How To Plan A Cycle Route

There you've got a bike and you want to go out for a ride, so you want to plan a route. Fortunately, in this country, we're blessed with probably the best range of maps that you're ever likely to purchase, and that's the Ordnance Survey range. So, you want to decide how far you're going, and indeed, what do you want to see? But, in addition to that now, there's some software that you can buy for bicycles, and hardware, which is a mapping software, and you can actually plan a route and hook it on your handlebars and it will tell you where to go, which is really useful sometimes, especially going to a part of the countryside that you don't know.

You can plan the route using your planning software, then transfer it into the unit which is on your bike. A typical product is called Garmin, which a lot of riders use. So you can see how far you're going, what your average speed is - it just makes life a little bit more interesting.

So, if you're planning a route, obviously take a drink with you, some extra clothing or maybe some rain wear if it has threatened rain. But just have a general idea of what you want to do. Or, if you're a city dweller, it's worth sometimes investing in some maps for the actual cities.

You can take in very quiet roads, especially in London, there's the London Cycling Campaign, they've got a really good range of maps that show you the routes used by cyclists. So, again, if you're planning a route, use things like that. All in all, make it fun, make it interesting, and planning a route can be fun.

Sit round the table with your mates, or whatever you want to do, and think about where you want to go that day. .