Yorkshire cycling website
17th November 2018
A public consultation has been launched on a new walking and cycling route from Chorlton to Manchester city centre. Chris Boardman is determined that it should be safe and attractive along the whole length.
Read about Chorlton to Manchester consultation.
13th November 2018
Sustrans has released a report on the National Cycle Network it looks after, admitting that a lot of it is sub-standard. There are plans to improve and expand the network.
Read about Sustrans NCN review.
30th October 2018
An alliance of health professionals has launched a report, calling for a new Clean Air Act to reduce air pollution and the damage it causes to our health.
Read about UKHACC calls for £10 a head on active travel.
The latest in Hedgehog's Sustrans Slow Tour of Yorkshire series, Stage 6 is a nice ride on quiet back roads from Settle to Clapham. There's just enough hill-age to make it interesting, and there are plenty of options for a cup of tea or a pint of beer.
Read about Stage 6, Settle to Clapham.
The race programme and routes for the 2019 UCI Road World Championships were announced in Innsbruck today. Sir Gary Verity and UCI President David Lappartient, in Austria for the 2018 event, unveiled the routes that will be raced in a year's time in Yorkshire. The excitement can now start to build!
Read about the 2019 UCI Road World Championships announcement.
21st October 2018
The DfT has announced a review of the Highway Code, to make the roads safer for cyclists and other vulnerable road users. The review is to consider measures on close passes, and the use of the Dutch Reach.
Read about the Highway Code review.
13th October 2018
A Transport Strategy for the City of London aims to reduce traffic, prioritise walking, make cycling pleasant, improve air quality, reduce noise, and apply a Square Mile-wide 15mph speed limit.
Read about the City of London Transport Strategy.
11th October 2018
Hornbeam Park
You've heard of drink driving, you've watched as everybody steers their cars while distracted by their phone, but what about toothbrush driving - is it acceptable?
Read about toothbrush driving.
3rd October 2018
I've enjoyed reading the diaries of John Dickinson, from Timble (1844 to 1912). He lived through the introduction of motor cars in Yorkshire, and commented on their pros and cons - comments which still resonate today.
Read about pros and cons of cars.
Bike lanes in the Netherlands are designed with thought and intelligence to create a joined-up, easily usable network. I took a few photos of cycle infrastructure in Zandvoort, and I've added some comments about the intention of the planners. In the UK, we should pay particular attention to the way they give bike routes continuity, instead of making them give way to every side street.
Read about inspiration from Dutch cycle infrastructure.
4th August 2018
John Rowe, founder of Resurrection Bikes, Harrogate
An in-depth look at Resurrection Bikes, a charity cycle-recycle operation in Harrogate that meets the needs of local people.
Read about Resurrection Bikes, Harrogate.
A brief summary of events so far in relation to a so-called relief road being promoted by an Executive on North Yorkshire County Council - in spite of overwhelming oppostion from Harrogate councillors - and a couple of reasons why it is a terrible idea.
Read about Harrogate relief road.
This circular road cycling route starts in Harrogate, and heads up to Pateley Bridge then Lofthouse. It climbs the Côte de Lofthouse, which featured on the 2017 Tour de Yorkshire, then returns via Grewelthorpe, Kirkby Malzeard, Galphay, Studley Royal and Ripley to Harrogate. It's on quiet, country roads, features beautiful scenery, and there's the challenge of a steep ascent.
Read about this Côte de Lofthouse road cycling route.
This circular road cycling route starts in Grassington, and heads north up Wharfedale then Littondale to Halton Gill. It climbs to Malham Tarn, then returns via Malham, Kirkby Malham, Airton, Hetton, and Cracoe to Malham. The roads are quiet, and the ride takes in lanes lined with dry stone walls, open fells, and villages of limestone-built houses, as well as views of Malham Cove.
Read about this Yorkshire Dales road cycling route.
The best and most popular cycleway in Harrogate, the Nidderdale Greenway goes about 4 miles to Ripley, using the trackbed of a disused railway. It opened in May 2013.
Our guide to the bike trail on Yorkshire Water's land at Fewston reservoir, through the Beecroft Plantation and Timble woods. Read about the Fewston, Beecroft, & Timble woods bike trail.
I started Hedgehog Cycling after the announcement that Yorkshire had been chosen to host the Grand Départ of the 2014 Tour de France. It was an exciting time for cycling in Yorkshire. There were Hedgehog guides to the Yorkshire (and Cambridge and London) stages of the race.
The Tour de France in Yorkshire has been and gone, but
Hedgehog Cycling is still going strong. In keeping with its origins, it
covers the Tour de France, and cycling in Yorkshire, including the Tour
de Yorkshire, and guides to Yorkshire cycle routes. There's also
cycling-related news from the UK and Europe.
A new Hedgehog Guide to the Cinder Track cycle route, along the old railway from Scarborough to Whitby, with full-colour (!) photos, including lots of Yorkshire sunshine. This 21.5 mile route has beautiful views, and there's wonderful wildlife along the way, for example house martins and swallows at Ravenscar. Read about the Scarborough to Whitby Cinder Track.
There's a great cycle route from the centre of York to Beningbrough, partly on tarmacked path by the river Ouse, and partly on quiet roads. It ends up at Beningbrough Hall, an C18th National Trust property (where cyclists are entitled to a free cup of tea). Read the Hedgehog guide to the York to Beningbrough cycle route.
The Hedgehog guide to the York to Selby cycle route, including 'cycle the solar system'. This is a quality route, mainly on a tarmacked path on an old railway track bed, and is perfect for family cycling. Read our guide (with video and photos) to the York to Selby cycle route.
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