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United Kingdom
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Yorkshire And The Humber
Leeds
Great And Little Preston

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – Lemonroyd Lock loop from Great and Little Preston

Routes
Mountain biking trails
United Kingdom
England
Yorkshire And The Humber
Leeds
Great And Little Preston

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – Lemonroyd Lock loop from Great and Little Preston

Easy

4.8

(12)

24

riders

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve – Lemonroyd Lock loop from Great and Little Preston

01:41

25.1km

120m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. Great for any fitness level. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 10, 2026

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

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1

960 m

RSPB St Aidan's Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

also a nice place to get a tea or coffee

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2

3.88 km

Lemonroyd Bridge on the River Aire

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One of the Weirs Lemonroyd Bridge on the River Aire

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3

8.98 km

View of the Aire and Calder Navigation

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Lovely view at evening

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4

10.00 km

Aire and Calder Navigation Cycleway

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Great paved cycleway following the Aire and Calver Navigation Path out of Leeds. The path travels all the way from the centre of the city toward Castleford and there are …

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5

10.5 km

Skelton Lake

Highlight • Lake

It's good to be able to ride all the way around. Cafe was open too

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6

10.6 km

7

13.6 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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8

21.4 km

Lemonroyd Lock

Highlight • Structure

This is just further up than the Lemonroyd Marina

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22.4 km

Methley Triangle

Forest

B

25.1 km

End point

Bus stop

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.80 km

7.46 km

6.75 km

1.50 km

1.02 km

573 m

Surfaces

10.3 km

7.94 km

4.20 km

1.75 km

665 m

231 m

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Thursday 16 July

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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
August 4, 2024,Lemonroyd Marina to Temple Newsam
Easy ride to Skelton Lake. It then gets a bit tricky as the usual footpath is closed due to a new housing project.
I took the off road route which is ok with a few big puddles. When you reach the road, cross over for the other off road route which takes you to the tunnel into Temple Newsam. It …
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 …
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