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New Junction Canal Towpath – Selby Canal loop from Hatfield & Stainforth

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United Kingdom
England
Yorkshire And The Humber
Doncaster
Stainforth

New Junction Canal Towpath – Selby Canal loop from Hatfield & Stainforth

Moderate

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New Junction Canal Towpath – Selby Canal loop from Hatfield & Stainforth

04:16

71.1km

70m

Cycling

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

Last updated: August 26, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 5.13 km for 27 m

After 66.0 km for 27 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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1

5.17 km

New Junction Canal Towpath

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Lovely bit of canal towpath linking Braithwaite to Sykehouse that's part of the Transpennine Trail. The surface is hardpacked gravel and ok to ride on with a road bike.

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2

12.7 km

Gravel Section of the Trans Pennine Trail (Topham Ferry to Crow Croft Lane)

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

Sandy / gravelly section of the TPT north of Sykehouse. It's a great short cut to a quiet road crossing over the M62 to Gowdall and do-able on a road …

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3

30.8 km

RAF Burn Airfield

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This airfield is used for gliding

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4

36.7 km

Selby Canal

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The 6-mile long Selby Canal was opened in 1778 as the Industrial Revolution began to make way in the UK. The canal was used to transport goods, especially to York …

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5

38.1 km

Selby Canal Towpath

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Easy path alongside the Selby Canal, a historic waterway connecting the River Ouse at Selby to the River Aire in Chapel Haddlesey.

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6

51.3 km

Carlton Towers

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A Grade I listed Victorian Gothic building, Carlton Towers is a beautiful historic house standing in 250 acres of farmland. The house belongs to the 18th Duke of Norfolk, although …

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7

52.9 km

Snaith Chippy

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8

52.9 km

St Laurence Church, Snaith

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Snaith Priory was a Benedictine priory in Snaith, within the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The priory was located at the Church of St Lawrence in Snaith, which has been …

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71.1 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.1 km

10.9 km

8.39 km

4.81 km

4.72 km

1.04 km

Surfaces

39.6 km

21.5 km

5.64 km

2.96 km

1.22 km

< 100 m

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Tuesday 6 October

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8°C

96 %

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