The Camel Trail traffic-free cycle route

by
Camel Trail Cycle Route Overall Rating: (Colour explanation: blue = good, yellow indicates some warning, and red indicates issues to be aware of) Camel Trail closure PLEASE NOTE: The Camel Trail is closed between Boscarne and Burlorne for resurfacing, from 02/02/26 to 13/02/26 and again from 23/02/26 to 06/03/26 The Camel Trail in Cornwall, an ... Read more

Par Beach Trail traffic-free cycle route

by
Par Beach Trail cycle route overall rating: (Colour explanation: blue = good, yellow indicates some warning, and red indicates issues to be aware of) The Par Beach Trail is a two-mile, mostly traffic-free cycling route that forms part of the Cornish Clay Trails series of routes. The Clay Trails get their name from china clay ... Read more

WillCycle on the Fediverse

by
The fedi-what?? As I’m writing this, Twitter seems to be on fire and in freefall. Though I’ve little time for Twitter’s new owner, Elon Musk, I’m also not happy at him apparently destroying Twitter as we’re watching. Still, I have a strategy in life that’s served me very well so far: control what you can, ... Read more

Thorpe Thewles to Ryhope traffic-free cycle route

by
Thorpe Thewles to Ryhope Cycle Route Overall Grading: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ There is a traffic free route from Thorpe Thewles north to Ryhope, Sunderland which consists of several linked paths and old railway lines. The southern section is the Castle Eden Walk, and the northern section is the Hawthorn to Ryhope Way. The whole route is signed ... Read more

Phoenix Trail traffic-free cycle route

by
Phoenix Trail Cycle Route Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ The Phoenix Trail is an 8 mile, almost entirely traffic-free cycling route in Oxfordshire, linking Princess Risborough with Thame. With the steepest gradient along the route being less than 2%, we can safely call it very flat (as is often the case with trails built on disused railway ... Read more

Ads? Are you selling out??

by
A  labour  of  love WillCycle has always been a labour of love for me, but running this site costs me money. Sure, I have some income from T-shirt sales, sales of cycling caps and from multi-day GoCycle route guides. However, all the money I ever received for route guides doesn’t cover just my web hosting costs. ... Read more

Traffic-free Cycling Routes

by
Interactive  Map This is a growing collection of traffic-free cycling routes in the UK. To find a route guide, simply click on the various coloured lines on the interactive map. IMPORTANT: This is VERY far from complete, and your help would be wonderful. If there are any routes I’ve not yet listed, please simply add a comment ... Read more

SheCycles – Julie Coldwell

by
Yes,  another  SheCycles  post! If you still don’t what SheCycles posts are about, simply click the SheCycles link on the menu above. They’re a growing series of posts highlighting women who cycle. All the women are different, and all of them are awesome in their own way, so do make sure you go read them ... Read more

Derwent Walk Cycleway

by
Derwent Walk Cycleway Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ The Derwent Walk cycleway is a linear cycling and walking path which runs from the river Tyne in Gateshead to Consett in County Durham. It is signed as NCN14 for the whole way, and is approximately 12 miles long. The route forms part of the national C2C route for ... Read more

Centurion Way traffic-free cycle route

by
Centurion Way traffic-free cycle route overall rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Centurion Way is a 6 mile, mostly traffic-free cycling route that starts in Chichester and runs to West Dean. The South Downs National Park Authority started work to extend Centurion Way through Singleton station, and on towards the South Downs Way. The first stage of that work ... Read more

Solar System Greenway

by
The Solar System Greenway Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Solar System Greenway started out as the York – Selby Track, and mostly follows a disused railway. It is a very flat, mostly traffic-free route of 15.5 miles. The route as shown on the map starts at York station and ends at Selby station. Along the route ... Read more

Deeside Way Traffic-free Cycle Route

by
Deeside Way Cycle Route Overall Rating: ⭐⭐ The Deeside Way runs for 45 miles, mostly traffic-free, from Aberdeen to Ballater, on the edge of the Cairngorm mountains. The route gets its name from the river Dee, and is loosely follows the course of the river for most of the way. It forms part of the ... Read more

Silkin Way Traffic-free Cycle Route

by
The Silkin Way is a 14 mile long (mostly) traffic-free route in Shropshire, linking Bratton with Coalport, via Telford. There are several on-road segments, along quiet roads, and in Telford also some shared pavements. If you’re going to do only half of this route, I’d suggest the southern half, as the northern half has a ... Read more

Downs Link Traffic-free Cycle Route

by
Downs Link Cycle Route Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ The Downs Link officially starts in Guildford, and runs for 36 mostly traffic-free miles to Shoreham-on-Sea. Most of the route is on disused railway lines, so no steep hills to contend with. The route shown on the map below starts at Shalford, Surrey, and the reason for that ... Read more

North Dorset Trailway Traffic-free Cycle Route

by
North Dorset Trailway Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ The North Dorset Trailway is a 9 mile traffic-fee and stunning cycle route, built mostly on a disused railway. It links Sturminster Newton with Blandford Forum, and mostly follows the route of the old Somerset and Dorset Railway. All photos by TessOfTheVale. Also visit her rather good site. Surface ... Read more
🌙