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Yorkshire And The Humber

Solar System Cycleway – York Millennium Bridge loop from York

Mountain biking trails

Yorkshire And The Humber

Solar System Cycleway – York Millennium Bridge loop from York

Moderate

4.5

(4)

11

riders

Solar System Cycleway – York Millennium Bridge loop from York

02:38

47.7km

90m

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: April 29, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 6.71 km for 175 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

7.39 km

Solar System Way (York to Selby Planet Trail)

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This scale model of the Solar System is spread out along 6.4 miles of the old East Coast main-line railway. Along it you can find scale models of all the …

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2

7.90 km

Solar System Way Self-Serve Café

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Great place to stop for a cuppa or a rest, roughly half way between Riccall and York.

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3

10.3 km

Solar System Cycleway

Highlight • Trail

4

15.7 km

It's a sign!

Highlight • Structure

Lots of signage on this route. Some directional and some informative.

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5

16.0 km

Solar System Cycle Route

Highlight • Cycleway

Nice flat off road cycle path from Riccall to York

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6

19.1 km

Skipwith Common National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Skipwith Common is an area of over 500 acres of lowland heath - one of the last remaining areas in the North of England. A nationally important nature reserve, it …

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7

20.5 km

Longhorn Cattle

Highlight • Natural

The Longhorn Cattle spend Summer in the common and overwinter in Skipwith Village. They are very docile even if you walk between Mum and Her Calf usually more interested in the grass

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23.8 km

North Woods

Forest

34.9 km

Wheldrake Wood

Forest

10

45.7 km

York Millennium Bridge

Highlight • Cycleway

modern foot and cycle bridge with handy viewpoint and seating area for views along the river

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B

47.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.9 km

16.8 km

6.55 km

3.83 km

1.99 km

615 m

103 m

Surfaces

36.7 km

4.42 km

4.13 km

2.00 km

422 m

< 100 m

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Tuesday 19 May

16°C

11°C

27 %

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