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SotonCen 1mi Sun 20 Jul
Southampton Port to Station 1mi Wed 16 Jul
Southampton Central to Travelodge Southampton 1mi Mon 23 Jun
Hig to station 2mi Fri 13 Jun
red jet southampton 10m Thu 5 Jun
hospital soutampton 3mi Wed 28 May
Itchen Valley walk 2mi Wed 28 May
Southampton 4mi Sun 11 May
Whiteley to ferry 7mi Mon 28 Apr
cycle to work 6mi Tue 4 Mar

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New Forest to get a network of Boris bikes

11 Mar 2014

Until now, ‘New Generation’ bike share schemes have been confined to Britain’s cities – but now, docking stations are to spread to the countryside. The New Forest National Park Authority…

Days Out

Weekend rides

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

Mottisfont · 27mi round-trip
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The Bell Inn, Brook · 24mi round-trip
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Flowerdown Barrows · 33mi round-trip
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National Cycle Network

Cycle routes in Southampton

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

To Reading, Basingstoke, Winchester, Eastleigh, Cowes, Newport and Shanklin.

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

Knowledge

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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…

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