Cycle to School

Routes and Mapping

Planning a route is a vital part of starting cycling to school. A common misconception people make when thinking about cycling to school is that they would take the same route as they would in the car, and this may be unsafe because of busy traffic. However, by planning a route on quiet backroads and off-road cycle paths you can devise a route that is safe, pleasant to cycle on and is still quick and effiicient.

Details of where to find good route maps for the 4 areas of the Cycle to School Campaign below. For other areas of Scotland, go to our general route page - Choosing your route

Edinburgh

Good local cycle mapping has been produced for Edinburgh for the city council, and is an excellent resource for planning a journey to school. Maps are available in paper form from the council, or you can download PDFs of the maps below. If the maps are slow to open, try right clicking over the links and selecting 'Save Target As..' and save the file to your hard drive, then opening it.

West Lothian

The Lothian Cycle Campaign Group Spokes has produced a comprehensive cycle map for the West Lothian area. It is available to buy from the Spokes website.

Aberdeenshire

Aberdeenshire Council has details about cycle routes, along with maps for download on its website. Click here to view the Aberdeenshire Council cycling page.

Moray

Moray Council has details about cycle routes, along with maps for download on its website. Click here to view the Moray Council cycling page.

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Cycle to School

Routes and Mapping