Welcome to Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a great place to cycle, and now there are even more opportunities to get out and about on your bike in the area.
This year Middlesbrough is hosting a series of friendly neighbourhood Sky Ride Local rides, Breeze bike rides for women, and more. They’re all free to join, and it’s easy to register.
Sky Ride Local rides are fun, free community bike rides that offer a great way of getting out and exploring your local area and meeting like-minded people.
The Breeze network from British Cycling is all about fun, local bike rides for women, by women – and there’s a whole range of support and training too.
Social Cycling Groups is a new programme that encourages people to get together, find a place to ride and enjoy a bike ride at a level and time that suits you.
Clubs
British Cycling can help you find a club that’s right for you. Use the club finder to find a club near you. There are some great cycling clubs in Middlesbrough, including:
Tees Valley Riders
A recreational, all-inclusive club for cyclists of any age, level or ability, based at the Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit on Marton Road. Anyone with an interest in cycling is welcome to join.
Contact: Gerry McBride
gerry@dontdriveonthe5.org
Cleveland Wheelers Cycling Club (Go-Ride accredited)
Contact: Stephen Binks
01642 728156
s.binks@ntlworld.com
Stockton Wheelers CC (Go-Ride accredited)
Contact: Michelle Kilcullen
01642883160
secretary@stocktonwheelers.org.uk
North East BMX Club (Go-Ride accredited)
Contact: Stephen Noble
01642 874990
jenstevejo@ntlworld.com
Hamsterley Trailblazers (Go-Ride accredited)
Contact: Bill Pike
0138 8764326
bill.pike@tiscali.co.uk
Facilities
Middlesbrough Cycle Circuit is a fantastic new cycling facility. The 1km enclosed circuit has a six metre wide tarmac surface, is fenced and lit, and has a small clubhouse and toilets. The circuit is available for recreational use or hire by groups and clubs.
Prissick Plaza BMX is a state of the art facility for skateboards, BMX bikes and inline skates.
The Middlesbrough Cycle Centre is the only secure town centre cycle parking facility in Middlesbrough, providing free, secure, indoor cycle parking along with showers, changing facilities, lockers and an information centre. If you’re a member you can leave your cycles safe and secure while you go to work or go shopping. You can also find out more about guided rides, cycling for health, cycle maintenance sessions and accredited road safety training.
Do It by Cycle is a great website for people in the Tees Valley, with oute descriptions as well as downloadable maps, upcoming events and much more.
Training
Accredited training in cycling skills is available to anyone over 16 through the Open College Network. For the younger rider, Middlesbrough Council provides free cycle training for school children in years five to seven, organised through the term-time curriculum.
National standards training including Bikeability is also provided by Middlesbrough Cycle Centre, a Middlesbrough Environment City project supported by the Northern Rock Foundation, Sport England and Middlesbrough Council. The Cycle Centre is based at Middlesbrough bus station and is only a five minute walk from the town centre.
Where to ride
There's a wide range of routes in and around Middlesbrough which are ideal for all sorts of cycling.
You can find out more about local tracks and trails on the Connect Tees Valley website.
Download an electronic version of the latest Middlesbrough cycling map.
Up-to-date electronic versions of Middlesbrough’s cycle routes are also available via Middlesbrough Council’s website.
National Cycle Network (NCN) 65 is a predominantly traffic-free cycle path linking Albert Park to south Middlesbrough and beyond to York and Hull.
National Cycle Network (NCN) 1 is a traffic-free riverside trail to Stockton.
Guisborough Forest is an area of Forestry Commission woodland, south of Middlesbrough that includes a number of popular mountain bike trails. The area can be accessed via a Forestry Commission Visitors Centre that has parking and toilet facilities.
Wynyard Country Park (formally the Castle Eden walkway) includes part of the National Cycle Network (largely traffic-free sections within the park) and other cycle paths and trails that can be easily accessed by bike from Middlesbrough, Stockton and County Durham. The visitor centre has a tea room and farm shop.
