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Micklefield

Cawood Castle Gatehouse – Cawood Bridge loop from Micklefield

Routes
Road cycling routes
United Kingdom
England
Yorkshire And The Humber
Leeds
Micklefield

Cawood Castle Gatehouse – Cawood Bridge loop from Micklefield

Easy

32

riders

Cawood Castle Gatehouse – Cawood Bridge loop from Micklefield

01:46

41.6km

180m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

19.6 km

Cawood Castle Gatehouse

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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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2

19.8 km

Cawood Bridge

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

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3

22.9 km

Ryther Castle

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Scholars describe Ryther Castle as a modest, fortified manor, likely never having substantial defences. It is also known by the name Hall Garth, referring to the field where it stood. …

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27.9 km

Kirkby Wharfe SSSI

Nature Reserve

29.2 km

Brick Kiln Plantation

Forest

6

32.1 km

Towton Battlefield

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Stop to read the history

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7

34.6 km

St Mary's Church (Lead Church)

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Nearby is Towton, the site of the War of the Roses battle, believed to be bloodiest in English history and which brought the Wars of the Roses to an end …

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8

39.8 km

Footpath Through Woodland

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B

41.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.6 km

1.25 km

963 m

498 m

153 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

36.5 km

4.76 km

192 m

< 100 m

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Thursday 8 October

17°C

9°C

56 %

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