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Yorkshire And The Humber

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – The Lines loop from Garforth

Yorkshire And The Humber

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – The Lines loop from Garforth

Moderate

4.0

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RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – The Lines loop from Garforth

01:23

29.4km

330m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. 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: April 25, 2026

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Some segments of your route comprise a surface that may not be suitable for your chosen sport.

After 8.72 km for 435 m

After 10.2 km for 57 m

After 11.9 km for 64 m

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Start point

Train Station

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7.30 km

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

A birdwatching haven only a hop, skip and a jump from Leeds city centre, what's not to love about RSPB St Aidan's? Set in the picturesque Aire Valley, it is …

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8.84 km

View of St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

Lovely easy tracks all around the reserve, only one steep slope abs it’s only short. Perfect place for building confidence for new riders.

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9.01 km

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

St Aidan’s is a stunning nature reserve that’s close to Leeds city centre. With lots of trails to explore on foot or bike, it’s super easy to enjoy the spectacular …

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9.12 km

St Aidan's Nature Reserve Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice pork pie and a loo stop

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9.19 km

BE1150 Dragline Memorial

Highlight • Monument

Note to self; Wear wellies and not walking boots in winter.

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10.2 km

Woodend Traditional Fish & Chips

Highlight • Other

Some of the best fish and chips I have had in a long time. Proper brown chips and the biggest fish cakes on the planet

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11.5 km

Allerton Bywater Village Highlights

Highlight • Religious Site

This is a lovely little village to look around and then get back on the Riverbank track to Castleford

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12.0 km

The Lines

Highlight • Cycleway

The Lines Way, developed along a disused railway line, stretches for four miles, providing access to several wildlife sites. Hedgerows, scrub, woodland, ponds and wet woodland border the track and …

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29.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.9 km

7.95 km

2.63 km

416 m

329 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

28.5 km

594 m

104 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Thursday 28 May

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RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – The Lines loop from Garforth

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

View of St Aidan's Nature Reserve

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

St Aidan's Nature Reserve Picnic Area

BE1150 Dragline Memorial

Woodend Traditional Fish & Chips

Allerton Bywater Village Highlights

The Lines

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