Cycling in the United Kingdom/Local Routes

Many cities and counties have their own local routes. These generally interface with the National Cycle Network but are not part of it.

They vary from city commuter routes (often numbered) to circular rural touring routes (generally named rather than numbered).

It seems likely that, as most regional routes are moved into the national scheme, some will be 'downgraded' to local routes - the circular routes in North Wales, for example.

County	Route	Description	Complete	Route relation	Notes
Buckinghamshire	Milton Keynes Redways	Redway network	?	145144 145144	2020-03-31 All redways have been consistently tagged as Foot=designated; bicycle=designated,etc. A single relation for them all would be unmanageable and of little benefit. MK Council have now designated some as "Super Redways" and work has started tentatively to create a relation for each of these. See https://www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/highways-and-transport-hub/get-cycling-mk/get-cycling/redway-super-routes
Buckinghamshire	Milton Keynes Millennium Route	Circular scenic route	100%	918221 918221	12 miles, signed with a red "M", divided into a north and south section by a shortcut following NCN 51 from Campbell Park along the H6 Childs Way to the south of the main shopping centre to cross the West Coast Main Line, just south of the railway station. See Routeyou.com
Cambridgeshire	Cambridge	Signed cycle network throughout city and surrounding villages	?		see Cambridge local cycle network
Coventry, West Midlands	Coventry	Coventry City Council suggested routes (some signed but not all)	?		see this map
Devon	Exe cycle route	Exeter	5%?		Found a tiny bit near St David's station and tagged with lcn=Exe cycle route. 22 April 2009
Devon	E1	Exeter LCN E1 St Davids to Topsham	?	11344352 11344352	Overlaps with NCN 34 and NCN 2 in an inconsistent fashion
Devon	E2	Exeter LCN E2 Exminster to Broadclyst	?	11482265 11482265
Devon	E3	Exeter LCN E3 City Centre to Cranbrook	100%	4655055 4655055
Devon	E4	Exeter LCN E4 Exeter University to Cranbrook	100%	4610951 4610951	This may one day be extended to St Davids station (based on council plans)
Devon	E9	Exeter LCN E9 Newcourt to City Centre	100% (but rapidly growing route)	11346500 11346500
Dorset	Bourne Valley Greenway	Runs between Bournemouth Town Centre and Canford Heath	30%	954940 954940	6.5km mostly car-free route signed with a G symbol. See this web page about it.
Essex	Fleet Art	Jaywick Martello Tower to Harwich Electric Cinema, roughly following proposed ncn51 spur	100%	1066850 1066850	Signs appeared on described route sometime mid 2010. End at Martello Tower car park and at junction that turns you to the Electric Cinema (two of the Art locations). May be temporary, but is as well signposted as the 51 --EdLoach 14:37, 12 July 2010 (UTC)
London	(London Cycle Network)				See London Cycle Network
London	NCN425	Burgess Park, Camberwell, to Durand's Wharf in Rotherhithe	100%	relation 4247567	Reasonably well signed on the ground. OSM mapping is better than Sustrans' own!
Norfolk	Marriott's Way	26 mile shared off-road foot, cycle, and horse route along former railway lines from Aylsham to Norwich.	95%	1589562 1589562
Nottingham	The Big Track	10 Mile Circular car free route (Beeston to City to Trent Bridge to Beeston)	75%	116484 116484	Original core circular route complete - approx route round Turney's Key which is unsigned and due to change late summer 2009 with opening of new bridge - does not yet include recent (unsigned) additions --Kevjs1982
Southampton	Local Cycle Network	City council/Sustrans co-ordinated network	Proposed	3998353 3998353	LCN 1
Southampton	Local Cycle Network	City council/Sustrans co-ordinated network	Proposed	3998382 3998382	LCN 2
Southampton	Local Cycle Network	City council/Sustrans co-ordinated network	Proposed	3998390 3998390	LCN 3
Southampton	Local Cycle Network	City council/Sustrans co-ordinated network	Proposed	3998425 3998425	LCN 4
Southampton	Local Cycle Network	City council/Sustrans co-ordinated network	Proposed	3998428 3998428	LCN 5
Southampton	Local Cycle Network	City council/Sustrans co-ordinated network	Proposed	3998440 3998440	LCN 6
Southampton	Local Cycle Network	City council/Sustrans co-ordinated network	Proposed	3998465 3998465	LCN 7
Southampton	Local Cycle Network	City council/Sustrans co-ordinated network	Proposed	3998493 3998493	LCN 8
Southampton	Local Cycle Network	City council/Sustrans co-ordinated network	Proposed	3998509 3998509	LCN 9
Southampton	Local Cycle Network	City council/Sustrans co-ordinated network	Proposed	3998516 3998516	LCN 10
Southampton	Local Cycle Network	City council/Sustrans co-ordinated network	Proposed	3998528 3998528	LCN 11
Monmouthshire	Four Castles Cycle Route	Abergavenny-Skenfrith-Grosmont circular	100%		Complete. --Richard
Warwickshire	Ilmington route	Stratford-Ilmington circular			Southern section mapped, coincident with NR5. --Richard
Warwickshire	Warwick/Leamington route	Warwick-Wellesbourne-Leamington circular			Mapped around Wellesbourne. Includes alternate section. --Richard
West Sussex	Crawley to Horsham	Low-traffic route between Horsham and Crawley. Some off road sections.			Signs are up for this route. One major road crossing remains incomplete. --Daveemtb
West Yorkshire	Airedale Greenway	Signposted bike and foot route between Keighley, Bingley, Saltaire and Shipley	1%	2470863 2470863	Signs are up for this route on roads, paths and towpaths --LeedsTracker
Wiltshire	Corsham		15%		There are a few signposted local routes in and around Corsham, with many more being mooted (planned is probably too strong a word at this stage). See this proposed map. --Corshamjim 19:45, 17 August 2010 (BST)
Worcestershire	Broadheath-Hallow Cycle Leisure Route	Worcester-Broardheath-Hallow-Sinton Green circular	100%	450769 450769	A 14 mile circular route with alternate 7.5 mile section. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways. (Signed with purple square.) --Srbrook
Worcestershire	Crowle - Tibberton Cycle Leisure Route	Worcester - Crowle - Tibberton circular	100%	531911 531911	A 12 mile circular route with alternate 8 mile section. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways. (Signed with Orange Triangle.) --Srbrook
Worcestershire	Kempsey-Norton Cycle Leisure Route	Worcester-Kempsey circular	100%	125592 125592	A 13.5 mile circular route with alternate 8.5 mile section. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and bridleways. (Signed with purple diamond.) --Srbrook
Worcestershire	Northwick - Ladywood Cycle Leisure Route	Northwick - Ladywood circular	100%	546221 546221	A 10.5 mile circular route with alternate 6.5 mile section. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes and residential roads. (Signed with green hexagon.) --Srbrook
Worcestershire	Worcester City Circular Cycle Leisure Route	Worcester City circular	100%	537391 537391	A 9 mile circular route which can be joined at any point. The route covers a mixture of quiet lanes, pedways and towpaths. (Signed with green circle.) --Srbrook
Worcestershire	3	Worcester orbital			South side around Worcester bypass done as far as Countryside Centre. --Richard Probably continues along Woodgreen Orbital Pedway, but not signed. --Srbrook
Worcestershire	9	Malvern Link station - Pickersleigh Road shops	100%	576253 576253	Mostly residential, on-road cycle route. --Srbrook
Worcestershire	10	Malvern Retail Park (Morrisons) - Pickersleigh Road	100%	576254 576254	Uses Townsend Way's segregated cycle path. --Srbrook