Welcome to Hull
Hull is a great place to cycle, and now there are even more opportunities to get out and about on your bike in the area.
This year Hull's big traffic-free Sky Ride took place in August, and the city has also hosted a series of friendly neighbourhood Sky Ride Local rides. There are still Social Cycling Groups offering rides, as well as Breeze bike rides for women. They’re all free to join, and it’s easy to register.
Sky Ride Hull took place on 19 August 2012 and was a great family day of traffic-free cycling. Read the report here – and find out about other rides taking place in the area below.
Breeze is the biggest programme ever to get more women into riding bikes for fun. Our aim is to help thousands more women feel confident and comfortable about going on a ride.
A social network exclusively for cyclists, Social Cycling Groups makes it easy to get together, find a place to ride and enjoy a bike ride at a level and time that suits you.
See what others are doing
Clubs
British Cycling can help you to find a club that’s right for you. Use the club finder link to find a club near you. There are some great cycling clubs in Hull who'll be happy for you to come along and ride with them, including:
City Road Club
01482 506384
info@cityroadclubhull.org.uk
Training
Achieve Potentials provide inclusive cycling opportunities for disabled people, and for those involved in providing inclusive services.
Where to ride
Hull has around 80 miles of cycle routes, both on- and off-road, and has recently been named as the city with the 4th highest proportion of people cycling to work in the UK. The flat terrain and compactness of the city makes a bike the perfect way to get around.
Download a copy of Hull City Council's Cycling Map, which is a great resource for planning rides around the city.
Hull’s cycle routes link to the Sustrans National Cycle Network and the Trans-Pennine Trail.
The Sustrans national cycle network route 1, runs from Hull centre to Harwich.
The North Sea Cycle route – the world’s longest signed international cycle route, which encircles the north sea passing through no fewer than eight countries, starting from the P&O Ferry terminal.
The Trans-Pennine Trail long distance multi-user trail stretches the breadth of Northern England from the Irish Sea to the North Sea. It’s a journey of 215 miles of canal and railway paths, tracks, bridalways, cycle lanes and minor roads. A favourite route is Hull to Hornsea rail trail (Route 65 on Sustrans).
East Park is a great park to cycle in. You can also register for the adapted bikes disability cycling scheme through eastparkcycles@hullcc.gov.uk or by calling Hull City Council on 01482 300300.
Hull has its own cycle speedway track in Hessle – find out more.
