cycle network

Download local cycling maps showing cycle routes in Colchester as well as paths and quiet roads to help you get around on your bike. The maps cover the town centre as well as specific areas around the town.

Hard copies of Essex County Council’s latest Colchester Cycle map (December 2016) can be picked up at the Visitor Information Centre in Hollytrees Museum.

For leisure routes beyond Colchester visit the Colchester Cycling Campaign website

Other tools and maps:

• Open Street Map – Interactive, open source maps including cycle routes and the National Cycle Network
• Ordnance Survey – Interactive maps, including layers for OS maps, and the National Cycle Network
• Cyclestreets – Create a route to follow, and it tells you how busy it might be among other things.
• Cycle.travel Find the best route on quiet lanes and cycleways
• Komoot – Online route planning tool, shows points of interest, cycle routes and what kind of surface to expect on your route.
• Strava – Social network and online route planning tool, primarily geared towards club and racing cyclists. Maps your routes based on the most popular roads.

Open Street Map

Browse Colchester’s cycle routes – this map has been created and updated by the cycling community