Good reasons to get around Harrogate walking and by foot, bike, bus or train cycling network For health The new traffic free section of National Cycle Walking and cycling to work, the shops, or to visit Network Route 67 links Ripley with Harrogate, friends and family are great ways to fit regular Starbeck and Knaresborough. It allows locals and physical activity into your daily routine. As well as tourists to travel in ways that benefit their health and getting you from A to B, regular walking and cycling the environment, and opens up routes to and from can help you burn calories, reduce cholesterol and Nidderdale and the World Heritage Site of Fountains lower blood pressure. If you take the bus, walking Abbey to walkers, cyclists and horse riders. to the next bus stop along is a really simple way of Each grid on the map overleaf represents an fitting a little more activity into your daily commute. average 10 minutes’ walk or four minutes’ cycle ride, For the environment showing just how quick it is to travel around under your own steam. We all know that our environment is under threat from the things we do. Cars currently make up 13% Ripley, only 3 miles from Harrogate, is now within of the UK’s total carbon dioxide emissions but on cycle regularly you’ll save a fortune, so there’ll be the reach of many more people, including new average if you take a train or coach you’ll contribute more cash to spend on fun things, like you! cyclists and children, as a pleasant days visit on foot six to eight times less than this and, if you walk or Regular physical activity also helps improve your or by bike. The route is suitable for wheelchairs. On LOCAL TRAVEL MAP LOCAL TRAVEL cycle… nothing at all! Fewer cars on the road also mood, is good for your sense of well-being and can the way you will cross the River Nidd on the Grade means a safer environment for children and a more 2 listed Nidd Viaduct and enjoy gentle gradients and and Ripley and help to improve your mood and boost self-esteem. pleasant place for everyone to enjoy. woodland environments on this former railway line. By letting someone else do the driving and taking Knaresborough Knaresborough For you the bus or train, you’ll be able to spend more time The traffic free route from Harrogate currently begins in the car park behind Asda, accessed off Dragon Harrogate, Harrogate, One of the best things about getting around under enjoying the journey, whether your’re listening to your own steam is that it’s really cheap. There’s no music, reading a good book or having a chat with a Road. From Knaresbrough, NCN Route 636 - the road tax to pay, no need for an MOT and you don’t friend, you’ll be saving money and giving your own Beryl Burton Way, connects from near the station have to worry about petrol prices. If you walk or vehicle a well-deserved rest. although this route is not completely surfaced. New routes for 2013 are part of the National Cycle Network Want to get around under Connecting your journey 10 your own steam? Easingwold Walking and cycling 65 Sustrans can help Beningbrough 67 Stamford Bridge Sustrans. Browse, download and create online 636 Visit www.sustrans.org.uk to find detailed travel Harrogate maps of local walking and cycling routes. Skipton York maps of your local area that include walking Wetherby www.sustrans.org.uk 636 66 and cycling paths, bus stops, train stations and 68 69 Shipley 65 Colne Tadcaster Tel: 0845 113 0065 Hebden connections to local destinations such as shops, 66 66 Bridge Selby Leeds 65 schools, GP surgeries and sports facilities. You can Bradford 69 Bus Halifax also plot your own journeys to share with friends National Cycle Network on-road National Cycle Network traffic-free and family. The number 36 bus is an excellent service between Proposed routes Selected Regional Routes Harrogate and Ripley in high quality buses running The Sustrans website also has some great tips if About Sustrans every 15 minutes for most of the day. you’re thinking about getting back on your bike or Sustrans is the charity that’s enabling people to http://www.harrogatebus.co.uk/. would like to go cycling with your children. Take a travel by foot, bike or public transport for more of Also flexible services are available through the look at the easy rides section to find simple, safe the journeys we make everyday. phone – book –go service from Little Red Bus. and enjoyable cycling routes in your area, or order http://www.littleredbus.co.uk/ It’s time we all began making smarter travel a free cycling information pack highlighting all the choices. National Cycle Network routes near you. Train Make your move and support Sustrans today. Northern Rail have supported this scheme by www.sustrans.org.uk developing improved parking at Harrogate station and contributing to signing at the station. The link all In Harrogate Sustrans’ Connect2 is a partnership between the way to the station is still under development. 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