mayor's permission before entering the city.

Tip by

2.42 km

York Millennium Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

modern foot and cycle bridge with handy viewpoint and seating area for views along the river

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4.48 km

York Racecourse

Highlight • Structure

5.04 km

Knavesmire Wood

Forest

6.46 km

The Sun – York Solar System Greenway (York End)

Highlight • Structure

This is the York end of the 6.4 mile York Solar System Cycleway that heads southwards towards Selby along the former East Coast railway line on a Sustrans bike route.

It's a pan-flat disused railway with incredibly hard-packed gravel that's basically tarmac so any touring bike would cope. The whole stretch of the bike path is laid out like a scale model of the Solar System, with scale models of all the planets in our solar system on the edge of the track – naturally, in the order that you'd find them away from the sun. A really great educational addition to what is otherwise a beautiful, albeit quite standard, bike path!

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8.52 km

Naburn Railway Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Old railway bridge that was part of the east coast mainline and used heavily in WW2. A good crossing point on the White Rose cycle way.

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15.4 km

Low Acaster Plantation

Forest

26.6 km

John Smith's Brewery

Highlight • Historical Site

There is a small free car park at Tadcaster just over the bridge by the bus station. If you go there early it’s a good starting place/end place for a variety of rides.

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45.6 km

Goddards House and Garden

Highlight • Monument

National trust property. Former home of the Terry family of chocolate making fame.

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46.3 km

York Tyburn Execution Site

Highlight • Monument

Apparently this is where Dick Turpin, and other criminals, were hanged in the old days. Slightly weird sitting there with a nice view of the racecourse but knowing that bodies used to swing until dead just where you are sat.

Tip by

48.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

33.7 km

10.6 km

2.13 km

856 m

469 m

208 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

45.7 km

1.98 km

164 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Saturday 22 August

20°C

7°C

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Micklegate Bar – York Millennium Bridge loop from York

Micklegate Bar

York Millennium Bridge

York Racecourse

The Sun – York Solar System Greenway (York End)

Naburn Railway Bridge

John Smith's Brewery

Goddards House and Garden

York Tyburn Execution Site

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