One of my favourite places.
Make sure you follow the signs over the bridge to pick up the canal again, otherwise you could end up on the railway track. hahahahahhahahha yep I did that hahahahahhaha

Matt

January 15, 2025

Mountain biking

muddy

51m

September 20, 2024

Cycling

The Barnsley Canal ran for 14.5 miles (23.3 km), from Barnby Basin, to a junction with the Aire and Calder Navigation. The canal was closed in 1953. Work is underway to re-open the canal as a leisure waterway, but some diversions will need to be created. In the meantime, the towpath remains a nice level trail.

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Elevation 70 m

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Location: Notton, Wakefield, Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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1. Newmillerdam Woods Trail – Haw Park Woods loop from Outwood

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