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Cawood Bridge – Selby Canal loop from Selby

Moderate

3.0

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Cawood Bridge – Selby Canal loop from Selby

02:39

50.9km

100m

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: August 21, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 159 m for 193 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

255 m

Selby Park — bowling green, mini-golf and outdoor fitness area

Highlight • Rest Area

Nice little park just south of Selby Abbey.

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2

703 m

Selby Abbey

Highlight • Historical Site

Selby Abbey has been an important place of worship for over 900 years. You can visit or attend services here. Look out for the world-famous stained-glass windows and medieval architecture. …

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3

7.71 km

Riccall Water Tower

Highlight • Structure

4

8.34 km

The Pickled Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Breakfast , coffee , Buns etc .

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5

14.1 km

Cawood Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

Grade II listed swing bridge opened in 1872. The deck was submerged when the River Ouse flooded in 2015.

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6

14.3 km

Cawood Castle Gatehouse

Highlight • Other

Grade I listed building. The surviving fifteenth-century structures formed part of a fortified medieval palace belonging to the Archbishops of York, which was dismantled in the aftermath of the English Civil War.

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22.2 km

Kirkby Wharfe SSSI

Nature Reserve

23.6 km

Brick Kiln Plantation

Forest

28.0 km

Dinting Dale Plantation

Forest

10

44.1 km

The Fox

Highlight • Rest Area

Pub Grub throughout the day all week
Outside seating so you can keep an eye on your bike
Pre order on line takeaway to eat outside during lock down worked well (take your own cutlery for this)

Tip by

11

50.1 km

Selby Canal

Highlight • Cycleway

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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B

50.9 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.4 km

5.26 km

2.70 km

2.33 km

2.28 km

1.89 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

41.7 km

4.40 km

2.20 km

1.89 km

525 m

205 m

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Elevation

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Tuesday 20 October

12°C

8°C

88 %

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Max wind speed: 26.0 km/h

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