Sign for the West Yorkshire Cycle Route
The climb across the wuthering heights from Haworth to the Lancashire border
What else could it possibly be for?
Sign for the West Yorkshire Cycle Route
It's all hilly in Haworth
Sign for the West Yorkshire Cycle Route
Cycle parking by the park in Haworth
Cycle parking just off the main street in Haworth
Very steep (but largely traffic-free) climb up to central Haworth
Footbridge to Haworth station
Direct route from Haworth station (steam railway) to the centre - with a very steep hill to push a bike up.
Bloody cheek - this car trader displays its wares on the footway, blocking it to pedestrians, wheelchair users etc (see also the Google Satellite image).
Cycle parking and pedestrianisation in central Keighley
Route signs from NCN route 696 to central Keighley
Cycle route from NCN route 696 to central Keighley
Cycle route from central Keighley to NCN route 696
Narrow section of the cycle route from NCN route 696 to central Keighley
Cycle route from NCN route 696 to central Keighley
Cycle route from NCN route 696 to central Keighley
Cycle route from central Keighley to NCN route 696
Short stretch of shared-use footway to reach the crossing on the route from central Keighley to NCN route 696
Route signs between central Keighley and NCN route 696
Cycle lanes on Bradford Road, Keighley
Route signs between NCN route 696 and central Keighley
The towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (NCN route 696) at Bar Lane, Riddlesden
The towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (NCN route 696) at Granby Lane, Riddlesden
The towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (NCN route 696) at Swine Lane, Riddlesden
The towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (NCN route 696) at Morton Lane, Crossflatts
The towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (NCN route 696) at Micklethwaite Lane, Crossflatts
Canal Road at the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (NCN route 696)
Swing bridge at the top of Bingley Five Rise Locks
Barriers at the top of the steep descent past Bingley Five Rise Locks - probably wise...
Swing bridge at Bingley Three Rise Locks
Footbridge at Bingley Three Rise Locks
Stepped link only between the towpath and the cycle bridge, Bingley
The Airedale Towpath (NCN route 696) - to the right.
The Airedale Towpath (NCN route 696) changes sides here.
The Airedale Towpath (NCN route 696) changes sides here.
Route signs, bridge, lock and ice-cream van on the towpath of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal (NCN route 696)
Route signs on the Airedale Towpath (NCN route 696)
Link to the Airedale Towpath (NCN route 696)
The Ellis Briggs bikeshop in Shipley has closed.
Exit to Shipley from the Airedale Grenway (NCN route 696)
Junction of NCN routes 66 and 696 (not as shown on OpenCycleMap)
Milepost by the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Swing bridge over the Leeds and Liverpool Canal as it enters Shipley
The surface of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath deteriorates as it leaves the Leeds metropolitan area.
Swing bridge and bridleway crossing the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Field Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
The Leeds and Liverpool Canal passing beneath the Leeds-Skipton railway.
Dobson Locks on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Lots of steps up to the main part of Myrtle Park.
A public bridleway to the Festival of Britain bridge #110367 over the River Aire.
Transport options in Bingley.
Pavement hopping cycle infrastructure coming into Bingley town centre.
Bikes parked on Main Street, although there is cycle parking across the road on Queen Street.
Cycle parking at Queen Street in Bingley.
A toucan crossing across Bingley Main Street. A lane leads through to the railway station from here.
A sign for some cycle parking, although I couldn't see any outside the station where the sign is pointing. However, there is cycle parking inside the station.
No Vehicles and Cyclists Dismount on Foundry Hill leading to a toucan crossing across Main Street (at #110745). There were no such signs at the other end of the lane. A dropped kerb could also be provided.
Cycle parking on Bingley Main Street.
Cycle parking in the Lidl car park. Perhaps a little close to the kerb and at risk of bikes parked there being hit by opening car doors.
The path from Bingley station to Ferncliffe Road and beyond to the Airedale Greenway passes the Aldi car park.
The path to Bingley station crosses the entrance to the Aldi car park.
The path from the Waterloo Road car park ends at the Aldi car park, but another path connects across to Ferncliffe Road. Hazard tactiles have been used in place of cycleway tactiles.
The line-segregated path ends and the cycle route to the station continues through the Waterloo Road car park.
A dropped kerb at the end of the Waterloo Road car park for accessing the railway station and the cycle parking there at #110734. The path also continues to a flight of steps up to the Park Road bridge.
A route sign for the Airedale Greenway outside Bingley station.
Cycle parking shelter at Bingley station, on the eastbound platform accessed from Waterloo Road.
Cycle parking and lockers at Bingley station, on the platform accessed from the main entrance.
Cycle parking at Bingley station, on the platform accessed from the main entrance.
Cycle parking on Wellington Road outside some shops.
Cycle parking in Cooke Lane outside the shopping centre.
No Cycling into the bus station operations area.
The Cycling Club in Keighley, although it appears to be a snooker club.
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Signage leading to the Airedale Greenway from Keighley.
Cycle parking at the north end of Shipley station's car park.
A single cycle parking stand approached from the car park at Shipley station. There are more stands elsewhere.
Cycle parking and lockers near the entrance at the south end of Shipley station.
Bike & Go bikes at Shipley station.
A view over the junction of Valley Road and Canal Road, with the NCN66 cycle track running through.
Approaching the end of the segregated cycle track from Valley Road.
A complex junction of Canal Road, Valley Road, Balme Street and the goods ramp from the Broadway shopping centre. The traffic signals seemed to be quite responsive to the limited traffic I saw at the time.
The cycle crossing across the junction of Canal Road, Valley Road and Balme Street.
Junction of Valley Road and Canal Road.
The cycle track on Valley Road approaching Bradford city centre.
A segregated cycle track on Valley Road. A bit surprising that half-battered kerbs have been used rather than the splayed ones used nearby on CS1 at #89793.
A parallel cycle/zebra crossing across Holdsworth Street.
A segregated cycle track on Valley Road, and a connection through to the end of Leeming Street.
A route sign for NCN66 on the road away from Forster Square station.
An unusual rectangular sign for a line-segregated footway, stuck in the middle of said footway. The markings ahead go onto the (eastbound) carriageway, while the sign ahead has cycles on the opposite side to the pedestrians compared to this
An unusual rectangular sign depicting a line-segregated footway.
Cyclists to join the triple lane carriageway of Wakefield Road.
Two more crossings to get to Wakefield Road... #110662
An unusual sign for a line-segregated footway. The cycle route crosses four crossings to get to Wakefield Road... #110661
Some of the toucan crossings do not have call boxes on both the left and right hand sides of the crossing.
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