Cycling in Bracknell Forest

There are lots of opportunities for cycling in Bracknell Forest. This includes:

off-road and mountain bike trails at sites such as Swinley Forest, which lies to the south of the borough
signed routes on quiet roads and public rights of way to the north
purpose built, traffic-free cycle routes, planned and built to provide a comprehensive network - new stretches of cycleway are being sought in all major housing developments

Many of our parks and green spaces also have traffic-free cycle routes passing through them. Lily Hill Park, Mill Park, Savernake Park and South Hill Park are all connected to our cycle path network.

Interactive map

Our interactive map is great if you want a digital map to take with you on a smartphone.

Look at our interactive cycle map

Download our cycle map

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Document Cycling in Bracknell Forest map	13 MB

Circular routes

Our circular routes are designed to be easily achievable for most ages and abilities, and are signed to help you along the way. Why not have a go, and you may discover a path or park that you never knew was there!

These are suitable for the whole family. They are mainly on traffic free, shared use footways and cycleways with a couple of sections on quiet roads.

Stickers have been placed at regular intervals, but we recommend taking a copy of the map just in case.

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Document Orbital route 20km cycle map	3 MB
Document Eastern route 10km cycle map	3 MB
Document Northern route 10km cycle map	2 MB
Document Southern route 12.5km cycle map	3 MB
Document Western route 10km cycle map	2 MB

Love to Ride

Join an online community of local cyclists and take part in regular challenges, with the chance to win prizes, on the Bracknell Love to Ride platform.

Visit Love to Ride Bracknell Forest

Colour coded corridors

Some key sections of the cycle network benefit from colour coded signage to make them easy to follow.

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Document Green route map - Bracknell town centre to Ascot	2 MB
Document Blue route map - circular route - Coral Reef to Lily Hill Park	543 KB
Document Red route map - The Look Out Discovery Centre and Coral Reef Waterworld to Bracknell town centre	3 MB
Document Yellow route map - Bracknell town centre to Birch Hill School	3 MB

Swinley Forest mountain biking trails

Swinley Forest is an area of the Windsor Estate between Bracknell and Bagshot to the west of the A322. Owned and managed by The Crown Estate, it comprises 1000 hectares of mainly Scots Pine woodland.

Three cycle trails in line with the International Mountain Bike Association industry standards are available for you to enjoy in Swinley Forest. The green, blue and red cycle routes all begin from The Look Out Discovery Centre and provide a range of challenges for families cycling for fun to highly skilled riders.

More information about the cycle trails can be found on the Windsor Great Park website.

Cycle safety training

The council organises Bikeability cycle training courses for young cyclists.

These courses are offered through primary schools to children in years 5 and 6. Contact your child’s school to find out when their courses are planned.

Find out more

More information is available from:

Developing the walking and cycling network

In 2022, we asked residents to share their thoughts on walking and cycling in the borough. We wanted to know where they faced issues and how we could improve our network. You can read a summary of the engagement work in the document below.

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Document Walking and cycling engagement summary	7 MB

We used this work to develop our Local Walking and Cycling Infrastructure Plan. You can read this as part of our revised Local Transport Plan.