RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve loop from Cross Gates

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RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve loop from Cross Gates

Moderate

4.8

(20)

riders

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve loop from Cross Gates

02:28

34.9km

190m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.8 km for 236 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

4.81 km

Bell Wood

Forest

13.2 km

Lemonroyd Lock

Highlight • Structure

This is just further up than the Lemonroyd Marina

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14.2 km

Methley Triangle

Forest

16.3 km

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

also a nice place to get a tea or coffee

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17.1 km

St Aidan's Opencast Dragline (National Coal Board)

Highlight • Structure

Good starting point for a walk

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17.2 km

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

St Aidan’s is a stunning nature reserve that’s close to Leeds city centre. With lots of trails to explore on foot or bike, it’s super easy to enjoy the spectacular …

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19.2 km

St Aidan's RSPB Reserve

Highlight • Natural

How could you ever tire of being around this place?

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19.9 km

Cormorant at St Aidan's Nature Park

Highlight • Natural

St Aidan's is a 400-hectare nature park located between Leeds and Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. The land was formerly an opencast coal mining area that was flooded in 1988, …

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27.4 km

View of the Aire and Calder Navigation

Highlight • Trail

Lovely view at evening

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31.4 km

Temple Newsam

Highlight • Monument

Such an amazing building
Temple Newsam, is a Tudor-Jacobean house in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, with grounds landscaped by Capability Brown. The estate lends its name to the Temple Newsam …

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34.9 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.7 km

10.1 km

9.64 km

1.68 km

514 m

268 m

Surfaces

11.9 km

9.80 km

6.33 km

5.49 km

883 m

500 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (100 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Monday 12 October

17°C

9°C

72 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 35.0 km/h

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Comments

June 12, 2025,Lemonroyd Marina circular

A very nice off road circular ride today. Everyone enjoyed it.
Drinks at Temple Newsom, very nice indeed
However a visit to Woodend chippie was the highlight hahahhahahhahah

A puncture a mile from the finish was fixed quickly huh
Thank you everyone for a fabulous day out

March 28, 2025,Solo ride out, Lemonroyd, Rothwell, Skelton Lake and St Aidens.

More about Rothwell here ywt.org.uk/nature-reserves/rothwell-country-park

You can walk around Skelton Lake from Skelton Services. A short lap of the lake is just 2km, so lets …
Walk or cycle to Skelton Lake from Woodlesford Lock. Ohhh there’s so much love in Leeds …
Start at Rothwell Country Park. From Bulllough Lane, continue down the hill towards the canal The lake …

October 19, 2024,Lemonroyd to Leeds and back Plus St Aidens for a cuppa

A lovely day to be out riding. There must have been a lot of rainfall as there were so many splishy splashy puddles hahahahahah