Family friendly cycle routes
Get the bikes out and take your parents for a cycle ride!
These routes are a series of easy cycle rides aimed at families, offering helpful tips and advice about cycling for parents, with suggestions for places to cycle along traffic-free routes and quiet roads.
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Cycle Rides in Southern Oswestry: Trefonen & Treflach Trail (3 mile)
A 3 mile scenic route with 8 mile longer route option exploring the countryside around Oswestry.
Cycle Rides in Southern Oswestry: Morda Meander (4 mile)
A shorter mostly flat, scenic 4 mile route for less experienced cyclists avoiding the trunk roads. An 8 mile route is available with a few steep hills and two trunk road crossings.
Cycle Rides in Southern Oswestry: Morda Meander (8 mile)
A mostly flat, scenic 8 mile route with a few steep hills and two trunk road crossings. A shorter 4 mile route is available for less experienced cyclists avoiding the trunk roads.
Cycle Rides in Southern Oswestry: Trefonen; Treflach Trail (8 mile)
An 8 mile scenic route with 3 mile shorter route option exploring the countryside around Oswestry.
Family Friendly Cycle Routes: Broom Hall Hills
A hilly but scenic 9 mile exploration of the countryside to the north west of Oswestry. Suitable for more experienced child cyclists.
Family Friendly Cycle Routes: Eastern Oswestry
A 3 mile town circuit exploring eastern Oswestry.
Family Friendly Cycle Routes: Gatacre Gobowen Gambol
A 6 mile loop exploring northern Oswestry and Gobowen and the countryside around Old Oswestry Hillfort and Park Hall Farm. A couple of steep climbs and some sections cross busy roads. Recommended for older children with experience of cycling on the road.
Family Friendly Rides – Traffic-free Adventures: Shrewsbury to Uffington
A 10 mile off road cycle route on tarmac and gravel paths, between Shrewsbury and Uffington. Allow one and a half hours. Suitable for adults and children over 8 years old.
Family Friendly Rides: A Cycle Tour of Shrewsbury Town Football Club
A 7 mile circular cycle ride exploring Shrewsbury’s footballing history.
Family Friendly Rides: Wildlife & Waterways
An 11km / 7 miles family friendly cycle route around Shrewsbury, plus an optional short walk. Allow 2-3 hours. The route is mostly quiet roads or traffic-free paths. You can use any sort of bicycle but some paths are unsurfaced so may be muddy. There is one short stretch on a busy road where there is the option of walking if preferred.
Ludlow Family Friendly Rides: ‘Racecourse Rendezvous’
A circular route from Bromfield, taking in Ludlow racecourse and Oakly Park.
Ludlow Family Friendly Rides: Oakly Park and Prior’s Halton
A family-friendly, 5 mile circular route from Bromfield to Ludlow.
Ludlow Family Friendly Rides: Vernolds Common to Onibury
A family-friendly, circular route from Bromfield to Onibury.
Ludlow Family Friendly Rides: Lady Halton Loop (7 miles)
A 7 mile circular cycle ride, along quiet lanes and tracks, exploring the countryside around Ludlow.
Ludlow Family Friendly Rides: Lady Halton Loop (8.5 miles)
An 8.5 mile circular cycle ride, along quiet lanes and tracks, exploring the countryside around Ludlow.
Shrewsbury Cycle Rides Route 3: Acton Burnell Adventure (23 mile)
A 23 mile circular cycle route from Shrewsbury, with 29 mile longer option. A ride for more experienced cyclists with great views of Wenlock Edge, The Wrekin and visits to Acton Burnell Castle and Venus Pool Nature Reserve.
Shrewsbury Cycle Rides Route 3: Acton Burnell Adventure (29 mile)
A 29 mile circular cycle route from Shrewsbury, with 23 mile shortcut. A longer ride for more experienced cyclists with great views of Wenlock Edge, The Wrekin and visits to Acton Burnell Castle and Venus Pool Nature Reserve.
Whitchurch Cycle Rides Route 2: To Wrenbury & Marbury
An easy 13.5 mile circular cycle route from Whitchurch into Cheshire and takes in the pretty villages of Wrenbury and Marbury, where welcoming hostelries can be found. The wharf at Wrenbury Mill is sure to be of particular interest to canal lovers.