Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Gargrave

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Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Gargrave

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Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Gargrave

01:48

28.2km

230m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 1.90 km for 107 m

After 2.35 km for 107 m

After 11.4 km for 78 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

2.18 km

Stone Bridges on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

Decent canal towpath through the heard of the Forest of Bowland

Tip by

3.42 km

Canal Lock with Bench

Highlight • River

There's a bench to rest on

Tip by

6.75 km

Descent into Gargrave

Highlight • Climb

You need the wind behind you for an effortless coast to the pub.

Tip by

11.5 km

Tommy Clarke Wood

Forest

18.9 km

Bell Busk Country Road

Highlight • Trail

A beautiful quiet roads, what's not to love !

Tip by

20.9 km

View of the Yorkshire Dales

Highlight • Natural

21.4 km

View Over Lower Wharfedale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wherever you are in the Dales, always remember to look behind! Circular routes can feel utterly different in the opposite direction

Tip by

27.3 km

Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Gisburn

Highlight • River

27.6 km

Gargrave Bridge

Highlight • Trail

The road bridge over the River Aire south of Gargrave. The Pennine Way national trail crosses here.

Tip by

28.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

23.6 km

2.65 km

850 m

615 m

357 m

175 m

Surfaces

19.7 km

7.44 km

639 m

339 m

145 m

Elevation

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Lowest point (110 m)

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Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Gargrave

Stone Bridges on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal

Canal Lock with Bench

Descent into Gargrave

Bell Busk Country Road

View of the Yorkshire Dales

View Over Lower Wharfedale

Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Gisburn

Gargrave Bridge

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