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Canford 5mi Tue 1 Jul
Antelope station 1100m Mon 23 Jun
littledown 2mi Sun 1 Jun
ferry 1mi Sat 31 May
To Poole Ferry 1mi Tue 13 May
Sandbanks 1 3mi Thu 8 May
Sandbanks 2 4mi Thu 8 May
Sandbanks 3mi Thu 8 May
ferndown football 2mi Sun 16 Mar
pipe shop 4mi Sat 18 Jan

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Days Out

Weekend rides

Find somewhere to cycle this weekend. Here’s our route-planner’s top picks around Bournemouth:

Brownsea Island · 8mi one-way
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Arne · 32mi round-trip
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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Bournemouth

The National Cycle Network is a great way to find traffic-free routes and quiet lanes. These routes pass through Bournemouth:

To Gillingham and Blandford Forum.

To Emsworth, Havant, Portsmouth, Southampton, Christchurch, Dorchester, Bridport, Axminster, Seaton, Sidmouth, Budleigh Salterton, Exmouth, Exeter and Dawlish.

Knowledge

Share your tips for cycling in Bournemouth

What are the roads like? Which are the most cycle-friendly cafés? Where’s your favourite place for a Saturday afternoon spin? Share your knowledge with other local cyclists.

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A note on our PDF maps

30 Oct 2022 · 2

When you’re planning a route, cycle.travel has always offered the option to export a print-ready PDF in one of several scales. PDF maps are great as a fallback for electronic…

cycle.travel now has Ordnance Survey maps

2 Apr 2021 · 4

Ordnance Survey maps are justly famed for their clear, detailed coverage of the British countryside. Generations of cyclists have planned their adventures with an OS map or two stuffed in…

Plan multi-day adventures easily

22 Mar 2021 · 13

Dreaming of getting away on a bike trip this summer? cycle.travel’s new multi-day planning feature is here for you! For any journey of 50km or more, you can simply add…

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