Spreading the Christmas cheer

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Aren’t  you  tired  of  getting  yet  another  pair  of  “cycling”  socks? Christmas is about giving, but let’s be honest, receiving worthwhile presents is also nice. Maybe you’re looking for a present for a cyclist in your life. Perhaps you’re looking for a present for yourself? After all, Christmas is a great excuse to get yourself something you ... Read more

The trouble with canal routes…

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I love the serene cycling to be found when cycling along pretty much any of the UK’s many canals. Scenic views, plenty of Industrial Revolution heritage (and I’m a sucker for all that), quaint lock-keeper cottages, Victorian ingenuity and traffic-free bliss all make for a very heady combination. It’s that allure that made me do ... Read more

Bridgwater and Taunton Canal traffic-free cycle route

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Bridgwater and Taunton Canal Cycle Route Overall Rating: (Colour explanation: blue = good, yellow indicates some warning, and red indicates issues to be aware of) The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal is a 14 mile, mostly traffic-free cycling route. As you’d expect from a canal route, it’s very flat. The route takes you through some stunning ... Read more

Whitehaven Rowrah Cycle Trail

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Whitehaven Rowrah Cycle Trail Overall Rating: (Colour explanation: blue = good, yellow indicates some warning, and red indicates issues to be aware of) Built along the route of the Whitehaven, Cleator & Egremont and Rowrah & Kelton Fell Railways, this 11 mile route is traffic-free along most of its length. I started the route as ... Read more

St Austell to Mevagissey traffic-free cycle route

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St Austell to Mevagissey Cycle Route Overall Rating: ⭐⭐⭐ Incorporating part of the Pentewan Valley Trail, and passing right by the Lost Gardens of Heligan, this mostly traffic-free route takes you from St Austell train station to Mevagissey, over a distance of six miles. When starting at the station, there are some on-road sections in ... Read more

The Camel Trail traffic-free cycle route

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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??

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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
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