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For a gentle cycling holiday, the Somerset Levels and Moors , central North and Southern Somerset provide a beautiful, rustic landscape; criss-crossed with small dykes or 'rhynes' and dotted with picturesque villages and towns.

For those who like more of a challenge, there are the varied ranges of hills and forests such as the Mendips or the Quantocks near Exmoor in the west and the Forest of Avon Community Forest - here you can explore some of the best mountain bike trails in the country!

For easy and safe cycle routes around Towns across Somerset, check out the Moving Forward website.

The West Country Way (Bristol to Padstow) also passes through Somerset: For route information go to Sustrans

North Somerset Family Explorer
A new leaflet with 10 walking and cycling routes suitable for families in North Somerset is available in Pdf. Download Adobe Acrobat Reader...

The Strawberry Line
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Useful links

www.cyclewest.co.uk
www.forestofavon.org.uk
www.bathnes.gov.uk
www.riveravontrail.org.uk
www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk

Tourist Information Centres have contact addresses for cycle hire companies.

You can use the 'Advanced Search' function in the Places to Stay section of this website to search for 'cyclist friendly' accommodation (see 'Specialist Features').