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Elsecar Heritage Centre – Thurgoland Tunnel loop from Cudworth

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Elsecar Heritage Centre – Thurgoland Tunnel loop from Cudworth

Hard

4.4

(9)

166

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Elsecar Heritage Centre – Thurgoland Tunnel loop from Cudworth

03:36

50.4km

470m

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: July 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 2.27 km for 80 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.31 km

Monk Bretton Priory Ruins

Highlight • Historical Site

Only open till 3pm on school holidays

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9.33 km

Elsecar Greenway Singletrack

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Nice section of single track that runs alongside Elsecar branch canal. Can get busy at weekends.

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13.5 km

Elsecar Heritage Centre

Highlight • Monument

Elsecar Heritage Centre is a living history centre on the site of the Elsecar Ironworks that houses an exhibition centre, galleries, shops and cafes. It's the site of the only …

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14.0 km

Elsecar Reservoir Local Nature Reserve

Highlight • Trail

Elsecar Reservoir is a really nice place. A great spot for lunch or a picnic. A brilliant gravel path loops around it too.

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15.4 km

Wentworth to Harley Road

Highlight (Segment) • Cycleway

I would recommend cycling through Wentworth castle for some nice gravel paths, then through Wentworth village, taking in some epic Yorkshire stone architecture and then hit this hill.

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22.4 km

Wortley Hall Grounds Trail

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

This lovely, wide gravel track through the old grounds of Wortley Hall is part of the Trans Pennine Trail and Timberland Trail. It's one of the best bits of gravel in Barnsley.

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28.1 km

Thurgoland Tunnel

Highlight • Structure

You can make some really good echos.

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32.7 km

Maggot Lane Descent, Oxspring

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Can be quite techy in places not for the faint hearted

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46.2 km

Stairfoot Brickworks

Nature Reserve

50.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

16.6 km

13.1 km

9.82 km

6.97 km

2.02 km

1.85 km

Surfaces

19.0 km

12.8 km

12.7 km

5.52 km

407 m

Elevation

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Highest point (220 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

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Sunday 23 August

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Comments

March 5, 2023,thurgo land tunnel

I am leading a guided ride on this rout on 26th for British cycling I loved this ride and xarnt wait to share it with others it was a littkr lonely on my own.

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Elsecar Heritage Centre – Thurgoland Tunnel loop from Cudworth

Monk Bretton Priory Ruins

Elsecar Greenway Singletrack

Elsecar Heritage Centre

Elsecar Reservoir Local Nature Reserve

Wentworth to Harley Road

Wortley Hall Grounds Trail

Thurgoland Tunnel

Maggot Lane Descent, Oxspring

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