Wood Nook Viaduct – Fairies Hill Moorings loop from Normanton

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England

Yorkshire And The Humber

Wakefield

Normanton

Wood Nook Viaduct – Fairies Hill Moorings loop from Normanton

Easy

5.0

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Wood Nook Viaduct – Fairies Hill Moorings loop from Normanton

01:17

21.4km

130m

Gravel riding

Easy gravel ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 17, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 8.46 km for 67 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

2.48 km

Wood Nook Viaduct

Highlight • Bridge

Wood Nook Viaduct carries the railway across the Aire and Calder Navigation. The Wakefield Way follows the canal towpath under the bridge, it's a nice flat trail, ideal for easy rides or family adventures.

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2.52 km

Fairies Hill Moorings

Highlight • Rest Area

use your bell near the bridge as the corner can be deceptive

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3.53 km

River Calder

Lake

4.30 km

Bridge over the River Calder

Highlight • River

tarmac path now. really smooth ride

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11.3 km

Pontefract Racecourse Path

Highlight • Cycleway

follow the cycle way down the back of the race course and go under the M62! over a railway line and round the back of Glass Houghton station. This avoids …

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12.1 km

Pontefract Racecourse

Highlight • Other

18.4 km

Whitwood Wharf

Highlight • Trail

watch out fast little corner so please come round at speed. Also look out for the heron that lives there

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21.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.92 km

7.87 km

3.01 km

1.25 km

495 m

448 m

380 m

Surfaces

7.99 km

7.16 km

2.37 km

2.00 km

1.85 km

Elevation

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Highest point (70 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

7°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Comments

March 26, 2025,A Little Ride out with Jackie, Testing the Shifter on the Gravel Bike

On the last outing on the gravel bike, I thought a gear cable had snapped but on inspection, it was a spring that had come off a pawl inside the shifter so it wasn't engaging the ratchet system. The ride was to test that it wasn't going to just pop straight back off again after a few shifts but so …