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Bingley Five Rise Locks – Salts Mill and Weir, Saltaire loop from Silsden

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Bingley Five Rise Locks – Salts Mill and Weir, Saltaire loop from Silsden

Hard

5.0

(3)

riders

Bingley Five Rise Locks – Salts Mill and Weir, Saltaire loop from Silsden

03:54

50.1km

470m

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: May 18, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 922 m for 11 m

After 9.84 km for 13 m

After 9.92 km for 13 m

After 15.8 km for 11 m

After 35.9 km for 20 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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9.89 km

Five Rise Locks Café

Highlight • Cafe

Dismount before ordering that espresso...

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10.1 km

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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13.7 km

Navvies Ark Barge at Hirst Lock

Highlight • River

A quirky look barge on the Leeds Liverpool canal.

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14.4 km

Saltaire World Heritage Site

Highlight • Monument

Walks, picnics, grab a coffee, visit Salt's Mill. Loads of stuff to do.

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14.5 km

Salts Mill

Highlight • Settlement

14.7 km

Salts Mill and Weir, Saltaire

Highlight • Cafe

World Heritage Site. Amazing history, architecture, cafes, art. The full nine yards. Go visit.

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35.9 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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40.1 km

Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Highlight • River

Join in the town centre, plenty of parking and cafes

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46.3 km

Stakehill Plantation

Forest

50.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

24.8 km

13.4 km

6.11 km

4.55 km

1.07 km

191 m

Surfaces

20.1 km

14.1 km

10.3 km

3.07 km

2.42 km

153 m

Elevation

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Highest point (270 m)

Lowest point (70 m)

Weather

Wednesday 17 June

21°C

12°C

68 %

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Max wind speed: 22.0 km/h

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Bingley Five Rise Locks – Salts Mill and Weir, Saltaire loop from Silsden

Five Rise Locks Café

Bingley Five Rise Locks

Navvies Ark Barge at Hirst Lock

Saltaire World Heritage Site

Salts Mill

Salts Mill and Weir, Saltaire

Polish Airmen Memorial

Leeds and Liverpool Canal

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