OF THE BEST... cycle routes to do in a day

Explore rural routes on a gentle, sunny bike ride TAFF TRAIL, CARDIFF TO BRECON ROLL FROM CARDIFF TO THE BRECON BEACONS NATIONAL PARK (RIGHT) ON THIS 55-MILE RIDE, WITH TRAIN STATIONS EN ROUTE IF YOU’RE FLAGGING (MYTAFFTRAIL.CO.UK). THE CLAY TRAILS, CORNWALL THREE-, FOUR- AND FIVE-MILE STRETCHES CONNECT TO THE EDEN PROJECT (CLAYTRAILS.CO.UK). CHEW VALLEY LAKE LOOP, SOMERSET A 24-MILE LOOP FROM BRISTOL BUSTLE TO BUCOLIC CHEW VALLEY LAKE (SUSTRANS.ORG.UK). TROSSACHS NATIONAL PARK, STIRLING TRAVEL FROM CALLANDER TO KILLIN BESIDE LOCH LOMOND, THROUGH 24 MILES OF HEATHERY HILLS (LOCHLOMOND-TROSSACHS.ORG).

THE CINDER TRACK, YORKSHIRE THIS 21-MILE SWEEPING SEASIDE TRAIL TAKES YOU FROM WHITBY TO SCARBOROUGH ALONG THE OLD RAILTRACK (SCARBOROUGH.GOV.UK).