10 of the UK’s best railway cycle paths | The Guardian

Former railway lines up and down the country now offer great, family-friendly off-road cycle trails – and some even go up and down a bit

Dixe WillsSat 31 Aug 2019 07.00 BST
Former railway lines up and down the country now offer great, family-friendly off-road cycle trails – and some even go up and down a bit

Camel Trail, Cornwall

Start/finish Wenfordbridge/Padstow (with a short spur to Bodmin)
Distance 18 miles
Getting there/away From Bodmin Parkway station it’s a short ride to the trail at Boscarne Junction, north-west of Bodmin town. Alternatively, pop your bike on one of Bodmin and Wenford Railway’s steam trains from Bodmin Parkway to the junction. Head north-east along the trail to reach Wenfordbridge or north-west for Padstow. Alternatively, from Bodmin Parkway take the 11A bus (plymouthcitybus.co.uk) to Padstow and hire bikes there
Bike hire In Bodmin at Bodmin Bikes and Trail Munki; in Wenfordbridge at Snail’s Pace Cafe; in Wadebridge at Camel Trail Cycle Hire; and in Padstow at Trail Bike Hire
Potential stopovers Bodmin, Wadebridge and Padstow
Top tips Check out the Camel River Festival or the Cornwall Folk Festival, both in Wadebridge each August

The nation’s best-known former railway cycle path is also one of the loveliest. Coursing for the best part of 20 miles around north Cornwall, it starts at the south-western edge of Bodmin Moor and follows the River Camel down into Wadebridge before heading along the estuary to the popular seaside foodie resort of Padstow. It’s mainly off-road, and combines most of the Bodmin and Wadebridge Railway with a section of the North Cornwall Railway.

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