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Lemonroyd Lock – Wood Nook Viaduct loop from Pontefract Tanshelf

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United Kingdom

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Yorkshire And The Humber

Lemonroyd Lock – Wood Nook Viaduct loop from Pontefract Tanshelf

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Lemonroyd Lock – Wood Nook Viaduct loop from Pontefract Tanshelf

02:44

43.5km

210m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 16, 2025

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Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

You'll need to dismount and push your bike.

After 12.4 km for 236 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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15.5 km

Heron Spotting by Lemonroyd Marina

Highlight • River

It really was beautiful riding along here

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16.0 km

View of the Aire and Calder Navigation

Highlight • Trail

Lovely view at evening

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17.1 km

Aire and Calder Navigation Cycleway

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Great paved cycleway following the Aire and Calver Navigation Path out of Leeds. The path travels all the way from the centre of the city toward Castleford and there are …

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20.4 km

Aire and Calder Canal Dam and Pedestrian Bridge

Highlight • Structure

Joining Route 67 and then the Trans Pennine trail pathways can be muddy and wet in places but a great ride.

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20.6 km

Knostrop Lock Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

Impressive bridge, passed over it on a recent ride from Bingley 5 rise lock to Wakefield.

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21.0 km

Thwaite Mills Watermill

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Situated on an island location between the River Aire and the Aire & Calder Navigation, Thwaite Mills is one of the last remaining examples in Britain of a water-powered mill. …

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28.9 km

Lemonroyd Lock

Highlight • Structure

This is just further up than the Lemonroyd Marina

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33.6 km

River Calder

Lake

34.6 km

Wood Nook Viaduct carries the railway across the Aire and Calder Navigation. The Wakefield Way follows the canal towpath under the bridge, it's a nice flat trail, ideal for easy rides or family adventures.

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43.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.5 km

8.23 km

6.06 km

5.45 km

4.13 km

2.94 km

193 m

Surfaces

23.2 km

6.80 km

4.33 km

4.18 km

3.19 km

1.70 km

Elevation

Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Today

Tuesday 16 December

8°C

2°C

62 %

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Lemonroyd Lock – Wood Nook Viaduct loop from Pontefract Tanshelf

Heron Spotting by Lemonroyd Marina

View of the Aire and Calder Navigation

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