Dumfries Green Travel MG 07/04/2016 12:18 Page 1 236 to Thornhill To Ae Forest, Beattock, 74 to Moffat Moffat and NCR74 X74 to Glasgow/Edinburgh 101 to Edinburgh ) T ( 1 115 to Ae Village Dumfries Town Map 10 0 7 Q A U A R Cycling is a great way to make short regular journeys, or to spend R D Welcome to your GoSmart Active and 30 Second Bike Check Why Walk? 102 to Edinburgh Y A O leisure time. Cycling regularly can bring lots of benefits: R R O Sustainable Travel Guide for 2016 May 213 to Thornhill A 1. Lift the front end of the bike by the handlebar stem: Health: D N I 246 to Ayr A Dumfries & Galloway. A quick way about town: Walking regularly is a great way of staying and getting fit. Walks M C • Pat the front tyre to check the wheel is tight in the frame. AT Cycling can be a quick and reliable way to travel around town and RD H can be tailored to every ability and do not have to be strenuous. ER D IN • Squeeze the sides of the front tyre to check inflation. A E This guide provides you with information you need to get when you get to your destination there is no time wasted trying to Adults should get 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week in E F H I E E L more active and to travel sustainably in find a parking space. bouts of 10 minutes or more. W D • Wobble the tyre/wheel from side to side to check there is no O N K R Dumfries & Galloway. excessive bearing play. O A A A cheaper way: The feel good factor: 7 Locharbriggs 6 D A Primary School You can buy a commuter bike for less than the monthly payment Regular activity can make you feel fitter and more alive! People W It shows some of our traffic free paths for walking or r Nith U 2. Return the wheel to the ground, apply the front and rear A ve C on a new car. Cycling just three miles to and from work every day i L who get regular exercise are happier and less likely to suffer from R H LOCHARBRIGGS L cycling, signed longer-distance cycle routes and public brakes: E A N M could save something in the order of £200 per year in fuel for an mental health problems. C H ) transport information. R T I ( • Check that the brake pads bear evenly on the rim. I L average sized car. To E L 1 F 0 F 7 With lots of local walks in the Dumfries & Galloway region to R Drumlanrig A O GoSmart is an initiative to encourage the residents of the region • Check that the cables inside the levers are free from fraying. A G R HOLYWOOD L A healthier way: enjoy, reduce your stress levels and enjoy the outdoors. D D E Castle D . and visitors to Dumfries and Galloway to get more active and try D A Cycling regularly is a great way of getting and staying fit. Adults • Check that there is no part of the mechanism missing. H 1 O I R out ways of travelling sustainably. We have information, ideas and 236 L KM L should get 150 minutes of moderate exercise each week in bouts of If your journey involves a car journey, try parking a bit further S. • Check by pushing the bike forward that the brakes work. C RE N incentives to encourage you to GoBike, GoBus, GoWalk and I away and walk the last section. This would counts towards your A H School Wood 10 min or more. 202 ERR M GoShare. IES 150 minute a week exercise. 202 to AVEN 3. Release the brakes, step over the front wheel and grip in UE This brings a whole host of proven benefits: Thornhill N C If you have suggestions or comments on how GoSmart could between the knees: O A T T 102 N D H LOCHTHORN I E improve conditions for walking, cycling, or using the bus in and A T R • Feeling good: O • Grasping the handlebar grips, check for side to side and up R IN R 202 A E around Dumfries & Galloway, let us know and we’ll see what we Library F Regular activity can make you feel fitter and more alive. M H I Catherinefield E and down movement. AUCHENKELD AVENUE E L 213 R Industrial D can do. Sustainable Travel Team contact details are below: People who exercise more are happier and less likely to R I Estate N E R • Check that all levers on the handlebars are tightly fitted. 246 R S O suffer from mental health problems. A O Y A HEATHHALL D Phone us free on: 0800 0234 586 H A T V H W . CTC C 4. Move towards the rear of the bike, grasp the saddle: O ON • Having more energy: L S W GT W Email us at: [email protected] N ELLIN IL . E S People who exercise more actually get less tired and jaded at W E VE AVENU O • Check for movements up and down and side to side. O V A BYWAY RI N N D D ANSO 202 P Write to us at: work. Have you thought about taking the bus instead of the car? 1 Works L OR . AST 2 5. Lift the rear of the bike by the saddle: T W Y Sustainable Travel Team, INAME WA • Better sleep, less stress: It can: C NEWBRIDGE ) Militia House, • Pat the tyre in the direction of the rear drop-outs to check the l u Exercise and fresh air help you to sleep and reduces stress • lower your carbon foot print. d 1(T 0 English Street, rear wheel is tight in the frame. e 7 2 Downs Way levels. 102 n A Water LD Industrial Dumfries DG1 2HR • save you money- less petrol and fewer miles on your car. WA • Squeeze the sides of the rear tyre to check inflation. KM 213 IN NS RD. Estate 202 T W But perhaps most of all, cycling is great fun. Give it a go and find GROVE DO Dumfries Dumfries & Galloway 202 G 246 • Wobble the tyre/wheel from side to side to check for bearing • help avoid the parking dilemma and congestion by dropping you L 10 Aviation Museum CTC IR A Enterprise out! Get in touch with our Sustainable Travel Team to find out how ON S D in the centre of town. Park area Galloway & Dumfries G G A to start enjoying the benefits cycling can offer you. tightness. RA O O Heathhall Y W R Industrial R BYWAY O R H Estate the around and in transport A O G Traveline Scotland: D A R 6. Ask the rider to work the pedals by hand whilst you continue D U B Heathhall IN WOODGROVE to hold the rear wheel off the ground by the saddle: Lochside D Industrial For instant public transport information or to plan a journey, public & cycling walking, E Industrial . Estate Estate D 5 (T) y • Work the back gear lever from one extreme to the other contact Traveline on 0871 200 22 33 Maxwelltown R A7 a High School BLOOMFIELD lew (whilst rider pedals by hand) to check that the chain will not Map Travel Sustainable St. Ninian’s N c Go online at www.travelinescotland.com or download the app ASHT O y L Primary ON T C throw off the largest or smallest sprocket and jam. OC DR. a Herries Firs from the appropriate app store. H W n W te n SI School E e r D d a Galloway & E N u i R Lochside l k n • Repeat using the front gear changer to ensure the chain will C l OA O C o Burnt Firs D Primary LL a d EG le not throw off the chain rings. School RD. W 12 FEL E a L IF s C D O CR RO n A C A th r • Wobble the pedals side to side in turn to check there is no H D i O S N u R I Lincluden alk er B Dumfries D G Riv K L sW excessive play in bearings or in the bottom bracket. E L I LINCLUDEN n C N Collegiate r I A u C C R S B G LA L R R G C Church LE IN U Lincluden A A R N LOCHSIDE O R D 7 T O D 5 C I R A W F E (T O A School ) OL E. F N 10 V D R A D E D. R L I 81/381 to R V N R R O Queen of O O D A D 10 T E A . D OA the South N Dumfries MARCHFIELD Lockerbie/ D R U N Y I R IO Viaduct N & County 12 R H Lochmaben W P ) The Pines S (T O H L . 5 L Golf Course A A . D 7 M D R Golf Course RD D A D T R 10 Y A H TR . R O R D O O R . A R R N Y EW N A A R ST DE D R D LU H O W E INC G A O N L 7 R D L R U L O R B A B iv IN 9 S St.