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Micklegate Bar – York Millennium Bridge loop from York

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York

Micklegate Bar – York Millennium Bridge loop from York

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4.8

(13)

173

riders

Micklegate Bar – York Millennium Bridge loop from York

01:00

16.9km

50m

Cycling

Easy bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 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.

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1.98 km

Rowntree Park

Highlight • Natural

Rowntree park has a childrens playground, toilets and refreshments as well as picnic spots, nature walks and playing fields.

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4.35 km

York Racecourse

Highlight • Structure

6.07 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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7.38 km

Solar System Way Nature Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Great place to recycle your waste on a ride

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8.73 km

The Fisher of Dreams

Highlight • Monument

A large wire figure of a man in a bobble hat sitting on top of the bridge, with a fishing rod hanging out over the River Ouse, on the end of his line he has caught the 'Flying Scotsman' train which used to run on the railway line that used this bridge – now decommissioned. It is part of the Sustrans route 65 cycle way.
Source: artuk.org/discover/artworks/fisher-of-dreams-324103

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