Cycle routes

[Pjays666]

Hi all, distances are getting longer now and loving it. Only problem I am having now is finding new routes, most of ones in tourist info centres seem to be only short (10 - 15 miles). What do you find best for route planning. At moment I just set off but my routes are only 15 - 30 miles and I want to increase it a bit now.

 

[vickster]

Cycle-route.com

 

[Manguish]

Ridewithgps.com

 

[snorri]

Ordnance Survey maps and make up your own routes.
http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/oswebsite/

 

[HLaB]

Another good site which does all the work for you if you know an OD is www.cyclestreets.net
I personally use a mixture os OS Maps and Streetview and/or a quick cross reference to OS to determine if a lane is suitable for a road bike (yellow on OS). If I'm completely new to an area and don't have time to plan I use cyclestreets. I do like to sometimes build my mental map and explore.

 

[Supersuperleeds]

ridewithgps is great for creating your own routes.

 

[Rickshaw Phil]

+1 for the OS maps. Brilliant for exploring new places.