Route 66
National Route 66 of the National Cycle Network will run between Kingston Upon Hull and Manchester with a branch to Ashton-under-Lyne. The route will run via York, Leeds, Bradford, and Rochdale.
Open Sections: The route is open and signed between Kingston Upon Hull and York, following National Route 1 between Kingston Upon Hull and Cherry Burton (near Beverley). The route is mainly on quiet roads, although there is the option of following the traffic-free Hudson Way between Beverley and Market Weighton.
Between York and Manchester the route is still under development, however some significant sections are open:
- Thorp Arch to Wetherby on the Wetherby Railway Path
- Manston to Shipley via Leeds using part of the Aire Valley Towpath
- Shipley to Dewsbury Moor including the traffic-free Spen Valley Greenway
- Ravensthorpe to Bradley on the Calder Valley Greenway
- Elland to Warland via Sowerby Bridge and Todmordon.
- Smithy Bridge to Castleton (Rochdale) along canal towpaths.
- Failsworth to Ancoats in Greater Manchester on the Rochdale canal.
Maps and leaflets for this route are shown below the map:
Kingston Upon Hull to York is a part of the White Rose Cycle Route and is mapped on the Sustrans NN65B Yorkshire Wolds, York and Hull Discover map.
Thorp Arch to Wetherby is covered on the free "Wetherby Railway Path" leaflet available to download (pdf).
Leeds to Shipley is mapped on the free "Aire Valley Towpath" leaflet available to download (pdf).
Oakenshaw to Savile Town is shown on the free "Spen Valley Greenway and Ringway" leaflet available to download (pdf). This is also shown on the free "Spen Valley & North Kirkless Cycling Map & Guide" available from Kirklees Council, tel: 01484 225611.
Ravensthorpe to Bradley is mapped on the free "Calder Valley and Birkby Bradley Greenways" leaflet available to download (pdf) and on the free "Huddersfield and Central Kirklees Cycling Map & Guide" available from Kirklees Council, tel: 01484 225611.
Trub to Failsworth along the Rochdale Canal (not yet signed as National Cycle Network) is shown on the free "Oldham Cycle Network" map available from Oldham Metropolitan Borough, tel: 0161 7704360.