Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Barnoldswick

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Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Barnoldswick

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Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Barnoldswick

03:01

48.9km

410m

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: October 15, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 14.3 km for 107 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

930 m

Barlick Castle

Ruins

2.48 km

Canal Towpath Steps

Highlight • Cycleway

Great chance to try out your tekkerz on the way down to the canal tow path

Tip by

3.67 km

Canal Path Cobbles

Highlight • Cycleway

Really taking the mixed-surface to the next level with a 50m section of decent sett

Tip by

13.3 km

Canal Lock with Bench

Highlight • River

There's a bench to rest on

Tip by

14.7 km

River Aire

Lake

16.0 km

Gargrave Bridge

Highlight • Trail

The road bridge over the River Aire south of Gargrave. The Pennine Way national trail crosses here.

Tip by

16.4 km

Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Gisburn

Highlight • River

22.3 km

View Over Lower Wharfedale

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wherever you are in the Dales, always remember to look behind! Circular routes can feel utterly different in the opposite direction

Tip by

22.8 km

View of the Yorkshire Dales

Highlight • Natural

36.0 km

Carr Moor Plantation

Forest

38.7 km

Bridge Over the River Ribble

Highlight • Bridge

48.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

38.6 km

4.89 km

2.30 km

1.69 km

956 m

520 m

Surfaces

29.0 km

14.8 km

4.57 km

452 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (200 m)

Lowest point (110 m)

Weather

Friday 16 October

11°C

4°C

0 %

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Canal Lock with Bench – Gargrave Bridge loop from Barnoldswick

Canal Towpath Steps

Canal Path Cobbles

Canal Lock with Bench

Gargrave Bridge

Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Gisburn

View Over Lower Wharfedale

View of the Yorkshire Dales

Bridge Over the River Ribble

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