Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Hellifield

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Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Hellifield

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Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Hellifield

02:51

45.6km

420m

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 18, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 28.9 km for 107 m

After 29.3 km for 107 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

95 m

Shed 24H Coffee Shop at Hellifield Station

Highlight • Cafe

Great cafe for a brew and a bite to eat.
Sunday & Monday: CLOSED
Tuesday - Saturday: 09:00 - 16:00
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6.52 km

Carr Moor Plantation

Forest

9.23 km

Bridge Over the River Ribble

Highlight • Bridge

18.1 km

Canal Path Cobbles

Highlight • Cycleway

Really taking the mixed-surface to the next level with a 50m section of decent sett

Tip by

27.9 km

Canal Lock with Bench

Highlight • River

There's a bench to rest on

Tip by

29.1 km

Stone Bridges on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

Decent canal towpath through the heard of the Forest of Bowland

Tip by

30.9 km

Gargrave Bridge

Highlight • Trail

The road bridge over the River Aire south of Gargrave. The Pennine Way national trail crosses here.

Tip by

37.1 km

View Over Lower Wharfedale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wherever you are in the Dales, always remember to look behind! Circular routes can feel utterly different in the opposite direction

Tip by

37.7 km

View of the Yorkshire Dales

Highlight • Natural

45.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

40.8 km

2.20 km

1.23 km

1.12 km

307 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

31.7 km

12.8 km

634 m

449 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

11°C

7°C

66 %

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Max wind speed: 35.0 km/h

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Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Hellifield

Shed 24H Coffee Shop at Hellifield Station

Bridge Over the River Ribble

Canal Path Cobbles

Canal Lock with Bench

Stone Bridges on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Gargrave Bridge

View Over Lower Wharfedale

View of the Yorkshire Dales

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