Bingley circular walk
Route facts
Waterways:
Leeds & Liverpool Canal »
Distance: 4 miles / 7 km
Duration: Two hours
Difficulty: Moderate
Suitable for: Everyone
Circular route from: Bingley Rail Station car park
A real mix of busy town with quiet riverside, woodland and beautiful canal - with the added pleasure of the renowned Bingley Five-Rise Locks.
Getting there
Parking: You can park in the railway station car park.
Public transport: Regular trains run to Bingley from Leeds, Skipton and Settle.
Waypoints
1. Bingley Rail Station car park
Leave the car park and walk up to the road, turn left, pass the Magistrates Court and turn left down a bridleway. Along beside the railway line and after leaving the housing past a school on your right. Follow the path as it bears right and becomes a road; continue on the right past the Bradford & Bingley Sports Fields, and at the end of Wagon Lane join the main road and turn left.
2. River Aire
Cross over the river and turn left down a small flight of steps into what appears to be a garden. This is the Millennium Way: the path follows the river where there is a canoe slalom course. Into a small wood and under a new large road bridge and over a stream on stepping stones. Up a short rise and the path is between two high walls, then out into the open by the river and under the railway bridge. Bear left at a junction and then right where a small path leads down to the river. Your path climbs slightly and you are following the Woodland Walk, this brings you up onto the towpath.
3. Leeds & Liverpool Canal towpath
Turn left over an aqueduct. The towpath then detours around the canalside buildings. At the end rejoin the towpath and continue up the canal, do not cross the bridge. This is now Dowley Gap locks with the Fisherman's Pub beside bridge 205.
4. Fisherman's Pub
The new main road has been taken through on your left, which created a certain amount of problem during the construction and has resulted in a rather noisier stretch here. Walk as far as the Bingley Three Rise Locks.
5. Bingley Three Rise Locks
When you reach the Three Locks the Five Rise is just 300 yards further, so a small extension to the walk takes you there. Alternatively, cross the locks and return down the other bank to the first bridge. Cross over the canal and turn left, before the railway, down the steps to the car park and find your vehicle.
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