Wellingborough_Cycle_Map.qxd:Wellingborough_Cycle_Map 18/4/11 12:03 Page 1 D EN ROA General Information HARROWD OR LI N GBURY RO Wellingborough Cycle NetworkAD Wellingborough has a good network of cycling routes, including a large number of off-road cycle tracks and P S THE SLI shared-use pathways, which can be used for many journeys around the town. The road network is also suitable Great Harrowden for many journeys by bike and has been graded on this map according to the degree of skill and experience needed to cycle along each road. If you are a beginner or are worried about cars, you should build up your Key Cycle track, path or bridleway with tarmac, stone For details within this area, please see inset map overleaf all weather surface, or calmed advisory route. confidence and basic skill on the yellow roads where traffic is lighter and speeds are low. As your cycling skills and Roads that are normally hazardous for cyclists, but confidence increase you can begin to explore the higher graded routes. Bridleways are also permitted for use by experienced adult highway users may find them useful Bridleway or other path with soft surface. especially in quiet periods. May be unsuitable for cycling, especially on a cyclists although their surfaces can often be muddy and may not be suitable for cycling during the winter. road bike, in wet weather. B Busy principal roads with high speeds, HGVs. and R WE A With the wide cycle network in Wellingborough, travel to many places is convenient by bike, including to sites of D complex junctions. Suitable for highly skilled Footpaths A L F 5 I L E 0 commuting cyclists. I L employment such as Park Farm, Finedon Road and Victoria Park Industrial Estates. For recreation, Irchester 9 D N ROA B G D Cycle shop (see overleaf for contact details) B O Finedon Road Country Park can be reached from Wellingborough Town Centre by cycle routes that are nearly all traffic free. Busy roads mostly lower speeds, some complicated R GRAN R O GE i R PPLE v U O A B Industrial e traffic movements. A medium to high level of skill Cycle parking AD Y r The park itself allows cycling on its surfaced paths. G C L Is H O Estate e S is required for trouble-free cycling. S A E Toucan crossing R N > O E T AD D A L The right to cycle on a particular road or path can be a complicated question, so, although care has been taken in E n H E G P Through routes with moderate traffic and usually D E TH R A o Y S T d 0 A TH e 1 D W E 5 low speeds, but often turning and parking movements. Residential O R n A preparation, this map is not evidence of a right to use any road or path or of its legal status. For more information L EB i WNS IL R S F H O O D A D Well trained school children should cope. N E o A R N A t please contact Northamptonshire County Council (please see Useful Contacts section overleaf). K D O R Employment S D R H Quiet roads with low traffic speed and volume. O G L S E A F I T U Suitable for all cyclists behaving responsibly if they OW E D O LL W R F A A O have some training. Y R B A T W S G 0 1/2 mile 1 mile EN N TH I OR R L N O L Pedestrianised street. A LIN E 0 500 m 1 km D KS W Why Cycle? RO AD S R L I A A D N E M G L E E A U S There are many benefits that can be realised by cycling regularly instead of making car journeys. L. E T H DON C F O D A D 1 L E V ET A L A I O N N Finedon Road C R Y R. R N WA N G A E W L B D TO C G A ORT SH R Industrial Estate O H NI A B FARM E RI D N G A T S X U A R S O A People who cycle regularly suffer lessE from ill-health and illnesses such as heart disease, strokes, diabetes, obesity N C O VE H E E RI W E N R D S K N D O E G E N M H D H T B CLOS T S A B Y E L T T R E U U R G O L R O O N N E and stress. Mental Health and sense of well-being are improved in addition to the well-established benefits to R A I W O L D R L H F N R L L S E A D R E A T O Redwell . R A510 O O R A S CL E L N N W R K . A D LOW I C R B L O D physical health. A good cycle home after a stressful day at work, for example, can help you relax more easily than C H D Leisure S E W O E E D R S N I L W N W E C Centre D I T K G A N C A A N L I ATFIE Y I F L G F sitting in your car during heavy traffic. H D A For details within this area, R M O O R . T A E A M M please see inset map overleaf D V K E S ROAD Redwell Infant A W H R E D A O L G N N IE W Y R F L & Junior Schools A A M U I E H M D Cycling as part of your daily routine can also save you timeA Dand money, as you are naturally getting exercise I Y R . RO N T A A E LL E L E V MI HIL A W E A A HURC V D P EUE C E K O N G EIM . E A without the need for taking up time going to the gym, etc. The number of calories that you burn depends on lots TW RT E NH R L H H V L LE VE O C E N A E B S E E I CRES E D D R L N . S ES L O W W TM I ROAD A T S O N S TE R R M ID of factors such as the speed you cycle, gradient, body weight, and even how windy it is, but a 30 minute journey R U E T L S Y W P R D A R D D D A T W N E I Y Oakway at 10 miles per hour can burn as much as 300 calories. The GovernmentI recommends that everyone takes E D H MOORLA R T S H G I I Infant & Burrow’s C A V E DR R C IV M W H O R E I E L T HEATH F E H R Junior H A I exercise for 30 minutes on five or more days a week. For many, cycling to work and back will be enough to A S KILBORN ROAD Bush O L T A Y C R E T Schools R D R N H L D I R D E E e O achieve this and more! For most local urban journeys cycling is usually quicker door-to-door than car journeys S R T A D s D A H O I W F VE E S O R A R O A R I IB M Y D S E r R D N E A B R FOR C A D e R DA Y L D HE W D N v E L O Y L R A Sir Christopher M A E i during rush-hour. And of course it is the cheapest form of transport aside from walking, so you can save even D E C O O A R A L W C E R N . R A P C D O Hatton School IS L D Y R N D C W E . R L. Y C T G O O E O D CL. M L S S more money – no need to pay fuel or parking costs. What’s more, the Government’s Cycle to Work scheme can SY . H W N M E E R R A S E L E T L R N A R R N Hatton Park O L R I O E A N F S A I A E O D D N F T E I S . A E D assist with the purchase of a bike through your employer allowing you to pay for it over a number of months and S R G D D F N E C I R T . D R . C E Y L G E E N O L H G C L A L O I N D S . W S Rowangate W A R T E F also make a saving on the VAT that you pay. Visit www.cyclescheme.co.uk or speak to your employer to see if D E B R G W R U Primary School N R Victoria Primary A I E B R R R L E E O C R L T E N I O E S T E School they are already a member of the scheme.