follow the cycle way down the back of the race course and go under the M62! over a railway line and round the back of Glass Houghton station. This avoids some of busiest traffic in the area. Then find the sustrans routes out to the country side.

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

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Bridge over the River Calder – Pontefract Racecourse Path loop from Castleford

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Elevation 70 m

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46 %

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Location: Yorkshire And The Humber, England, United Kingdom

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Fairies Hill Moorings – Windy Mile, Altofts loop from Normanton

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