Yorkshire cycling website
18th September 2018
Martin Weeks' cycling experiences in Scandinavia this summer, with his thoughts on what's good, the ideas we could borrow, and photos of some of the bike routes.
Read about Scandinavian cycling experiences.
A new guide in Hedgehog's Sustrans Slow Tour of Yorkshire, this is a very nice 12-mile (one way) ride along the Leeds & Liverpool canal from Leeds to Saltaire. It's pleasant being by the canal, the views keep changing, and there are plenty of places of interest, as well as cafés and pubs where you can refuel. If you ride there and back, that makes it a decent distance. Overall, highly recommended.
Read about Stage 3 of the Slow Tour of Yorkshire, Leeds to Saltaire.
3rd September 2018
62% of adults in England think it's too dangerous to cycle. Cycling trips are stuck on about 2% of total journeys, but cyclists are riding further, according to the latest DfT statistics.
Read about 62% say it's too dangerous to cycle.
29th August 2018
Definitely not a thorough assessment, but a couple of points about a bit of the Leeds Bradford cycle superhighway, after I crossed it the other day.
Read about the Leeds Bradford cycle superhighway.
31st July 2018
Official opening of new cycle & pedestrian passageway, Seville, February 2018, by Junta de Andalucia, Licence CC BY-SA 2.0
How bike lanes were built in Seville, Spain, is not a new story, but it's worth reading because of what it says about how quickly you can have a complete network of quality cycle infrastructure.
Read about building Seville's bike network.
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.
Read more about cycling in Harrogate.
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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