The Best Road Bike Trails in United Kingdom

Isle of Wight Clockwise 116 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

72.11mi

Elevation +

3852f

TrailRank

63

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This cycling trip is a nice way to discover the Isle of Wight in one day. It takes you clockwise around the island, following parts of the official Round the Island cycling route (see a.o. http://www.visitisleofwight.co....

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Minehead - Exmoor 80 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

49.73mi

Elevation +

5161f

TrailRank

60

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This trip for the racing bike takes you on a round-trip through Exmoor National Park, including 2 major climbs and several smaller ones. The route offers great views of moorland, woods, the Bristol Channel, rolling hills...

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London to Oxford, Thames Valley, cycle routes 4 and 5

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alfredodeandres

Distance

96.94mi

Elevation +

2221f

TrailRank

60

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Thames Valley, from London (Putney bridge) to Oxford, routes 4 and 5 of the National Cycle Network. The most beautiful part of the route is the first one, between London and Windsor, about 60 km long. After that it se...

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Ballachulish-Oban-Mull-Lochaline-Ardgour-Ballachulish 133 km +21 km ferries

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

95.44mi

Elevation +

3921f

TrailRank

58

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Great cycling trip on cycling route 78 the Caledonian Way, the Isle of Mull, and in Morvern and Ardgour. The trip includes three ferries (see waypoints for more information on fees and timetables) with a total sea trip o...

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St Ives - Penwith peninsula 79 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

49.14mi

Elevation +

2854f

TrailRank

57

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This cycling trip takes you clockwise around the Penwith peninsula, starting in St Ives, passing by St. Michael’s Mount, Land’s End and Cape Cornwall. The trip offers great views of estuaries, beaches, cliffs, coastal vi...

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Cramond-Tantallon Castle-Edinburgh-Cramond 137 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

85.07mi

Elevation +

2549f

TrailRank

57

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This cycling trip takes you along the Firth of Forth between Cramond and Tantallon Castle and back along the valley of the river Tyne and through the city of Edinburgh. The trip is on paved roads and cycling paths, and s...

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Coniston-Hardknott Pass-Eskmeals-Kirkby-Coniston 95 km

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Tjaart Molenkamp

Distance

58.94mi

Elevation +

5673f

TrailRank

55

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Great round-trip for the road bike from Coniston, taking in four of the toughest climbs you could wish for (Wrynose Pass, Hardknott Pass, Corney Fell and Bank House Moore), and offering gorgeous views of the Irish Sea, C...

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Princes Risborough to Oxford

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giove74

Distance

49.72mi

Elevation +

1089f

TrailRank

52

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Lovely bike ride following part of the National Cycle Route 57 through the Oxfordshire countryside. I started off in Princes Risborough and joined the Phoenix Trail - a lovely off road path on a dismantled railway line. ...

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Rousay

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Os Pés do Caminho

Distance

14.33mi

Elevation +

1017f

TrailRank

49

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Rousay island tour. Strongly recommended. Avoid doing this by car. Rent a bike a tour the island visiting the chambered tombs, broch, viking remains, and spotting wildlife, such as seals on the beaches. A delight!!

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East Cheshire and Canalways

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Christoph Hachmann

Distance

46.59mi

Elevation +

922f

TrailRank

39| 3.67

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Via the airport to Wilmslow, at Adlington onto the Middlewood Way and Macclesfield Canal. From High Lane via Disley onto the Peak Forest Canal, and via Marple and the Ashton Canal back to Manchester.

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Isle of Wight - Clockwise

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Mark.Hawkins

Distance

64.47mi

Elevation +

4117f

TrailRank

39

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This is a nice route. Weather conditions were good with a steady SE Wind. This gave me a nice run on the long Military Road which runs along the south of the island with a tail wind. Riders may wish to consider doing the...

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West Kent Downs (Kent, UK)

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alfredodeandres

Distance

24.69mi

Elevation +

2979f

TrailRank

38

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40 kilometer long circular route in the West Kent Downs, starting in Cobham (Gravesham) and heading South towards Luddesdown, then Meopham Green, Harvel, Vigo and Trottiscliffe, close to the M20 motorway but without cros...

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Around the roaches and beyond by eBike

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Extreme Motorhoming Adventures

Distance

33.04mi

Elevation +

4324f

TrailRank

38

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There is a lot of climbing in this ride, we have eBikes and we needed them, we had around 20% left in the battery after this ride (500watt Batteries). The ride is 90% quiet country roads but there are a couple of A roads...

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Portsmouth & Hayling island

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Sirius

Distance

22.12mi

Elevation +

358f

TrailRank

38

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Nice trip around Portsea and Hayling island. Note that you need to take the ferry to cross between the two islands in the way back. It's a very flat route, with the exception of Porchester Hill. All the routes are aspha...

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Milton Abbas Loop (incl Bullbarrow)

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cjbelsten

Distance

31.96mi

Elevation +

1854f

TrailRank

37

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Classic Dorset rolling chalk downlands up to the highest point in Dorset via Milton Abbey/Abbas. A few steep climbs, a few miles on main road but mostly very quiet Dorset highhedgerowed roads. Not much traffic at all. ...

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Isle of Wight

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Daniel Tubío

Distance

60.00mi

Elevation +

6588f

TrailRank

37

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Isle of Wight Ryde - St Helens - Bembridge - Sandown - Shanklin - Ventnor - Whitwell - Niton - Chale - Military Road - Freshwater Bay - The Needles - Freshwater - Shalcombe - Calbourne - Newport - Wootton Bridge - Ryd...

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King Cross to Kent-Short Loop

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soruman

Distance

30.80mi

Elevation +

1952f

TrailRank

37| 2.67

Short loop but a bit hilly between Lodon and Kent councils. Beyond Greenwich the roads will be very quiet and sourounded with nice trees and houses. The ride back to London follows the National Cycling Network nº21. For...

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Out to Arne, heathland, Corfe and Lower Frome

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cjbelsten

Distance

49.96mi

Elevation +

1227f

TrailRank

37| 5.0

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3hrs 50 miles Fantastic flat ride along good quiet roads out to Isle of Purbeck and the gorgeous nature reserve of Arne and Hartland Heath. Returning via Corfe and up to Church Knowle, over the hills and back towards Wo...

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Alternative to Tissington Trail - Circular

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Extreme Motorhoming Adventures

Distance

40.66mi

Elevation +

3593f

TrailRank

37

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The ride is actually 39 miles, i accidentally left the GPS tracking on as we drove off! We've ridden on the Tissington and Manifold trails so often I thought we could explore more of the areas surrounding these trails, w...

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Manifold Way

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mrmend

Distance

17.33mi

Elevation +

699f

TrailRank

37

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Tarmac cycle way and footpath about 8.5 miles long. Very nice ride or walk with lots of interest and country lanes that cross the path.There are three refreshment etasblishments and occasionally an ice cream van about mi...

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UNITED KINGDOM ENGLAND LONDON Grand Union Canal-River Thames-Regent's Canal

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nkilos

Distance

59.22mi

Elevation +

1480f

TrailRank

36

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London Bridge Station-Palace of Westminster-St.James's Park-Buckingham Palace-Green Park-Wellington Arch-Hyde Park-Paddington-Little Venice-Grand Union Canal-Bull's Bridge-Brentford-River Thames-London Bridge Station-Tow...

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RUGBY, Ashby St Ledgers, Naseby and Stanford

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Miketreebike

Distance

46.03mi

Elevation +

1824f

TrailRank

36| 5.0

This ride is characterised by some smashing offroad sections interspersed with both leafy and open quiet country lanes. There are some great views from the ridge around Haselbach but for an easy ride it is a little more ...

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Easter warm up ride

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Arnas85

Distance

49.25mi

Elevation +

860f

TrailRank

36

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From Yiewsley to the amazing Windsor Great Park, looping over Cliveden, Burnham beeches and Fulmer back to Yiewsley. Nice one...

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Liverpool to Southport via canal and coast circuit.gpx

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MissM

Distance

57.99mi

Elevation +

407f

TrailRank

35

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Very pleasant route mostly off road via Liverpool-Leeds canal and back from Southport along the coast. I wouldn't recommend cycling on the beach and woodland part to Freshfield, it was really hard, way too much sand you ...

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Colchester-Tiptree-Coggeshall

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LOLARIOS

Distance

33.69mi

Elevation +

863f

TrailRank

35

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18/03/2012 This cycle ride follows the National Cycle Route 1 from Colchester as far as Tiptree and then quiet roads and lanes. Leave Colchester to the west along Lexden Road, before turning left where signposted, ...

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