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Aire Valley Towpath Route

26 km / 16 miles

W Yorks
The Aire Valley Towpath Route is the towpath on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal between Leeds, City Centre and Five Rise Locks at Bingley and is suitable for all towpath users: walkers, cyclists, anglers and mobility impaired users. It forms part of the National Cycle Network route 66.

It is going to be extended to Skipton in due course.

Route Map available from website below.


Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Waymark: Cycle route signs  
Attributes: Easy; Cycle Route; Canal; Industrial History
Start:
SE298331 - Office Lock Bridge, Granary Wharf, Leeds
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Finish:
SE108400 - Five Rise Locks Swing Bridge, Bingley
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Web Sites: http://www.airevalleytowpath.org.uk/index.htm

Maps:

Show OS Map
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger: 104
OS Explorer: 288289
OS Explorer Active: 288289

Connected Paths:

Paths Marked on OS mapping: Dales Way Link - Bradford/Shipley; Leeds Country Way; Millennium Way - Bradford; Trans Pennine Trail - Leeds Link
Other Paths: Abbey Trail; Airedale Way; Bradford Ring; Dales High Way; Leeds and Liverpool Canal Walk; Stanza Stones Trail; Tops of the North (Carlisle and Cheviot to Cat and Fiddle); Trans Pennine Way; White Rose Way; Yorkshire Water Way
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Anytime Challenges: Bingley Parish Boundary Walk; Burnley to Bingley; Harden Hike; Myrtle Meander; Three Rivers Walk
Click to show 2 more Anytime Challenges

Downloads:

GPS Exchange Format Route File: Aire Valley Towpath Route GPX Exchange Format Route File Login to Download
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MemoryMap Route file: Aire Valley Towpath Route Memory Map Route File Login to Download
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Tracklogs Route file: Aire Valley Towpath Route Tracklogs Route File Login to Download
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Route Profile:

25.9 Km (16.1 miles)
298 m (978 ft) ascent
99 m (325 ft)  maximum height