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The map overleaf highlights a wide variety of bike shops and cycle friendly cafés, that offer cycle hire, repair and maintenance and free-to-use bike pumps.
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These maps show the best ways to get around Bristol City Centre by bike, as well as popular Quietways and long distance routes that connect to the wider area and beyond.
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For BMX riders, a number of dirt jumps, pump tracks and ramp parks exist in and around Bristol.
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Greville Smyth Park
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RIVER AVON (NEW CUT) Festival Way
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M Shed
Spike Island
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Ashton Court Mansion
CREATE Centre
Easton Leisure Centre
Speedwell
St. George
Lawrence Hill
Bristol & Bath Railway Path
Queen Square
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St. Marks Road
Coombe Brook Nature Reserve
Whitehall
Whitehall Athletics Arena
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Old Market
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Festival Way
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Old City
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Brandon Hill
Hotwells
Portway
Portishead, 6.7 miles
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Purpose built trails for different abilities. Mountain bike hire is available from Pedal Progression.
Leigh Woods
Abbots Leigh Road
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Bath Road
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Further information
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For more information and inspiration about cycling in Bristol, visit Better By Bike www.betterbybike.info
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Bristol has great mountain bike trails minutes away from the city centre.
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Bristol Royal Infirmary
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Clifton Village
Bath, 13 miles
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Bristol & Bath Railway Path
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University of Bristol Clifton Suspension Bridge
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St. Paul’s
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Leigh Woods
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Cotham Hill
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Staple Hill, 1.3 miles
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This virtually traffc free route takes you out into the country past Troopers Hill and Avon Valley Woodlands to Keynsham.
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Blackberry Hill Hospital
Fishponds Road
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Bristol Zoo Gardens
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A shared path under the Clifton Suspension Bridge and following the River Avon to Shirehampton makes this a safe and scenic route.
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Fishponds Purdown Open Space
St. Werburghs City Farm
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Cotham Gardens
Whiteladies Road
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River Avon Trail
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Follow the route of the Malago River out of the city to what was once the main site of a major local industry.
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St. Andrew’s Park
Cheltenham Road
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Pill Path
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Taking you to the East of the city, this route follows the River Frome to Eastville Park and Stoke Park Estate.
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Begbrook Green Park
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This great urban route in North Bristol takes you from St. Werburgh’s to Lockleaze via Ashley Down and the Brook Bridge.
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Snuff Mills
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Gloucestershire Cricket Ground
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There are plenty of beautiful leisure rides around the Bristol area. Visit www.betterbybike.info/rides to find out more information.
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This largely off-road route takes you under the Clifton Suspension Bridge, following the River Avon to the village of Pill.
Horfield Common
Henleaze
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Stoke Bishop
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Memorial Stadium Bristol Rugby Club Bristol Rovers FC
UWE, 0.6 miles
Bristol and its surrounding area is home to a wide range of great cycling events, from mountain biking to BMXing and family-friendly mass participation rides.
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Muller Road Recreation Ground
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A 9 mile route connecting the heart of Bristol to the town of Nailsea, winding through the Grade II listed grounds of Ashton Court Estate.
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Lockleaze
Horfield
Frenchay
Stoke Lane
Visit www.betterbybike.info/events for the latest upcoming events in Bristol and the South West.
A8
Stoke Lodge Playing Fields
Stoke Gifford – 2.4 miles
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WELLINGTON HILL
Henleaze Road
Frome Greenway
Bradley Stoke, 3.3 miles
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Concorde Way
Design & cartography by City ID. city-id.com
Westbury Village
The first off road cycle path built in the UK and still regarded as one of the best. A 13 mile off-road route between Bristol and Bath. Festival Way NCN Route
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Sea Mills, 0.7 miles
Horfield Common
Westbury on Trym
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Pill Path NCN Route
Sylvan Lane
Filton, 0.8 miles Patchway, 2.7 miles
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Heading North towards Henbury, Downs Way is a beautiful route with off-road sections through The Downs – perfect for picnics.
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Canford Cemetary
Gloucester Road
Horfield Leisure Centre
EASTFIELD RD
Canford Park
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Downs Way NCN Route
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Southmead Hospital
Downs Way
Henbury, 1.7 miles
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An off-road cycle path running along the line of the former Bristol & North Somerset Railway. A haven of urban wildlife and tranquillity.
Bristol & Bath Railway Path NCN Route
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Blaise Castle Estate
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The map opposite shows longer distance routes, connecting the city centre to the wider area and further beyond to Bath. Whitchurch Railway Path NCN Route
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Bristol City Centre
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The map overleaf can be used to navigate Bristol City Centre and explore all it has to offer.
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Cycling map
Cycling in and around Bristol
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