Cycling in Shipley
Discover a map of 77 cycling routes and bike trails near Shipley, created by our community.
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Find the right bike route for you through Shipley, where we've got 77 cycle routes to explore. Most people get on their bikes to ride here in the month of July.
2,680 km
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The best bike routes in and around Shipley
Harden loop
Cycling route in Shipley, England, United Kingdom
Taking the same route out/back from Shipley misses out a big hill. Alt route: use the canal for one leg of it.
- 28.3 km
- Distance
- 416 m
- Ascent
- 417 m
- Descent
Loop around Bradford
Cycling route in Shipley, England, United Kingdom
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Almost all on roads. Tried to use lanes and quieter roads through estates where possible but inevitably includes a lot of major routes too.
(The canal can be used for a quieter [and flatter] route between Bingley & Shipley, or even through to Apperley Bri
- 48.3 km
- Distance
- 541 m
- Ascent
- 541 m
- Descent
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Cycling route in Shipley, England, United Kingdom
Gonna leave everything I know, gonna head out towards the sea. Ahem.
Greengates/Apperley Bridge (Bradford/Leeds) to Southport.
Following the more direct bits of the Leeds Liverpool Canal (and avoiding the bad quality towpath bits wherever possible - there are still a few rough-ish
- 124.4 km
- Distance
- 434 m
- Ascent
- 514 m
- Descent
Greengates/Skipton/Eccup loop
Cycling route in Shipley, England, United Kingdom
Skip the big hill between 16km-24km (saving 150+m climb) by dropping down onto the canal at East Morton and rejoining the route at Silsden). Canal path is paved all the way now.
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Later on, avoid the busy road between Otley and Pool (but add in an extra hill) by staying north
- 104.9 km
- Distance
- 718 m
- Ascent
- 720 m
- Descent
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The Moo-ers- Distance
- 31.8 km
- Ascent
- 400 m
- Descent
- 401 m
- Location
- Shipley, England, United Kingdom
Canal and moors- Distance
- 33.5 km
- Ascent
- 329 m
- Descent
- 329 m
- Location
- Shipley, England, United Kingdom
Greengates to Manjit's loop- Distance
- 28.3 km
- Ascent
- 404 m
- Descent
- 398 m
- Location
- Shipley, England, United Kingdom
Bumpy Wharfedale route- Distance
- 54.3 km
- Ascent
- 612 m
- Descent
- 612 m
- Location
- Shipley, England, United Kingdom
East Morton & East Bradford- Distance
- 44.5 km
- Ascent
- 451 m
- Descent
- 449 m
- Location
- Shipley, England, United Kingdom
Bradford to Manchester- Distance
- 81.8 km
- Ascent
- 395 m
- Descent
- 442 m
- Location
- Shipley, England, United Kingdom
Greengates to Skipton & Bolton Abbey loop- Distance
- 73.4 km
- Ascent
- 429 m
- Descent
- 430 m
- Location
- Shipley, England, United Kingdom
Loop for practising SuperHighway climbs- Distance
- 37 km
- Ascent
- 471 m
- Descent
- 470 m
- Location
- Shipley, England, United Kingdom