Cycling in the Ribble Valley

Cycle Routes
The Ribble Valley has miles upon miles of scenic country roads of which many are ideal for riding your bicycle. Below are some downloadable maps and leaflets detailing these routes ;

'Bowland By Bike' - download here

'Ribble Valley Villages' - download here

'Tour of Pendle' - download here

You can download several other routes across not only the Ribble Valley but Lancashire as a whole by visiting Lancashire County Council's dedicated cycling section.

Click here to visit LCC's Cycling section

 
Online Cycle Planner
Transport Direct. Info have produced an online cycle planning tool that is available by clicking here (external site)

Free 'Cycle to Work' Commuting Classes
People in Lancashire who are thinking about cycling to work or even just taking up cycling are being invited to sign up to a two hour tailored course where they will be able to brush up on their cycling skills.

There are a number of workshops available, either for one-to-one training or for a group of friends, workmates or even family.

Download the leaflet here

Cycle Training
Cycle training takes place across schools in the Ribble Valley through two schemes:

Bikeability - Government funded places are available for this scheme www.bikeability.info) which is being rolled out through i-Cycle Training (www.icycletraining.co.uk) throughout the Ribble Valley. Not every school is able to access this training as places are limited. For more information on how your school can access this training please call Ian at i-Cycle Training on 07976 757684

Passport to Safer Cycling - this is a Lancashire County Council initiative and can be delivered by volunteers. Any school can deliver this scheme and training mainly takes place within school or on a school yard.

For more information on this scheme please click here