Colossal Nottinghamshire viaduct could become cycleway

21 Jan 2016 · 3

The 450-metre Bennerley Viaduct, one of the most impressive disused structures to survive from Britain’s railway age, could become a new cycleway if a Lottery bid succeeds. Cycling charity Sustrans has been…

£5m of cycling improvements to trunk roads

1 Apr 2014

Almost £5m is to be spent on a dozen small schemes to make England’s trunk roads safer for cyclists. The first one, in Hull, will be unveiled today. The Highways Agency is aiming to…

Days Out

Weekend rides

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

World Peace Cafe · 7mi one-way
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Ashby de la Zouch Castle · 33mi round-trip
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Slice · 27mi round-trip
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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Derby

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

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To Rickmansworth, London, St Albans, Harpenden, Luton, Leighton Buzzard, Milton Keynes, Northampton, Market Harborough, Leicester, Loughborough, Shepshed, Nottingham, Worksop and Sheffield.

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To Lichfield and Burton upon Trent.

Knowledge

Share your tips for cycling in Derby

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…