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Ripon Canal Basin – Obelisk at Ripon Market Place loop from Topcliffe

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Bike touring routes & trails

United Kingdom

England

Yorkshire And The Humber

North Yorkshire

Hambleton

Topcliffe

Ripon Canal Basin – Obelisk at Ripon Market Place loop from Topcliffe

Moderate

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Ripon Canal Basin – Obelisk at Ripon Market Place loop from Topcliffe

02:40

45.9km

170m

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: April 19, 2026

Tips

Cycling is not permitted along parts of this route

After 29.1 km for 104 m

After 30.7 km for 149 m

After 31.4 km for 86 m

After 31.5 km for 68 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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20.2 km

Boroughbridge Weir and Canal

Highlight • River

Nice picnic stop - only a short ride into the town with a good selection of shops

Tip by

27.0 km

Morrell's Wood

Forest

28.2 km

River Ure Bridge, Ripon

Highlight • Bridge

29.2 km

Ripon Canal Towpath

Highlight • River

30.3 km

Ripon Canal Basin

Highlight • River

30.8 km

Kirkgate, Ripon

Highlight • Historical Site

Kirkgate is a narrow, winding street that has always been of great importance in the life and history of Ripon as it is the main thoroughfare between the Market Place and the Cathedral

Tip by

31.6 km

Oliver's Pantry

Highlight • Cafe

Great cafe, ace coffee, safe cycle parking in the yard at the back.
Perfect.

Tip by

31.7 km

Obelisk at Ripon Market Place

Highlight • Historical Site

Ripon is actually a city, not a town as its size might suggest. A small city maybe, but one that is full of history.

The Market Place is the centre …

Tip by

37.4 km

Wayne Plantation

Forest

44.8 km

Asenby Village

Highlight • Settlement

Seats for a picnic stop are throughout the village. The bus shelter presently has a book exchange

Tip by

45.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

41.4 km

3.27 km

549 m

295 m

215 m

108 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

42.2 km

2.89 km

499 m

203 m

108 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 26 June

29°C

14°C

80 %

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Ripon Canal Basin – Obelisk at Ripon Market Place loop from Topcliffe

Boroughbridge Weir and Canal

River Ure Bridge, Ripon

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Ripon Canal Basin

Kirkgate, Ripon

Oliver's Pantry

Obelisk at Ripon Market Place

Asenby Village

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