Find Bike Routes
Template:Stub Biking is a healthy and environmentally sustainable commuting practice sport, but viable commuting routes are often hard to find. This article outlines some basic ways to find practical routes in your local area.
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Steps
- Consult friends and colleagues in the surrounding area.
- Frequent road users, whether drivers or cyclists, have a better spatial understanding of the local terrain and may be able to tell you which roads are safe for bikes.
- Search online resources
- Check town or city websites for bike paths, trails and lanes.
- Use Google Maps to approximate the duration of a proposed route. Ensure to select the tab with an image of a bicycle after inputting start and end points (default routes and time estimates assume the user is traveling by car).
- Visit the websites of local bike clubs and groups. These sites, while not always providing information about routes directly, can put you in touch with established bikers in the area.
- Explore. Become familiar with routes before implementing them into your daily commute.
Warnings
- Try to avoid main roads or routes that are poorly maintained, as these paths may be unsafe or could damage your bike.
