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Lemonroyd Lock – RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve loop from Leeds

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United Kingdom

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Yorkshire And The Humber

Lemonroyd Lock – RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve loop from Leeds

Moderate

4.5

(35)

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Lemonroyd Lock – RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve loop from Leeds

02:32

38.9km

240m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: May 10, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 29.9 km for 310 m

After 30.5 km for 137 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.00 km

Aire and Calder Canal Dam and Pedestrian Bridge

Highlight • Structure

Joining Route 67 and then the Trans Pennine trail pathways can be muddy and wet in places but a great ride.

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7.31 km

Aire and Calder Navigation Cycleway

Highlight • Cycleway

Great paved cycleway following the Aire and Calver Navigation Path out of Leeds. The path travels all the way from the centre of the city toward Castleford and there are lots of great sites to see along the way including Skelton Lake and St Aidan's reserve.

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8.33 km

View of the Aire and Calder Navigation

Highlight • Trail

Lovely view at evening

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12.2 km

Lemonroyd Lock

Highlight • Structure

This is just further up than the Lemonroyd Marina

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13.2 km

Methley Triangle

Forest

14.4 km

RSPB St Aidan's

Nature Reserve

15.7 km

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

St Aidan’s is a stunning nature reserve that’s close to Leeds city centre. With lots of trails to explore on foot or bike, it’s super easy to enjoy the spectacular views and wonderful wildlife. As the reserve is in the care of the RSPB, birdlife is especially abundant, as you might expect. Keep a look out for birds including bitterns, avocets, black terns, skylarks and meadow pipits.

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15.8 km

St Aidan's Opencast Dragline (National Coal Board)

Highlight • Structure

Good starting point for a walk

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25.2 km

Gravel Path Junction

Highlight • Trail

Watch out for people walking

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30.3 km

Temple Newsam

Highlight • Monument

Such an amazing building
Temple Newsam, is a Tudor-Jacobean house in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown. The estate lends its name to the Temple Newsam ward of Leeds City Council, in which it is situated, and lies to the east of the city.

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38.1 km

River Aire

Lake

38.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.7 km

9.18 km

6.04 km

2.65 km

2.02 km

179 m

167 m

Surfaces

20.8 km

8.51 km

3.32 km

2.92 km

2.86 km

437 m

Elevation

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Friday 26 June

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Lemonroyd Lock – RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve loop from Leeds

Aire and Calder Canal Dam and Pedestrian Bridge

Aire and Calder Navigation Cycleway

View of the Aire and Calder Navigation

Lemonroyd Lock

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

St Aidan's Opencast Dragline (National Coal Board)

Gravel Path Junction

Temple Newsam

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