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Doncaster
Stainforth

Selby Canal – Selby Canal Towpath loop from Hatfield & Stainforth

Routes
Bike touring routes & trails
United Kingdom
England
Yorkshire And The Humber
Doncaster
Stainforth

Selby Canal – Selby Canal Towpath loop from Hatfield & Stainforth

Moderate

4.4

(8)

47

riders

Selby Canal – Selby Canal Towpath loop from Hatfield & Stainforth

04:14

70.6km

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: February 4, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

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After 5.13 km for 27 m

After 65.5 km for 27 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Train Station

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11.6 km

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

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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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18.0 km

Snaith Chippy

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3

28.2 km

RAF Burn Airfield

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This airfield is used for gliding

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4

34.2 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

35.6 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

48.7 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

61.2 km

New Junction Canal Towpath

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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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70.6 km

End point

Train Station

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.9 km

12.6 km

8.40 km

5.21 km

4.86 km

500 m

Surfaces

37.2 km

23.3 km

5.73 km

2.96 km

1.22 km

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Wednesday 6 May

14°C

1°C

23 %

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