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National Cycle SwillingtonNetwork! A63 The Slow Tour of YorkshireCommon is inspired by the Grand Depart of the in in 2014. Sculpture at Woodlesford Funded by Teams at , the Slow Tour aims to increase accessible cycling opportunities across the on the National Cycle Network. The Network is more than 14,000 miles of traffic-free paths, quiet lanes and on- road walking and cycling routes across the UK. Bike Hire You can hire bikes from Cycle Point at Leeds Train station, a few B Things to see and do 6 minutes by train from Garforth and 1 3 Woodlesford stations. Sculptures 7 Continue past Woodlesford on the Transpennine www.cyclepoint.co.uk Trail and you may spot an elephantLittle and Prestongorilla waiting for you! Townclose To Leeds Hill Kippax Play Areas Great Leventhorpe There are playgrounds along the route in Garforth, Preston Vineyard Kippax, and . Take a Break! Woodlesford Leventhorpe Vineyard 1 Cafés and in Locks Garforth Just outside Woodlesford is Leventhorpe Vineyard, Sculptures 2 Café at Allerton Bywater Yorkshire’s longest established commercial vineyard, A642 3 RiversMEET craft Café open to the public. at

4 Cafés and pubs in Woodlesford FINISH Aire & Calder Navigation Woodlesford Owl Woodlesford Wood 4 Bowers A639 A642 Woodend Junction St Aidan’s Nature Reserve Allerton Take CareA639 Bywater Take care cycling on the 2 A642 to Woodlesford station/ To Leventhorpe Vineyard. River Aire

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Methley To Making it easier for you This route is not suitable for bikes with narrow tyres or wider bikes such as trikes. Family enjoying the route Please try one of our other Slow Tour routes at Methley JunctionMethley Junction www.sustrans.org.uk/slowtourofyorkshire

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2015. Cartography © FourPoint Mapping. All rights reserved. Garforth to Woodlesford 21 STAGE 2 Garforth to Woodlesford 9 miles, about 2 hours overview map Garforth to

This delightful traffic-free route travels from the small 6 of Garforth just outside Leeds through lovely countryside, 20 Woodlesford 5 7 passing a nature reserve and an RSPB site, along a river 8 and canal ending at Woodlesford locks. 9 4 l 3 19 Exit Garforth station and follow the White Rose [WYCC] 1 signs until you pick up signs to National Route 697 and The 10 Linesway and join this lovely Greenway. 12 2 11 18 l You soon enter Townclose Hills Nature Reserve (or Billy 13 Wood as it’s known locally) on the edge of Kippax. From the grassland plateau, there are beautiful near-panoramic views 14 of the surrounding countryside. 15 17 l Continue along the Linesway to Allerton Bywater, 16 where there is a café if you want to take a break. Turn right at Owl Wood Cottage towards Woodend and continue until you pick up signs to National Route 67, part of theTranspennine Trail. l Pause for a short detour at Woodend to visit St Aidans The Slow Tour is a guide to 21 of the best cycle routes Park and RSPB Reserve on the of the River Aire. across Yorkshire on the National Cycle Network. The reserve is teeming with wildlife in a stunning landscape. The routes have something for everyone, whether you are a Great spot for a picnic! If you prefer a café, continue along family, new to cycling or a regular cyclist. You can take public the route until you see signs to the National Route 67 to transport to the start of most routes and hire bikes there too. Methley on the left. Take this route and where it joins the A639, turn right and the café is 50m on the right hand side. Tourist attractions l heritage sites l Continue along the route, cross the River Aire and cafés and pubs l picnic spots l canals follow the river, then the canal, to Woodlesford, ending your l playgrounds l artwork journey at Woodlesford Locks . Carry on 5 minutes further to check out the gorilla and elephant sculptures! and more! l Hop on a train from Woodlesford station, or, if you’re If you like this route, try out the other 20! feeling energetic continue along National Route 67 to Leeds. Download your free maps at www.sustrans.org.uk/slowtourofyorkshire Enjoy a great cycling day out... Some of this route forms part of the national multi-user www.transpenninetrail.org.uk at your own pace !

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