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B 6 1 2 2 B B61 6 23 Kilometres1 B6124 Stage 13: Huddersfield to Dewsbury A 0 1 1 2 3 4 649 7 A B 6 6 4 A 1 4 63 2 0 Miles8 1 2 Batley8 B6128 3 4 6 2 Holroyd Park A 5 6 Things to see and do A great local amenity with multi- Liversedge A A62 9 1 activity games area, playgrounds 1 John Smith Stadium, 6 1 B 5 A 4 02 6 6and bowling. Huddersfield6 4 A A 3 Home of Huddersfield Town Country Park and Nature Reserve A Football Club and Huddersfield 6 The River Spen44 runs through To Bradford Giants Rugby League Club. using Spen Valley Greenway Brighouse Station Dewsbury Country Park and the B 6 Lower Spen Local Nature Reserve 1 Dewsbury Museum 1 7 Dewsbury Brighousewhere you might glimpse a 53 Located in Crow Nest Park, A6 the museum is a great place to kingfisher darting along the river. Dewsbury A644 8 3 discover Dewsbury’s proud history To find more attractions visit 6 A A638 and heritage. www.visithuddersfield.com 3 4 Dewsbury 6 A62 Country Park A John Smiths Stadium FINISH © Tim Green © Ray Morris Dewsbury Dewsbury Town Hall Museum To Holroyd B6409 Ossett B6114 Park A6 A641 River Calder A644 107 A6107 Mirfield A6107 Ravensthorpe River Calder 43 Bradley 6 Fixby C A a ld A644 e B6117 Ravensthorpe r & H e bb le Na vigation 8 Mirfield 1 1 6 B Kirkheaton Thornhill Edge Brackenhall Deighton al an C d a Upper ro B 1 ld Hopton 4 ie 6 f rs A e River Colne Enjoy the Slow Tour Hudd Whitley Lower Key on the National Cycle Slow Tour route 2 John Smiths A6 On-road / Traffic-free Stadium B National Cycle Network Network! 6 1 On-road / Traffic-free 18 A6 29 The Slow Tour is a guide to 21 of National Cycle Network A641 route number Lindley the best cycle routes in Yorkshire. Café Take Care It’s been inspired by the Tour de A64 0 France Grand Départ in Yorkshire in Pub A Share the path. Give 6 2 way to pedestrians and 2014 and funded by Public Health B6432 Restaurant wheelchair users. Teams in the region. All routes form Huddersfield Cowmes Railway with station start A 6 part of the National Cycle Network - 2 Grange Moor There are some more than 14,000 miles of traffic- Take care here on-road sections at A629 B 6 free paths, quiet lanes and on-road 1 Attraction Huddersfield 1 A62 Take a Break! 8 9 Mirfield, Ravensthorpe walking and cycling routes across and Huddersfield. Whether you want tea and cake, a pint of real ale, Picnic spot the UK. A or a hearty meal, the town centres in Huddersfield, 64 2 Mirfield and Dewsbury are full of places to eat Access point Busy crossing A62 This route is part of National and drink. Alternatively, grab some delicious local at Bog Green Lane Route 66 and 69, so just follow produce and stop off for a picnic along the route. Bike shop 6 2 1 (B6118). A64 6 the signs. A Fenay Bridge Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2015. Cartography © Sustrans FourPoint Mapping. All rights reserved. A637 Flockton Photography: ©Tim Green / CC BY 4.0 / www.flickr.com/photos/atoach. ©Ray Morris1/ CC BY 4.0 / https://www.flickr.com/photos/vidyo/ 7 Lockwood A63 433 A642 B6 Huddersfield to Dewsbury STAGE 13 Huddersfield to Dewsbury 19 miles return journey overview map Huddersfield to (9.5 miles each way). This is approximately 3 hours. This route takes you from Huddersfield, with its beautiful mix of Georgian, Victorian and neo-classical architecture, Dewsbury and birthplace of Rugby League, to the minster town of Dewsbury. The majority of the route follows peaceful traffic free greenways and a riverside path through a wooded agricultural landscape and urban greenspace. l Exit Huddersfield Railway Station, passing the statue of Harold Wilson, and follow signs to National Route 69 on a short on-road section to join the Birkby Bradley Greenway. As the path emerges from woodland it provides a good view of the John Smith Stadium and Dalton Bank Nature Reserve. l After crossing Leeds Road, you join the Calder Valley Greenway on National Route 66 and travel over Bradley Viaduct which has 15 high arches of blue brick above the River Colne and Huddersfield Broad Canal. l Once over the viaduct, you can take a short detour by public bridleway and footpath to Dalton Bank Local Nature Reserve which has a mix of conifer and native woodland. The Slow Tour is a guide to 21 of the best cycle routes l Then it is peaceful traffic-free pedalling as the route across Yorkshire on the National Cycle Network. continues to Colne Bridge. The routes have something for everyone, whether you are a l You continue on to Mirfield, where there are some on family, new to cycling or a regular cyclist. You can take public road sections as you travel through the town centre. You transport to the start of most routes and hire bikes there too. rejoin the former rail corridor through an arched gateway. l In Ravensthorpe the route passes through Holroyd Tourist attractions l heritage sites Park. You take quiet residential streets to join the Spen cafés and pubs l picnic spots l canals Valley Greenway passing the Lower Spen Nature Reserve l l and Dewsbury Country Park. museums playgrounds artwork Huddersfield Canal l The route follows the River Calder for a very pleasant stretch. A bridge takes you across the Dewsbury flood © Tim Green alleviation channel and gives you an excellent view of the If you like this route, try out the other 20. river and weir. l Continue onto Dewsbury Rail Station and Download your free maps at the town centre. www.sustrans.org.uk/slowtourofyorkshire Enjoy a great cycling day out... Huddersfield to Dewsbury is part of Routes 66 and 69 of the National Cycle Network at your own pace ! © Tim Green Bradley Viaduct Registered charity number 326550 (England and Wales) SCO39263 (Scotland).