East Carlton 0 Kilometres 1 2 3 4 Stage 3: Leeds to Saltaire A658 Guiseley A Salts6 5Mill in Saltaire 0 Miles 0.5 1 1.5 2 2.5 A 6 6 Moor Side 0 Guiseley Key Take Care 8 5 Slow Tour route Yeadon 6 Armley Mills A On-road / Traffic-free Take care on road from National Cycle Network Leeds station to the start of the Esholt On-road / Traffic-free towpath. Follow off road Route Other cycle routes 4 Description if possible. Baildon National Cycle Network route number Adel Share the path. Give way 1 6 Café / Pub / Toilets A Saltaire Baildon to pedestrians and wheelchair 0 A612 Rawdon users. Restaurant / Shop Horsforth Take care cycling under Railway with station the bridges at Armley, Kirkstall, A River Aire Millennium Mileposts 6120 38 Newlay and Shipley where the 60 FINISHA River Aire Access point towpath is narrow and uneven. A Horsforth 6 Take care here 5 Take care to follow the NCN 7 Saltaire signed route away from the A Historic attraction 657 8 5 towpath near Rodley along a 6 Shipley A Picnic spot Shipley Apperley A65 quiet road for a short while. Bridge Take care crossing the road 3 A6120 A Newlay To Keighley 6 at Apperley Bridge. Calverley 57 Chapel Allerton A 6 0 Kirkstall 3 A61 7 2 Abbey Frizinghall Kirkstall Take a Break! Rodley 1 Leeds Granary Wharf cafés and restaurants Headingley A6 2 Rodley canal side pubs and Nature Reserve café 57 www.rodleynaturereserve.org 3 Apperley Bridge pubs and cafés Burley Park Enjoy the Slow Tour Salts Mill restaurants and cafés A65 4 www.saltsmill.org.uk Bramley 177 Leeds Industrial A6 37 0 Undercliffe Manningham 6 Museum at on the National CycleA New Pudsey Armley Mills A 6 A658 0 3 7 Bramley Network! 15 riverside sculptures of the Aire A 65 7 4 Sculpture Trail. Things to see and6 do The Slow Tour is a guide to 21 of A Upper Armley Leeds 8 To Garforth 7 5 4 A the best cycle routes in Yorkshire. Leeds 6 Play Areas A and Hull A 6 A 47 A658 6 Leeds 1 Pudsey Having moved7 on from its cloth cap There are playgrounds near the It’s been inspiredBradford by the Forster Tour Square de 7 France Grand Depart in Yorkshire in and pint of Tetley days, Leeds is now route in Kirkstall and Saltaire. Rodley Bradford Beck 1 a vibrant northern city, and boasts Nature Reserve is great for children 8 A 2014 and funded by Public1 Health 6 6 1 A to explore! River Aire 7 the Royal Armouries and Leeds A 1 4 A Teams in Leeds and6 Bradford City 5 A 6 8 Bradford Interchange5 www.rodleynaturereserve.org Councils. All routes form part of 0the Arena. The lively Granary Wharf area with cafés and restaurants is near the Troydale Bike Hire National Cycle Network - more than Saltaire start of the route. 14,000 miles of traffic-free paths, The UNESCO World Heritage Site of You can hire bikes start from Cycle Point at quiet lanes and on-road walking and Art in the Travelling Landscape Saltaire and Salts Mill houses many cycling routes across the UK. Leeds and Shipley Hunslet 7 Mileposts on the route are yellow, notable works by David Hockney, 4 1 6 4 A A 6 Station through the 6 A 8 1 painted by Sustrans Volunteers independent cafés, restaurants and 5 This route is part of National A A 7 6 7 5 www.bikeandgo.co.uk Routes 66 and 696, so just follow to0 celebrate the Tour de France in sophisticated shops. A Tong scheme. Hunslet Moor 6 www.saltsmill.org.uk the signs! Yorkshire5 in 2014. Look out for the 0 A 7 6 17 50 Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and databaseA6 right 2014. Cartography © FourPoint Mapping. All rights reserved. 3 36 4 60 6 A Cottingley A 21 Leeds to Saltaire 12 miles, about 2 hours STAGE 3 This popular and attractive ride begins in vibrant Leeds overview map Leeds to and winds its way out of the city along the traffic-free towpath of the Leeds & Liverpool Canal. The route is 6 20 Saltaire 7 full of historic interest and some surprisingly scenic 5 8 countryside. l 9 Exit Leeds station by the main entrance. Cross the road 4 to CyclePoint, turn left along the pavement in the direction 3 19 1 of traffic. Turn sharp right at a sign saying “Granary Wharf 10 4mins”, follow the same pavement under the railway bridge 12 2 and turn right again into a tunnel signposted “Granary Wharf 11 18 Car Park”. Follow the tunnel over the river until it emerges 13 in Granary Wharf where you start the route on the canal towpath signposted NCN66 at Office Lock. 14 15 17 l Follow the towpath out of the city passing the Leeds Industrial museum at Armley. Enjoy views of the medieval 16 Kirkstall Abbey. l Continue to the picturesque havens of Bramley Falls and Rodley Nature Reserve. The Reserve has a variety of species – dragonflies in summer and tourists in its friendly café throughout the year. The Slow Tour is a guide to 21 of the best cycle routes l Cycle towards Apperley Bridge through a wide valley, across Yorkshire on the National Cycle Network. past cattle grazing the banks of the river Aire and through The routes have something for everyone, whether you are a ancient woodland to the busy market town of Shipley. family, new to cycling or a regular cyclist. You can take public l From here, it’s a short cycle to the UNESCO World transport to the start of most routes and hire bikes there too. Heritage Site of Saltaire. This Victorian model village boasts a major art gallery, independent cafes and shops in beautiful Tourist attractions l heritage sites listed buildings. Over the river is the delightful Roberts Park, l l with a playground, picnic area and café, and a Victorian cafés and pubs picnic spots canals tramway to the local beauty spot of Shipley Glen. museums l playgrounds l artwork Kirkstall l Return to Leeds by the train from Saltaire or Shipley and more! stations, or by bike if you’re feeling energetic! If you like this route, try out the other 20! Download your free maps at www.sustrans.org.uk/slowtourofyorkshire Enjoy a great cycling day out... Leeds to Saltaire is part of Route 66 and 696 of the National Cycle Network at your own pace ! Cycling out of Leeds Photography: Kirkstall Registered charity number 326550 (England and Wales) SCO39263 (Scotland).