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Bingley Five Rise Locks – Yorkshire Dales National Park loop from Bingley

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Bingley Five Rise Locks – Yorkshire Dales National Park loop from Bingley

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Bingley Five Rise Locks – Yorkshire Dales National Park loop from Bingley

04:54

76.1km

580m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very 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 6, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 482 m for 14 m

After 1.05 km for 13 m

After 1.14 km for 13 m

After 17.9 km for 20 m

After 75.6 km for 14 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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862 m

Bingley Five Rise Locks

Highlight • Historical Site

This set of five rises is the steepest set in the country. The stepped loch means that it's a continuous flight with no holding ponds between lochs, each gate opens …

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1.10 km

Five Rise Locks Café

Highlight • Cafe

Dismount before ordering that espresso...

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17.9 km

Polish Airmen Memorial

Highlight • Historical Site

There are two Memorials on this part of the canal. A cross along the tow path which was the crash site of a Wellington bomber where Seven airmen lost their …

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31.6 km

Gargrave Bridge

Highlight • Trail

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

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32.0 km

Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Gisburn

Highlight • River

37.9 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

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39.5 km

River Aire

Lake

40.3 km

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Highlight • Natural

The Yorkshire Dales National Park is in northern England. It encompasses thousands of square miles of moors, valleys, hills and villages. Southeast, on the River Wharfe, the Bolton Abbey Estate …

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52.3 km

Bog Wood

Forest

54.0 km

Little Wood

Forest

54.9 km

Skipton Castle Gatehouse

Highlight • Castle

The ideal base for any ride into the Dales, Skipton is a 44-minute train journey from Leeds and has plenty going on when you’ve recovered from your day’s riding.

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76.1 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

43.3 km

17.7 km

8.20 km

3.96 km

2.26 km

613 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

62.9 km

8.27 km

3.36 km

1.44 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (210 m)

Lowest point (80 m)

Weather

Sunday 23 August

19°C

7°C

0 %

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Bingley Five Rise Locks – Yorkshire Dales National Park loop from Bingley

Bingley Five Rise Locks

Five Rise Locks Café

Polish Airmen Memorial

Gargrave Bridge

Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Gisburn

View Over Lower Wharfedale

Yorkshire Dales National Park

Skipton Castle Gatehouse

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