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Route Leaflets

Cyclesolihull has produced a series of over 20 self-guided ride leaflets which are a great way of getting out on your bike. All use relatively quiet roads and visit attractive countryside. Many of them feature places of interest on route. The rides are between 10 and 20 miles long so, depending on your pace, they will take between 1 to 3 hours when cycled non-stop- it is surprising how far you can go in a relatively short time! However if you fancy a more leisurely ride most of them show en-route pubs and cafes where you can stop for a drink and make the ride into a pleasant half-day or evening ride.

Many of the rides have a "shortcut" if you find you want to shorten the ride for any reason.

These routes form the basis of the Sunday Cycle Rides and the Evening Explorer rides.

You can download most of the routes in pdf format using the links below.

2012 new format leaflets with revised numbers:

M9 from Cheswick Green

Revised leaflets issued in improved format:

S3, S9, S10, S12, M8, M9, M11, M12, L4

updated 1 February 2012

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Cyclesolihull rides go ahead unless there is persistant heavy rain (not just showers), very strong winds, snow or ice. Rides are rarely cancelled (5 in 2010 due to snow and ice) but if we feel this is necessary because forecast bad weather we will try and put information about this on the website before the start of the ride.

 

 

The are over 20 Cyclesolihull Routes for you to cycle, either alone or with family and friends.

Short 'S' Routes are about 10 miles long.

Medium 'M' Routes are about 15 miles long.

Long 'S' Routes are about 20 miles long.

There are also five Taster 'T' routes of about 5 miles long.

Download those route leaflets which are available as a pdf by clicking on the links on the right.

Route Areas covered  
S1 Dorridge, Packwood & Lapworth download
S2 Knowle, Barston & Temple Balsall download
S3 revised Catherine-de-Barnes, Hampton and Barston download
S4 Dickens Heath Tanworth & Earlswood Lakes download
S5 Meriden, Eaves Green & Maxstoke download
S6 Monkspath, Cheswick Green & Earlswood download
S7 Solihull, Catherine-de-Barnes & Ravenshaw download
S8 Balsall Common, Berkswell and Wootton Green download
S9 new Cheswick Green, Danzey Green & Tanworth download
S10 new Solihull Lodge, Forhill & Hollywod download
S12 new Marston Green, Elmdon & Bickenhill download
M1 Shirley, Hollywood & Forhill download
M2 Bentley Heath & the Tapster Valley download
M3 Hockley Heath, Ullenhall & Henley download
M4 Marston Green, Chelmsley Woood & Yardley download
M5 Meriden, Corley Moor & Fillongley download
M9 new number Cheswick Green, Tamworth & Ullenhall download
M7 Knowle, Rowington & Lowsonford download
M8 revised Hockley Heath, Tanworth & Ullenhall download
M9 old Coleshill, Furnace End & Nether Whitacre download
M11 new Monkspath, Tanworth & Ilshaw Heath download
M12 new Lapworth, Claverdon & Shrewley download
L1 Balsall Common, Kenilworth & Beausale download
L2 Dickens Heath, Forhill & Tanworth download
L3 Dorridge, Shrewley & Lowsonford download
L4 new Knowle, Beausale & Hatton download