East Riding of Yorkshire
Cycling in East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding is a great place to cycle, and now there are even more opportunities to get out and about on your bike in the area.
Find out more about rides coming up in the East Riding here, and see the tabs below for other cycling opportunities.
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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 and groups in the East Riding who welcome new and novice cyclists to come along and ride with them, including:
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Cycle Training
Primary school children in East Riding have the opportunity to take part in bikeability training at their school.
The Council also offers free adult cycle training, suitable for novice riders who want to boost their cycling confidence and more experienced cyclists who want advice on specific techniques such as negotiating tricky junctions. For more information on cycle training please contact East Riding of Yorkshire Council on (01482) 391747 or email transport.policy@eastriding.gov.uk.
Cycle 4 Life Challenge 2014
The Cycle 4 Life Challenge is a celebration of cycling in the year the Tour de France comes to Yorkshire, promoting healthy lifestyles while offering the opportunity for everyone to take part in a range of cycle related activities and challenges.
June 9th – 13th Schools across the East Riding will be holding a Tour de France themed day/week, supported by cycle, scooting and walking events. In return for a small donation to the charity Cash 4 Kids children can cycle, scoot or walk to school dressed in a yellow, green, polka dot or white jersey to celebrate the different classifications in Le Tour.
June 15th – 21st This week starts with a free Bike Festival at Sewerby Hall, Bridlington on Sunday 15th June. Presenters from Viking Radio will cycle along the promenade to Sewerby Hall to launch a five day, staged ride through East Yorkshire. Visitors to the festival will have the opportunity to take part in numerous cycling activities including Sky rides, Breeze rides, bike try out sessions and obstacle courses.
Over the next five days Viking presenters will cycle across the East Riding to showcase some of the best of the beautiful local landscape, visiting schools who have been working hard encouraging children to cycle, scoot and walk on the way. Presenters will also collect the monies raised during the Cash 4 Kids week.
The Challenge will climax in Goole with a two day Bike Festival. On Friday 20th June all year 6 pupils in the Goole area cycle to Goole High School for a fun day of cycling activities, before cycling back to their schools.
On Saturday 21st June the whole Goole community is invited to take part in a fun free day of cycling events and activities. The day will include Sky rides, Breeze rides, bike try out sessions, bike maintenance classes, cycle demonstration teams and obstacle courses, all held at Goole High School.
Where to ride
The East Riding of Yorkshire is full of beautiful scenery, bustling market towns and secluded rural villages with a variety of terrains which make it perfect for cycling. The area has an extensive network of on and off road cycle paths suitable for all ages and abilities, and all our towns and larger villages have centrally located secure cycle parking facilities.
A number of national cycle networks and routes pass through the East Riding and there are lots of different cycle maps available to help you plan a ride in the area.
There are some great cycle routes around the East Riding of Yorkshire and the Council has produced several leisure cycle route maps with rides running from locations across the East Riding.
Popular Cycle Routes
Visit Hull and East Yorkshire have developed eight ‘Big Skies bike rides’ which run through the beautiful scenery of the Yorkshire Wolds and the surrounding towns and villages. Free maps of the rides can be downloaded here.
The Trans-Pennine Trail in the east stretches from Barnsley to the great port of Kingston upon Hull and through the East Riding on a traffic-free rail path to the seaside town of Hornsea.
East Riding / Hull – Hornsea railpath (TPT & NCN 65)
National Cycle Network Routes 1, 55, 65, 66, 164, 166 all pass through East Riding.
The Way of the Roses cycle route is a 170 mile ride from Morcambe in the west to Bridlington in the east. The route runs through the East Riding from Stamford Bridge, through Pocklington and Driffield before finishing on the seafront at Bridlington.
The North Ferriby to Hessle route (NCN 65) has a short section that takes you along the foreshore and under the impressive Humber Bridge (approximately two miles). This can be linked in with a trip around the Humber Bridge Country Park.
The Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route is a 146 mile circular route in and around the Yorkshire Wolds, passing through numerous towns and villages including Beverley, Pocklington, Bridlington and Driffield.
