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Cyclist on the Grand Western Canal near Sampford Peverell, Devon

Guide to easy off-road bike rides

A Sailing vessel approaching one of the locks on Crinan Canal at Cairnbaan in Argyll and Bute

Bike ride: Crinan Canal, Argyll and Bute

Elan Valley, Powys, Wales

Bike ride: Elan Valley Trail, Powys

Cyclists on the Camel Trail beside the Camel estuary between Wadebridge and Padstow, north Cornwall

Bike ride: Camel Trail, Cornwall

Epping Forest, London, England

Bike Ride: Epping Forest, Essex

Bollington, Cheshire

Bike ride: Middlewood Way and Macclesfield Canal, Cheshire

Hayburn Wyke waterfall, North Yorkshire

Bike ride: Scarborough to Whitby, North Yorkshire

Max Darkins riding part of Cycling UK's Great North Trail in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, Scotland. © Cycling UK

New 800-mile trail improves cyclists’ access to the countryside

Art piece on cycle patj

UK’s best art trails to explore by bike