Leeds to Bradford cycle superhighway
CS1, Bradford Road, New Pudsey, A647
Aire Valley Towpath, Leeds
Aire Valley Towpath, Leeds
Aire Valley Towpath, Leeds
There's some excellent new cycle infrastructure in Leeds - only buses, taxis and bikes can now use Leeds Bridge.
Bridge over the Wyke Beck.
Path tends to get overgrown vegetation. Here I chopped some of it back at the bus stop.
Rough path towards White Rose Centre.
Path can get overgrown. This is in good condition.
New bridge over River Wharf.
New path linking with the upgraded bridge over River Wharf.
Tunnel under A1. Official NCN67 continues behind the fence next to the road above the subway. If there was a hole in the fence the right bank could be a connected path. But the local residents might not be keen on this due to the noise from
Crossing point with a dropped curve to path. Path is currently overgrown but there is a bus lane cyclists can use.
Cycle / pedestrian path through traffic island.
Crossing point for cyclists and pedestrians.
Former railway bridge at Newton Kyme (on the Wetherby-Tadcaster line, apparently the first casualty of the Beeching cuts), now reopened as part of NCN route 665.
Route through Meanwood Urban Farm. Careful of visitors.
Castleford Greenway newly surfaced path.
Cycle box and painted lane.
View from Merrion House.
New cycle lanes on traffic free Cookridge Street.
Cycle lanes in Leeds city centre. View entering Park Square from Westgate.
New cycle lanes in Leeds city centre.
Elland Road cycle lane with the football ground in the background.
NCN66
Location: Killingbeck, Shadwell (England, UK)
Cut back between Halton Moor and Temple Newsam
Cross Green Lane
Location: , Knowsthorpe (England, UK)
Cut back and litter pick in Cross Green
Leeds Core Cycle Route. Kirkstall Brewery Halls to Beckett University. Shared space path through the park.
Modal filter as part of Leeds Core Cycle Route running through South Parade. Stops Rat running traffic from using residential streets to avoid traffic lights but enables walking and cycling.
Part of Leeds Core Cycle Route, Kirkstall Brewery Halls to Beckett University. Shared space path crosses the residential road at a point with very poor visibility.
Swing bridge on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (NCN route 66).
Locks on the Aire Valley Towpath
Footbridge linking two parts of a housing development, I think.
Cyclists on NCN route 66 can fork left to rejoin the Aire Valley Towpath
Cyclists on NCN route 66 should use this road rather than the Aire Valley Towpath - because of the poor surface, I think.
The Aire Valley Towpath passing beneath the Skipton/Ilkley railway lines.
Lock on the Aire Valley Towpath
Lock on the Aire Valley Towpath
Link from the Aire Valley Towpath
Link from the Aire Valley Towpath
Link from the Aire Valley Towpath (and tent)
The Aire Valley Towpath towards Leeds station
Link from the Riverside Way Bridge to the Aire Valley Towpath
Start of off-road cycleway west of Leeds station
Wide crossing at the West Yorkshire Playhouse, Leeds.
New two-way cycleway, Leeds
New cycleway under the railway in Leeds.
End of the new section of Cycle Superhighway 2 parallel to the railway into Leeds.
New two-way section of Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
Cut-through below the railway, Leeds.
Crossing on new two-way section of Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
New two-way section of Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
Cycle Superhighway 2 on Marsh Lane, Leeds.
Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
Cycle Superhighway 2 in Leeds is a good direct commuting route, but not much is made of the local connections.
Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
Crossing on Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds, where it comes off the flyover.
Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds, crosses this flyover - the parallel routes are supposedly only footpaths.
Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds, goes over this flyover.
Lights where Cycle Superhighway 2 crosses to the flyover.
Cycle bridge over York Road, Leeds.
Cycle crossing on Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
Cycle crossing over York Road, Leeds.
Cycle crossing on Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
Cycle lights to allow cars to turn left off York Road, Leeds.
Cycle Superhighway 2, Leeds.
Segregated cycle path on Leeds Cycle Superhighway 2.
Segregated cycle path by Cross Gates Road, Leeds.
Leeds Cycle Superhighway 2
Pedestrian crossing over a cycleway in Leeds.
Shared-use footway and crossing.
Road closure and link to the York Road cycleways into central Leeds.
This would be a better route from central Leeds towards Tadcaster.
Ramped bridge over the Leeds Ring Road.
Unsigned route parallel to the Leeds Ring Road.
Unsigned route parallel to the Leeds Ring Road.
Unsigned route parallel to the Leeds Ring Road - a dropped kerb would help.
Shared-use path leaving service road by York Road, Leeds
Shared-use path joining a service road on York Road, Leeds
The start of the Leeds cycleway system
Short section of shared-use path on the edge of Leeds.
Tunnel under the M62 motorway
NCN668 continues to the left here (I missed the turn as there is no signage), Leeds
Update 2021-11-12 16:01:33: we've heard that there are now signs here.
Meanwood Road, one way section - but not for bikes on the footway cycleway.
NCN668, Leeds
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