A Trip Out by Bike to Thornes Park
Horbury, Wakefield
44 metres climb
Risk assessed route
Distance - 4.9 miles
Bike suitability - Mountain Bike, Hybrid (off road tyres)
About the route
Starting point
Slazenger Sports & Social Club
Southfield Lane
Horbury, Wakefield
West Yorkshire
WF4 5BH
Horbury
This steady 5 mile route from Horbury to Thornes Park and back starting at the Slazenger Sports & Social Club. This route is a great mixture of traffic free, quiet local road and designated cycle routes. Along the way you will ride through some beautiful local countryside and fishing lakes ending up in Thornes Park in the heart of Wakefield. The Park features a beautiful walled Rose Garden, Conservatory, and wildfowl lake of the former Thornes House plus great sports facilities.