Cycling in Nottingham

For information on cycling in Nottingham, please visit The Big Wheel website (click on link) who have a wide range of excellent cycling information, maps and further useful links.

Free your bike

Want to know where you can cycle near you? Sustrans is the charity behind the National Cycle Network, over 12,000 miles of traffic-free, quiet lanes and on-road walking and cycling routes all around the UK. Why not use it for getting to work or school, exploring the great outdoors, or just for exercise and fun?

Request your free pack today by filling in the form on this website: http://www.sustrans.org.uk/what-we-do/free-your-bike.

Did you know that the National Cycle Network...

...now extends to 12,600 miles
...carries over 1 million journeys every single day
...goes within 1 mile of over half the UK population
...covers more miles in the UK than motorways

Fancy something a bit more adventurous? Why not try Sherwood Pines? Located in the north of the county, this 3,300 acre site boasts the largest single track of forest open to the public in the East Midlands! The tracks are graded with routes suitable for both family cyclists and experienced off roaders. For more information, visit the Forestry Commission website.

Group Rides, Led Rides & Clubs

If you're looking for a nice, easy community ride, they run from Stonebridge City Farm in St Anns every Saturday and they can even lend you a bike.  Click here for more details.

RideWise run regular Rural Rides over 4 different distance categories: short, medium, long and very long.  They're free guided cycle rides in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire.  Click here to see what's on the calendar.

If you'd like to get a bit more serious with your cycling, then why not join a local cycling club? Many cater for all ability levels and will help you to develop your cycling technique. For more information on your nearest cycling club, please visit the Find a Club page.  You can find details of the various rides which some of our local clubs run via the links below:

Beeston Cycling Club: http://rides.bunch.cc/clubs/beestoncc/rides

Beeston Road Club: http://www.beestonrc.co.uk/page3.html

Sherwood Cycling Club: http://www.sherwoodcc.org.uk/sherwood-cc-club-runs.html

Nottingham Clarion Cycling Club: http://www.nottinghamclarion.co.uk/Pages/default.aspx

Pedals Campaign

And don't forget, if you're passionate about cycling and you want to help ensure that Greater Nottingham doesn't get some of the World's Worst Cycle Lanes, add your voice to the Pedals campaign by e-mailing PedalsNottingham@googlemail.com.