Thornbury to Rodley
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Trail stats
- Distance
- 6.29 mi
- Elevation gain
- 190 ft
- Technical difficulty
- Easy
- Elevation loss
- 554 ft
- Max elevation
- 598 ft
- TrailRank
- 28
- Min elevation
- 150 ft
- Trail type
- One Way
- Moving time
- one hour 53 minutes
- Time
- 2 hours 7 minutes
- Coordinates
- 1754
- Uploaded
- November 4, 2021
- Recorded
- November 2021
near Farsley, England (United Kingdom)
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Itinerary description
This is a pleasant linear tour that goes from Thornbury to Rodley. There are frequent buses from Leeds to Thornbury (X6 or 72 for example); from Rodley back to Leeds the 60 runs at 30 minute intervals. There are no stiles to clamber over on this tour, or hills to climb: in fact, starting at Thornbury there is a slow descent to Rodley. What's more there are no really muddy stretches to work your way around.
The start of the tour follows the Leeds Country Way and until Ravenscliffe Wood is met there is nothing much to see on the route, though you need to take care crossing part of a golf course.
Where there is a junction of Faghall Road and Woodhall Road, the route is straight across passing 'The Lodge' and then entering Ravenscliffe Wood. There is a split in the path later and the way is to take the top and wider path, which will take you past several large clumps of holly trees.
Having passed Ravenscliffe Mills, the route is to the left and where it emerges at some old houses, turn right over the bridge, go up Beck Bottom, cross the road, and enter West Wood on Eleanor Drive.
When I came out of West Wood, I had difficulty finding how to reach the Aire Valley Towpath and eventually got there by going down Parkin Lane and then turning up Harrogate Road where there were steps down to the towpath.
In West Wood, I made a little diversion to look at Carr Beck, but I didn't think there anything of interest to see there.
It is easy going along the towpath of the Leeds Liverpool canal, though of course you have to contend with joggers and mad cyclists.
I left the canal by way of a little bridge leading to Moss Bridge Road and turned right at the end to find the bus stop.
The start of the tour follows the Leeds Country Way and until Ravenscliffe Wood is met there is nothing much to see on the route, though you need to take care crossing part of a golf course.
Where there is a junction of Faghall Road and Woodhall Road, the route is straight across passing 'The Lodge' and then entering Ravenscliffe Wood. There is a split in the path later and the way is to take the top and wider path, which will take you past several large clumps of holly trees.
Having passed Ravenscliffe Mills, the route is to the left and where it emerges at some old houses, turn right over the bridge, go up Beck Bottom, cross the road, and enter West Wood on Eleanor Drive.
When I came out of West Wood, I had difficulty finding how to reach the Aire Valley Towpath and eventually got there by going down Parkin Lane and then turning up Harrogate Road where there were steps down to the towpath.
In West Wood, I made a little diversion to look at Carr Beck, but I didn't think there anything of interest to see there.
It is easy going along the towpath of the Leeds Liverpool canal, though of course you have to contend with joggers and mad cyclists.
I left the canal by way of a little bridge leading to Moss Bridge Road and turned right at the end to find the bus stop.
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