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

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

Moderate

4.8

(25)

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

02:58

43.3km

140m

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: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 17.2 km for 10 m

After 17.2 km for 14 m

After 26.9 km for 14 m

After 26.9 km for 10 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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4.94 km

The Linesway

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful Nature Reserve

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7.16 km

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

also a nice place to get a tea or coffee

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7.86 km

New Sluice

Lake

10.2 km

Lemonroyd Lock

Highlight • Structure

This is just further up than the Lemonroyd Marina

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13.4 km

Lemonroyd Marina

Highlight • Rest Area

Lemonroyd Marina is a quaint marina situated on the outskirts of Leeds on the Aire and Calder Navigation. It is an ideal place to get closer to the local wildlife, …

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15.1 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 …

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18.3 km

Knostrop Lock Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Impressive bridge, passed over it on a recent ride from Bingley 5 rise lock to Wakefield.

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18.5 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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26.0 km

Thwaite Mills Watermill

Highlight • Historical Site

Situated on an island location between the River Aire and the Aire & Calder Navigation, Thwaite Mills is one of the last remaining examples in Britain of a water-powered mill. …

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43.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.2 km

13.2 km

10.5 km

3.14 km

986 m

302 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

15.3 km

12.8 km

7.07 km

4.18 km

3.20 km

656 m

Elevation

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Highest point (80 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Monday 31 August

18°C

11°C

24 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 27.0 km/h

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Comments

May 30, 2025,Hunslet- St Aidan family/friends/ kids

Alice 5 years old and this is her 2nd ride on this bike and bang ! 31km! And what's a average speed! So proud dad!

October 19, 2024,Lemonroyd to Leeds and back Plus St Aidens for a cuppa

A lovely day to be out riding. There must have been a lot of rainfall as there were so many splishy splashy puddles hahahahahah

June 24, 2024,If you are Morning Bird go to the RSPB St Aidan's

Pretty chunky tires but not so bad average speed... Fast ride in the forest ! I could have left the house earlier, but it was still lots of fun

May 11, 2025,solo RSPB St Aidan's

long long time ago I rode alone ;) and I admit that sometimes you need it! without planning I got up, drank coffee and took only a bottle of water and this Polish protein yogurt with me! average speed quite good for such thick rubbers - anyway I plan to change to something fast rolling - because it's faster on …

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

The Linesway

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Lemonroyd Lock

Lemonroyd Marina

Aire and Calder Navigation Cycleway

Knostrop Lock Bridge

Aire and Calder Canal Dam and Pedestrian Bridge

Thwaite Mills Watermill

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