Cycling in Sheffield
The local cycling group hosted the CycleNation / CTC national conference and AGM on 15 October 2011, details at http://www.cyclesheffield.org.uk/conference/
Sheffield is the fourth largest city in England by population. Although hilly, it is compact and has few major trunk roads. The City has a developing strategic cycle network consisting of off-road cycle tracks, some on-road cycle lanes, bus lanes and traffic-calmed and 20mph zones and maximising the use of the city's river valleys. The council is developing a strategy for implementing a default 20mph speed limit in residential areas. The "Heart of the City" project, encompassing the route from the railway station up to the City Centre and including the Winter Gardens and Peace Gardens, has been commended for high quality design and access for all. The Cycle Ring Route, running parallel to the Inner Ring Road and passing the railway station, is well signposted and should get you started in the direction you want to go if you are a new arrival to the city.
The Trans-Pennine Trail, a National Cycle Network route running from Southport in the north-west to Hornsea in the East Riding passes through to the North and East of the city and a new section of NCN6, connecting Sheffield with Manchester via the Hope Valley, one of the most scenic parts of the Peak District, is being developed. There are many other cycle routes going along country paths in the woods surrounding the city. Mountain Biking is popular in areas such as Wharncliffe Woods and road biking is very popular in the Peak District into which the city's boundaries extend.
Monthly Friday night rides, timed to coincide with the full moon, are run by http://www.sfnr.org.uk/
Latest photos of the area
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Bump up over the kerb to join this 10m long cycleway, dodge a sign and then bump down behind the give way line of a side road.
New (2016) K barrier on Thoresby Road/Watersmeet Road cycle path. Squeeze plate approx 56cm wide. Note the desire path forming in the grass to the right, ideal for motorbikes who may wish to use this path illegally.
Instead of improving this cycle lane, @SheffCouncil are going to remove it to make way for two way traffic. http://t.co/m70h8VltLX
We've worked hard to make this really safe & obvious. Can't understand why drivers keep going into the cycle lane http://t.co/aDMHuifldy
A substandard shared use (for the timid) and a substandard cycle lane (for the confident). Neither is good enough. http://t.co/wNGihrZKMY
Signed NCN route to Fulwood from Whitely Woods. Difficult to negotiate with a heavy bike. Would be impossible with a trailer. Other side is a steep muddy track with some steps.
Great cycle infrastructure is often obstructed by parked traffic. This off-road cycle track on Asline Road is fantastic, but is used as a parking space at school drop offs, by taxis, work vans and visitors coaches on match days at Sheffield ... [more]
Great bike parking at Sheffield Hallam University - covered stands, with swipe card access for added security.
Bike specific cycle track with traffic lights enable bikes to cross the inner ring road, for quick and easy access into the city centre.
Nice cut through for cyclists between Bramall Lane and Alderson Road. Both are busy, and this short cut avoids a detour onto traffic-ridden roads. A nice touch which makes the Sheaf Valley route good.
Cycle track has barriers placed across it where it crosses Bramall Lane, which stop the smooth flow of cycle traffic. Completely unnecessary.
National Cycle Route from Sheffield to Rotherham on Europa Link business park. Dedicated cycleway rutted & split by root damage for about a mile along the route. Odd repairs done but roots are again coming through these repairs. Very dif ... [more]
On the route to Sheffield Location: Rainstorth (England, United Kingdom) This is National Cycle Network Route 67, which forms a linking part to Sheffield of the Trans-Pennine Trail.
Orange Bike of Dreams This is a special edition Johnny Loco x Dockers bicycle, seen in a shop window on Division St, Sheffield. I assume they sell Dockers clothes there. Johnny Loco bikes are just fab - look at this beauty!
Footbridge over Sheffield railway station, as seen in #38487. Steps at both ends make this an awkward route for bikes - use the other bridge instead which has lifts.
This flank of 6 steps lies right on a cycle route, leading to an underpass under a busy roundabout - there's also an S-shaped ramp nearby to bypass the steps. Both are signposted as 'cyclists dismount'. However, I've watched several cycl ... [more]
National Cycle Network route 6: Cobweb Bridge Location: Sheffield (England, United Kingdom) Rather ingeniously, the route both crosses the River Don and goes under a railway line via this elevated way which gives the feeling that you ... [more]
Work in progress to extend the cycle route along Penistone Rd from Livesey St to Beulah Rd (Hilllsborough Leisure Centre)
This is what the crossing of Upper Hanover Way at Leavygreave looked like BEFORE the tramway was put in. Not all is progress, unfortunately....you can see from Street View below what it looks like today. The photo is scanned and from ab ... [more]
Junction of Hanover Way cycle path (Ring Route) with Peak Park Anniversary route. The angles at this junction are way too sharp: cycles don't turn on a pin. As a result cyclists tend to continue on the footway to Broomspring Lane. Also pede ... [more]
Here the cycleway crosses the footpath - a bodge pending further development in the area. The footpath side is poorly maintained leading to peds encroaching on the cycleway.
Cycleway along Hanover Way. Good: Plenty of space. Pedestrian side is away from the road so more pleasant for walkers - however it is possible for cyclists to veer round peds in the cycleway if they need to.
Approach to subway from Ecclesall Rd (Moore St roundabout) The corner is blind is there is a high risk of a collision with either a pedestrian or another cyclist.
Cafe culture in Sheffield (it was raining so the bike owners were inside - the bikes themselves were outside having a chat) Bragazzis has the best coffee in Sheffield.
A rider emerges from the fine illuminated mist outside the Crucible theatre in the centre of Sheffield, which some websites claim is England's fourth largest city.
The road narrowing here is being used as a car park and the cycle lane through that is obviously not working. Lessons to learn here!
Riders on the NCN 6 enter the "Child Safety Zone", to that muse mean they're leaving the "Child Danger Zone" ??? ;-)
Erk! These boulders are probably necessary to stop joyriding vehicles but in the dark they're a real threat to the unsuspecting rider.
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