The route is fairly flat and largely traffic-free, offering fantastic views of the estuary and wildlife within it.
Make sure to keep an eye out for the many wading birds that call the estuary home in winter, including dunlin, curlew and redshank. 🦆
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Graphic showing a photo of a cycle path surrounded by greenery. Text reads: Route of the week: Exe Estuary. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust.
This week we’re heading to Devon for our Route of the Week - it’s the Exe Estuary Trail! 🌊
This beautiful 22-mile route follows both sides of the River Exe Estuary, from Dawlish Warren to Exmouth passing by Exeter, Topsham and Exton on the way.
📣 This May we’re challenging everyone in Nottingham to get active! Walk, wheel, run or scoot your local journeys.
Register now for the chance to win early bird prizes!
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#Nottinghamtravelchallenge.
By 2030 we will partner with public transport bodies to make active travel the easy and natural choice for people using their services. We will enable two million more car-free journeys per year by improving walking, wheeling and cycling access to 1,000 public transport stops and stations.
Graphic showing a photo of a person carrying a folding bicycle onto a train. Text reads: Making longer journeys possible for everyone by making it easy to walk wheel or cycle to catch a bus, tram or train. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust.
Today is #WorldPublicTransportDay 🚄 🚌 🚋
One of our strategic goals is connecting. Part of this means making longer journeys possible for everyone by making it easy to walk, wheel or cycle to catch a bus, tram or train.
Our very own Policy and Public Affairs Manager @iamthedans.bsky.social will be giving evidence this morning in Parliament for the Joined-up journeys: achieving and measuring transport integration session. You can watch live here www.parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/...
Any dirt or grit that’s on the moving components of your bike can start to wear and damage them.
By giving it a good clean and oiling the chain, you'll notice how much quicker and smoother your bike feels to ride.
Read more in our blog: How to clean your bike 👇
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Photo of an adult and two children next to a bicycle. The adult is inflating the front tire on the bike with air. Text reads: How to clean your bike. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
Now the weather is finally improving, you might want to consider giving your bike an overhaul.
Whether you have been riding on wet and dirty roads with mud, grit and other debris or using it occasionally, it’s always a good idea to keep your bike clean.
There are some serious climbs on this route, particularly towards the end, but if you make it that far you'll be rewarded with stunning mountain views. 🏔
Have you done this route before? Take a look here 👇
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From here the route continues to climb past the slate quarries of Bethesda and along the banks of the River Ogwen, before joining a quiet road for the last few miles.
A view of the mountains of the Eryri National Park with the cycle path in the foreground. Text reads: Route of the week: Lôn Las Ogwen. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust.
This week we're climbing up into the mountains of Eryri for our Route of the Week 🚵♀️
Lôn Las Ogwen is an 11-mile, largely traffic-free route, taking you from the coast at Bangor up into woodland along an old railway path.
⏳ Just 3 weeks to go until the Big #NottinghamTravelChallenge! Get ready to transform your daily journeys into healthy, active adventures. Sign up now and make a positive change for you and the environment! 👉https://buff.ly/plyZT0D
Graphic showing a photo of branches with blossom in front of a blue sky. Text reads: Our favourite spots for blossom near the National Cycle Network. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
It's that time of year again, Spring is springing!
Whether you're walking, wheeling or cycling, now's the perfect time to explore spring and enjoy nature at its best 🌸
Take a look at our favourite spots for blossom near the National Cycle Network.
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In our blog we explore the very real challenges of climate change, and how work by our maintenance teams, including Matthew (pictured above) is vital to keeping people safe and routes open 👇
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Yet the recent landslide on the Swiss Valley path (Route 47) shows how increasingly extreme weather is putting these treasured routes under real pressure.
Walk Wheel Cycle Trust Estate Manager Matthew smiles at the camera. There is a cycle path in the background. Text reads: From storms to landslides: how climate change is putting paths under pressure. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
From storms to landslides: how climate change is putting paths under pressure.
The National Cycle Network is a much‑loved lifeline - linking communities, supporting active travel, and offering peaceful green spaces for people and
wildlife.
Pass by the beautiful Robin Hood's Bay and over the stunning Larpool Viaduct, before heading down into the centre of Whitby.
Have you done this route before? 👇
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Photo of Whitby Abbey at sunset. Text reads: Route of the week: Scarborough to Whitby - The Cinder Track. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust
For this week's Route of the Week we're travelling up to the beautiful north-east coast 🚲
The 21-mile Scarborough to Whitby route offers everything you need for a great day out with fantastic views, secluded coves and historic local attractions 🐚🌊
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The Big Nottingham Travel Challenge is coming in May! Small changes to your everyday local journeys can make a big difference to your health, wellbeing, and the environment! Try it for yourself-sign up here 👉https://buff.ly/JRORoV4 #NottinghamTravelChallenge
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Will you give £10 today? Your donation could help make sure every person’s beloved local Network route is protected and strengthened to withstand all extreme weather the future holds. Please donate now.
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Across the UK, 27 more National Cycle Network routes are at risk of closure. That means countless more people could lose their gateway to nature, or their safe space to exercise, or their only accessible path to work.
Sue with her bike standing next to the closed path.
Quote from Sue: "This route gave me freedom when I needed it. Getting it open again isn't just important, it's essential".
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On the night of 4 November 2025, a massive landslip, triggered by heavy rainfall, severed the Swiss valley route in south Wales. We have been forced to close this
route indefinitely.
Rachel Toms quote continued: Making it straight-forward and safer for people to walk, wheel or cycle to the station, or from a bus to a tram can make joined-up public transport and active travel the easy choice for getting around. We're ready to work alongside Government and local leaders to deliver changes like those in this plan, helping communities to be healthier, happier and better connected.
Rachel Toms, Connected Neighbourhoods Director at Walk Wheel Cycle Trust comments on today's publication of the Government's Better Connected Integrated Transport Plan: We’re pleased to see that improving conditions for walking and wheeling is a key part of the Better Connected transport plan. It's great that the government has committed to allow English councils to install simpler zebra crossings at the end of side roads. When they were tested in Manchester, people driving gave way 65% more frequently.
Rachel Toms, Connected Neighbourhoods Director at Walk Wheel Cycle Trust comments on today's publication of the Government's Better Connected Integrated Transport Plan:
The #NottinghamTravelChallenge arrives this May. Swap short car journeys for walking, scooting or cycling and turn your daily commute into a boost for your health and a greener city.
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Pass through steep wooded valleys, cider apple orchards and the spectacular Cheddar Gorge, as you follow the route of the former railway line that once transported cargo from the strawberry fields of Cheddar.
Find out more about the route here 👇
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Graphic showing a photo of a cyclist on the Strawberry Line. Text reads: Route of the week: The Strawberry Line. Walk Wheel Cycle Trust.
This week we're visiting Somerset for our Route of the Week - the Strawberry Line 🍓
The 9-mile route is mostly traffic-free, with no steep gradients, making it ideal for family days out or less experienced cyclists.
An amazing 790 people joined 25 #FRideDays Bike Buses on the final Friday of the #BigWalkAndWheel-smashing the record for most FRidedays Bike Buses running at once! 🚲🎉👏
Want to start your own #BikeBus? Grab the FREE toolkit here👉️: buff.ly/2cVCkCC In partnership with #schwalbeuk #FridayWeCycle
