Cycling routes

There are many published routes and designated trails to help you feel confident in exploring Gloucestershire by bike.

Cycle routes in the county - shown on the Sustrans website

The Stroud Valleys Pedestrian Cycle Trail runs from Stonehouse to Nailsworth along a disused railway line. This 6 mile route offers safe cycling with level gradients and several access points.

In the Forest of Dean the Forestry Commission have created an 11 mile Family Cycling Trail. This circular off-road route is waymarked along forest tracks and old railway lines.

The Cotswold Water Park in the south-east corner of the county has a flat landscape that makes for very gentle cycling between the many lakes. Some of the paths are suitable for off road cycling, although during wet weather these can be flooded or severely muddy.

For up to date information on Cycling within the Cotswold Water Park, please go to the website Cotswold Water Park [Opens in New Window]

Ordnance Survey map 169 details all the paths where cycling is possible.

For a free map of the Cotswold Water Park please email info@waterpark.org

As well as the publicly funded routes there are an increasing number of commercial books and leaflets suggesting routes for cycling in Gloucestershire. Follow the links on the left for more information.

The National Cycle Network is 5000 miles of safe, signed, attractive cycle routes, open and mapped for June 2000. It is made up of traffic-free sections and traffic-calmed road and minor roads, running right through urban centres and reaching all parts of the UK.
Sustrans is the charity co-ordinating the project and will continue to work with local authorities to expand the Network to a target of 10,000 miles by 2005.
Contact: The Information Service, Head Office: 35 King Street, Bristol, BS1 4DZ
Tel: 0117 929 0888 Fax:0117 915 0124
E-mail info@nationalcyclenetwork.org.uk

	Stroud Valleys Pedestrian Cycle Trail		Reardon Publishing
	Mountain Biking in the Cotswolds		Cotswold Mountain Bike Routes
	Mountain Bike Guide - Cotswolds		Kingham Bike Rides
	Gloucester to Newbury via Bristol		Forest of Dean Cycleways
	Cycling in the Cotswolds		Cycling by Train
	Cycle Tours in Gloucestershire, Heref. & Worcs.		Cycle Touring Routes the Oxfordshire Cotswolds
	Cotswolds Cycling Routes		Cotswold Water Park - Leisure
	Collins Cycling in the Cotswolds