Work has started on a family friendly cycle route along the valley bottom of Swaledale – a total length of about 12 miles of which about 75% will be traffic free. Whilst this is an easier project than the Derwent Valley Cycleway (all the route already existed as bridleway or road so there are no…
The recent updates to the Belper cycle quality tube map, including the addition of the proposed Derwent Valley Cycleway to the map, have been publicised in the Nailed – alternative Belper news – website. The Derwent Valley Cycleway addition demonstrates how the existing poor provision for cycling in the Belper area can be greatly improved…
The recently released Belper Cycle Quality tube map is this week’s feature story in the Belper News. More details on the tube map can be found by visiting this link. The Belper News article can be found here. The map clearly shows the current poor provision for cycling in the Belper area and makes the…
The Derby Cycling Group (a supporter of the Derwent Valley Cycleway) have published a “tube” map showing the quality of existing cycle routes in the Derby area. The latest version of the map can be found here Of particular interest to the Derwent Valley Cycleway is the obvious lack of adequate cycling provision in the…
When discussing the Derwent Valley Cycleway with people, we often hear that more people would like to cycle but don’t have the confidence or experience to cycle on the existing roads. Building the Derwent Valley Cycleway will greatly help people get out on their bikes but in the meantime, Derbyshire County Council offer the County…
Derby Museums have recently been successful in adding two paintings by Joseph Wright to their collection. These show views of the Derwent Valley (Masson Mill and Willersley Castle) that will be visible from the proposed Derwent Valley Cycleway. The paintings can be viewed at Derby Museum Looking forward to seeing the same views from the…
The Department for Transport have published a new study examining the various different benefits that cycling can provide. The review found that existing methods of appraisal do not incorporate the full extent of economic benefits associated with cycling. The review found these potential benefits: economic growth can result from high density, cycle friendly urban design…
Derbyshire County Council are making good progress in constructing the multi-user path north of Matlock that will connect the Derwent Valley Cycleway with the Monsal Trail. Those who enjoyed the “slow TV” season recently on TV (reindeer herding, canal boat sailing) should visit Les Sims’ video of the route which can be found here and…
The Derwent Valley Cycleway group are attending and exhibiting at the launch of the Derbyshire Cycling Plan at Derby Arena on Tuesday 19th January. If you are there please come along and say hello. A report on the event in the Derby Telegraph The plan Excellent goal in the plan of “Derbyshire to be the…
Strava have analysed the data from all their users up until May 2015 and have created a “heat map” showing the most heavily used routes for cycling. This shows the current need for cyclists between Derby and Matlock to use the A6 as no suitable alternative routes are available. Strava doesn’t represent all types of…