Cawood Castle Gatehouse – Cawood Bridge loop from Selby

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Cawood Castle Gatehouse – Cawood Bridge loop from Selby

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Cawood Castle Gatehouse – Cawood Bridge loop from Selby

05:21

89.5km

550m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 10, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 18 m for 7 m

After 89.6 km for 7 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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509 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. …

Tip by

8.01 km

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.

Tip by

8.19 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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9.66 km

Wetland View Near River (United Kingdom)

Highlight • Viewpoint

16.2 km

Kirkby Wharfe SSSI

Nature Reserve

19.0 km

Broadrow Plantation

Forest

27.0 km

Abandoned mansion at Bramham Park

Highlight • Other

30.0 km

Old Pickhill Rash

Forest

48.5 km

Shadwell History Trails

Highlight • Trail

A nice little village with plenty of history. There is a board with a map of a walk with historical interest . Nice pub and coffee in the library.

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60.1 km

Barwick-in-Elmet Village Centre

Highlight • Settlement

64.1 km

Aberford

Highlight • Other

89.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

81.4 km

4.35 km

1.86 km

1.47 km

426 m

145 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

75.9 km

12.9 km

413 m

401 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (150 m)

Lowest point (0 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

16°C

9°C

34 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Cawood Castle Gatehouse – Cawood Bridge loop from Selby

Selby Abbey