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CYCLE ROUTES FOR THE INTREPID!!



Start from Kirkstall Abbey to collect your 1st badge.

Turn left out of the Abbey grounds, along Abbey Road. Stay on this road; it becomes Kirkstall Road.
After you pass under the viaduct, turn right, past the Shell garage and the Harley Davidson centre, this is Viaduct Road.
Follow this hill all the way to the top (sorry it is a bit steep!) it turns into Canal Road and then you meet a big junction with Mike’s Carpets.
Go straight over Armley Road and onto Branch Road then turn left at the next junction onto Stocks Hill.

You’ve gone a bit over 2 miles and you have arrived at Armley Library to collect your 2nd Badge.

Go back down to Armley Road (the big main one)
And go straight over, and down the hill you just came up (reward!). But don’t go all the way down, just past Armley Mills and over the bridge turn off and go onto the canal towpath.

Cycle along the tow path right into Leeds, until you get near to Granary Wharf. You can’t go any further so go up onto the bridge and turn right. At the other side of the carpark – turn right onto Water Lane. Stay to the left of the fork in the road, and then turn left into Foundry Street.

You’ve gone about 2 miles again and you have arrived at Artist House to collect your 3rd badge.

Leave Artist House turn left back onto Water Lane.
Turn left onto Marshall Street then second left onto Sweet Street
At the end of Sweet Street you need to navigate the big junction so you go straight over to go right onto Dewsbury Road (there should be footbridges over the road here so you can avoid the junctions).

Turn left on to Apex Way
Continue along: Parkfield Street and left onto Jack Lane
Turn right at the T junction
And then turn left onto Hillidge Road
Turn left: Church Street

You’ve gone just under 2 miles and arrived at The Sun Inn to collect your 4th badge, and maybe a pint. The next stretch is a long one!

Turn left back onto Church Street
Turn right onto the A61 / Low Road for a short way and then left onto Old Mill Lane
At the roundabout, Old Mill Lane, take the 1st exit onto National Road
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit (straight over) and continue along Atkinson Street
Turn right onto South Accommodation Road (one way busy road!) Turn right onto Cross Green Lane for a short way and then left onto Easy Road
Turn left onto Temple View Grove and then after Kippax Place, turn right onto Kitson Street
Turn left onto Pontefract Lane for a short way and then turn right onto Temple View Terrace
Turn left onto Temple View Road and turn left onto Berking Avenu

This brings you to York Road, turn right and cycle on the pavement to reach The Irish Centre – where you can collect your 5th Badge and tick off another 2 miles!

Again use the pavement to go down York Road – you can’t cycle on this road it is a motorway!!
At the bottom cross your bike on foot to the right using the crossings, under the flyover.
Get back on your bike Burmantofts Street outside the old Agnes Stewart Secondary School.
Keep going up straight, it becomes Beckett Street (you pass St.James Hospital on your left), at the junction, turn left onto Harehills Road
At the lights, turn right onto Roundhay Road
This is a long hill, you’ll pass Tesco’s.
At the top, at the lights and the Oakwood Clock Tower, turn left onto Prince's Avenue
Continue up (yes, sorry another hill!) Prince's Avenue with Roundhay Park on your right and left – nice to stop if you’re tired!
Bear left onto Street Lane (stay on the same road basically)

When you see a row of shops on the left you have arrived at Haley and Clifford and you can collect your 6th badge and have a much need rest and food stop! You’ve just done 4 miles!!

This one is nearly all down hill!!
Turn right onto Street Lane, follow Street Lane to Moortown Corner (big x junction with lights and a casino).
Turn Left onto Harrogate Road.
Cruise down hill, then go up for a bit, then cruise again all the way through Chapel Allerton. Enjoy!
Keep going on this road – as you pass Chapel Allerton Hospital on your left, it becomes Chapeltown Road.
You pass lots of shops, Yes Cyber is near the end of these shops on the right next to the International Supermarket, it is yellow.

You have arrived at the 7th Badge!! Nearly there!!

Now to go back to the city centre:

Carry on down Chapeltown road in the direction you were going.
Use the bike crossings to navigate the Sheepscar junctions and then go back up the steep hill, Claypit Lane, arriving back in the city centre, behind the Merrion Centre.

Turn right at the lights onto Woodhouse Lane and carry on all the way past the University and Woodhouse Moor Park to Hyde Park Corner.

Turn onto Hyde Park Road, and then immediately turn right onto Hyde Park Terrace. Turn left onto Midland Road.

Back Kensington Terrace is a right turn, near the end of the road.

You have arrived at 25 Spaces to collect your 8th and final badge!

Well done!! If you don’t have Monitor’s LS1/2/3 badge to complete the set, email us and we’ll send you it – you deserve it!!