Hedgehog Cycling

Support for Active Travel Fund Schemes

22nd November 2020

The majority support Active Travel Fund schemes, but do they think other people agree with them?

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LTNs Don't Cause Congestion

24th November 2020

Opponents of Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) believe there is a fixed volume of traffic which must be accommodated, and that restricting through traffic in residential streets increases traffic on main roads. Are they right?

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Consultation on EATF Schemes

13th November 2020

Additional Statutory Guidance from the DfT stresses that there should be consultation with local communities before EATF schemes are implemented.

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Public Support for Active Travel Measures

13th November 2020

Measures to reduce road traffic and reallocate road space to active travel are highly popular with the public, research for the government shows.

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Bike Repairs in Corona Time

27th October 2020

Is fixing your own bike the perfect activity for our era? What are the essential ingredients for a successful bike repair in Corona Time?

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Crace goes rogue

28th August 2020

The normally intelligent and funny Guardian sketch writer John Crace has gone rogue with a rant against safe bike lanes and Low Traffic Neighbourhoods - all because he got stuck in a traffic jam going to the tip! I prove that there were never any traffic jams before the invention of the bike lane. (Not really).

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Paris to become "100% vélo"

9th February 2020

Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has put the environment and sustainable transport at the heart of her 2020 re-election campaign, with parking spaces to be replaced by wider pavements and bike lanes.

Read about Paris to become "100% vélo".

ECF Safer Cycling Advocate Program

17th January 2020

The European Cyclists' Federation has produced a report titled the Safer Cycling Advocate Program. It draws on Dutch and Danish expertise, and is designed to help people in other countries campaign for better cycling facilities.

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Lindley Moor & Lindley Wood Mountain Bike Ride

A mountain bike ride from the Stainburn Moor car park on Norwood Lane, that goes across Lindley Moor and through Lindley Wood.

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Deeply Flawed HAPARA Report

11th November 2020

HAPARA, the Harlow & Pannal Ash Residents' Association, has produced a report which is supposed to be about sustainable development. Unfortunately, it dismisses cycling as a solution to transport problems, and calls for road-building.

Read about Deeply Flawed HAPARA Report.

Côte de Lofthouse road cycling route

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.

Grassington Yorkshire Dales 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.

Nidderdale Greenway

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.

Fewston, Beecroft, & Timble bike trail

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.

Scarborough to Whitby Cinder Track

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.

York to Beningbrough cycle route

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.

Settle to Clapham cycle route

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.