Introduction

Cycling helps you lead a healthy, environmentally-friendly lifestyle. It can be a fast way to get to work, and a fun weekend activity. It also has a key role to play in cutting congestion on our roads. Bath & North East Somerset Council is actively working on improving facilities and conditions for cyclists to encourage people to cycle more.

Cycle Maps & Guides

Bath & North East Somerset Council in partnership with neighbouring Councils, have produced cycle maps and guides to help cyclists to plan their journeys and find the best routes around the South West.

The map pictured below, which covers cycle routes in the Bath and North East Somerset area have proved popular with cyclists, and are available free of charge from local libraries and most Council Offices.

Maps for the Avon Cycleway and The Bristol & Bath Railway Path are also available, free of charge, from local libraries and most Council Offices.

Previews of cycle maps and further information on cycle routes in Bath and North East Somerset, Bristol, North Somerset and South Gloucestershire, including The Bristol & Bath Railway Path can also be found on the Cycle West website.

Please note, due to the detail necessary in these cycle maps, many of them are not suitable for printing, but hard copies are available free from most Bath & North East Somerset Council Offices, and from local libraries.

Two Tunnels Project

In December 2007, the Two Tunnels project was successful at gaining a portion of £50 million of Lottery funding to create new cycle routes in Bath, and thanks to the votes of local people, was successfully awarded £1million.

The Two Tunnels project is part of a national initiative Connect2, which has been developed by sustainable transport charity Sustrans.  Once complete,  the project will see hundreds of miles of walking and cycling routes spring up around the UK – providing extra bridges, extra links - improving travel and reducing our carbon footprint.

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