Canal Path – Kirkstall Abbey loop from Apperley Bridge

Yorkshire And The Humber

Canal Path – Kirkstall Abbey loop from Apperley Bridge

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Canal Path – Kirkstall Abbey loop from Apperley Bridge

04:07

86.5km

950m

Road cycling

Hard road ride. Very good fitness required. Some segments of this route may be unpaved and difficult to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 74.0 km for 115 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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9.58 km

Canal Path

Highlight • Cycleway

I purposefully plotted in some canal paths just to take me out of the busier sections of towns throughout the route! They didn't disappoint!

Tip by

11.0 km

Kirkstall Abbey

Highlight • Religious Site

picturesque ruins of the monastery, now a museum

Tip by

21.7 km

Cycle Path from Reservoir to Wigton Lane

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Cycle path through to pleasant quiet lane. Nice way to join up the reservoir to Wigton Lane.

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33.6 km

Old Pickhill Rash

Forest

37.0 km

View of the Church from High Street and Croft

Highlight • Viewpoint

44.6 km

Broadrow Plantation

Forest

47.0 km

Towton Battlefield

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stop to read the history

Tip by

50.8 km

Archaeological Site

56.8 km

All Saints Church

Highlight • Religious Site

70.8 km

Street Lane

Highlight • Trail

it's mainly uphill few down hill moments hit 37mph on down hill

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73.2 km

Hilly Route Northbound

Highlight • Climb

74.1 km

Grove Lane Nature Area

Nature Reserve

86.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

60.5 km

15.3 km

5.07 km

4.38 km

744 m

475 m

179 m

Surfaces

77.8 km

7.92 km

467 m

420 m

Elevation

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Highest point (160 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

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Wednesday 11 November

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Canal Path – Kirkstall Abbey loop from Apperley Bridge

Canal Path

Kirkstall Abbey

Cycle Path from Reservoir to Wigton Lane

View of the Church from High Street and Croft

Towton Battlefield

All Saints Church

Street Lane

Hilly Route Northbound

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