Cycle routes
See our maps and videos about cycle routes in York.
Cycle route map
Find out where cycle paths and lanes are, along with some ideas for routes.
York to Riccall Path - Solar System Greenway
A booklet about the history and wildlife of a former railway line, now a popular walking and cycling route.
Leisure Rides
Discover more of York’s green spaces by bike.
Each Leisure Ride guide illustrates a short scenic cycle ride that takes around 60 to 90 minutes to complete at a comfortable, leisurely pace.
Download the Leisure Ride guides:
- Millennium Bridge to Naburn return
- Millennium Bridge to Heslington Common return
- Clifton Bridge to Skelton return
- Millennium Bridge to Askham Bog return
- Dunnington to Stamford Bridge return
- Riverside Bridges to York circular
- Foss Islands Cycle Track to Murton Farming Museum return
- Millennium Bridge to Hob Moor and Acomb Wood return
Cycle route videos
Each of our YouTube videos shows you a cycle route using a camera on a bike.
Some show long off-road paths and others show ideas for what roads and paths link popular destinations.
Use these videos to help decide if you want to use a route and to help find your way.
- Acomb Shops to Tadcaster Road
Roads, then off-road at Hob Moor - Clifton Moor to Rawcliffe Bar
Off-road paths and quiet streets - Foss Islands Path
Old railway line, off-road route - Fulford to Millennium Bridge
Off-road route passing Danesmead Wood - Holgate to The City Centre
Roads and paths - James Street to Derwenthorpe
Old railway line, off-road route - James Street to York Minster
Quiet streets passing points of interest - Knapton Cycle Path
Off-road path next to York Community Woodland - Knavesmire to Rowntree Park
Off-road paths and quiet streets - Millennium Bridge to University of York
A quiet street and a scenic off-road route - New Walk Path
Riverside path and historical features - Poppleton to Rawcliffe Bar
Off-road route with 2 road crossing points - Rawcliffe Bar to Museum Gardens
Mainly off-road, through Rawcliffe and Clifton Ings meadows - Scarborough Bridge to York Hospital
Off-road paths and 1 quiet road - Woodthorpe and Foxwood to Hob Moor
Off-road paths and quiet streets - York Hospital to Clifton Moor
Off-road paths and on-road cycle lanes - York College to Millennium Bridge
Off-road route - York Hospital to New Earswick
Mainly off-road, through Bootham Stray
Email itravel@york.gov.uk to tell us if you thought a video was helpful and how it could be improved.