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Yorkshire And The Humber

Cawood Bridge – Birkin Tea Room loop from East Garforth

Road cycling routes

Yorkshire And The Humber

Cawood Bridge – Birkin Tea Room loop from East Garforth

Moderate

20

riders

Cawood Bridge – Birkin Tea Room loop from East Garforth

02:51

69.2km

260m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 11, 2026

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After 42.4 km for 66 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

9.72 km

Towton Battlefield

Highlight • Viewpoint

Stop to read the history

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12.6 km

Brick Kiln Plantation

Forest

14.0 km

Kirkby Wharfe SSSI

Nature Reserve

4

22.1 km

Cawood Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Grade II listed swing bridge opened in 1872. The deck was submerged when the River Ouse flooded in 2015.

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5

22.3 km

Cawood Castle Gatehouse

Highlight • Other

Grade I listed building. The surviving fifteenth-century structures formed part of a fortified medieval palace belonging to the Archbishops of York, which was dismantled in the aftermath of the English Civil War.

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6

37.6 km

Brick Shelter and Bench at Village Green

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice quiet village green type place for a sit down cuppa.

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7

42.4 km

Birkin Tea Room

Highlight • Cafe

Popular with cyclists - fast service, very reasonable prices, and always a smile and a warm welcome.

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8

43.3 km

Birkin Church

Highlight • Other

Has a well kept Portaloo open to the public, and a tap!

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45.0 km

Leatherbelly Wood

Forest

10

51.5 km

Fairburn Village Gaol

Highlight • Historical Site

Haha we didn't hang around too long unless they locked us up haha
We were rather rowdy

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11

59.2 km

Squires Café Bar

Highlight • Cafe

Where joggers and a breathable t shirt

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B

69.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

58.3 km

6.96 km

3.14 km

544 m

215 m

< 100 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

61.5 km

7.19 km

300 m

232 m

< 100 m

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Sunday 12 July

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