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Yorkshire And The Humber

Bingley Five Rise Locks – Salts Mill and Weir, Saltaire loop from Apperley Bridge

Bike touring routes & trails

Yorkshire And The Humber

Bingley Five Rise Locks – Salts Mill and Weir, Saltaire loop from Apperley Bridge

Hard

4.8

(4)

144

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Bingley Five Rise Locks – Salts Mill and Weir, Saltaire loop from Apperley Bridge

04:07

54.5km

310m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 19, 2026

Tips

Includes movable bridges

Check opening times.

After 9.97 km for 13 m

After 10.2 km for 13 m

After 13.8 km for 13 m

After 13.9 km for 13 m

After 25.2 km for 15 m

After 27.2 km for 15 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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754 m

River Aire

Lake

3.42 km

Esholt Sewage Works Basin

Lake

3

7.17 km

Saltaire Brewery Taproom

Highlight • Pub

Generally closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.

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4

9.09 km

Salts Mill

Highlight • Settlement

5

9.13 km

Saltaire World Heritage Site

Highlight • Monument

Walks, picnics, grab a coffee, visit Salt's Mill. Loads of stuff to do.

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6

9.84 km

Navvies Ark Barge at Hirst Lock

Highlight • River

A quirky look barge on the Leeds Liverpool canal.

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7

10.1 km

Hirst Lock

Highlight • Structure

Nice place to set off from with car park
There is also a lovely nature walk across the road.
You can cycle though the woods can be a bit muddy

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8

13.6 km

Bingley Five Rise Locks

Highlight • Historical Site

This set of five rises is the steepest set in the country. The stepped loch means that it's a continuous flight with no holding ponds between lochs, each gate opens into the next loch.
Built in 1774 it's a major feet of engineering and requires regular maintenance. It's a complicated procedure to get a boat all the way up or down so a permanent lock keeper is employed to help.
The structure is grade 1 listed.

Tip by

9

13.9 km

Five Rise Locks Café

Highlight • Cafe

Dismount before ordering that espresso...

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10

45.9 km

Salts Mill and Weir, Saltaire

Highlight • Cafe

World Heritage Site. Amazing history, architecture, cafes, art. The full nine yards. Go visit.

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B

54.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

36.4 km

8.67 km

4.82 km

2.88 km

808 m

707 m

290 m

Surfaces

21.6 km

15.7 km

11.5 km

4.87 km

303 m

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Highest point (170 m)

Lowest point (50 m)

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