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View from Caroline Bridge – St. Aidan's Walking Dragline loop from Garforth

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View from Caroline Bridge – St. Aidan's Walking Dragline loop from Garforth

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4.0

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View from Caroline Bridge – St. Aidan's Walking Dragline loop from Garforth

01:56

17.6km

120m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 17, 2026

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Start point

Train Station

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7.48 km

View from Caroline Bridge

Highlight • Viewpoint

The RSPB site is the main draw but a bonus is the awesome relic of this former opencast coal mine which is the behemoth Walking Dragline Excavator parked by the …

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9.05 km

View of St Aidan's Nature Park Lake

Highlight • Viewpoint

love this place

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9.56 km

RSPB St Aidan's

Nature Reserve

9.85 km

Heron in St Aidan's Nature Park

Highlight • Natural

Lots of noise come of the water

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10.3 km

St. Aidan's Walking Dragline

Highlight • Viewpoint

Look closely and you may see the resident owl/s. Unfortunately I didn't see them today however I did see a Red Kite majestically soaring in the sky

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10.7 km

St Aidan's Bowers Lake

Highlight • Lake

cafe and toilets are here. Can see wild swimmers in Bowers lake

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10.8 km

St Aidan's Opencast Dragline (National Coal Board)

Highlight • Structure

Good starting point for a walk

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10.9 km

St Aidan's Nature Reserve Picnic Area

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice pork pie and a loo stop

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11.9 km

Woodend Traditional Fish & Chips

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Some of the best fish and chips I have had in a long time. Proper brown chips and the biggest fish cakes on the planet

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17.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

1.55 km

1.24 km

1.02 km

981 m

198 m

Surfaces

9.05 km

3.92 km

1.68 km

1.65 km

981 m

325 m

Elevation

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Sunday 17 May

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View from Caroline Bridge – St. Aidan's Walking Dragline loop from Garforth

View from Caroline Bridge

View of St Aidan's Nature Park Lake

Heron in St Aidan's Nature Park

St. Aidan's Walking Dragline

St Aidan's Bowers Lake

St Aidan's Opencast Dragline (National Coal Board)

St Aidan's Nature Reserve Picnic Area

Woodend Traditional Fish & Chips

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