Cycling along the River Tees
The Tees Valley Jonit Strategy Unit is implementing a Cycling Strategy over the next 15 years, to promote, and encourage the use of cycling as a sustainable means of transport in the Tees Valley. Plans are to provide more cycling facilities, take account of cyclists in road planning and promote awareness and safety generally. As part of this venture they are working hand in hand with Sustrans.
So far, progress has been made on the following strategic cycle routes in the Tees Valley:
- Darlington to Middlesbrough: surfaced 1800m of the former Stockton & Darlington Railway track
- Darlington Cycle Network: 900m widened and surfaced plus addition of new links to Whessoe Road and Bell Burn Lane
- Whitby to Middlesbrough: 1 km of Old Lackenby - Kirkleatham cycle path constructed
- Thornaby to Ingleby Barwick: South Thornaby to Ingleby Barwick completed
- Ingleby Barwick to Eaglescliffe: South Stockton link opened plus new cycle route across the River Tees.
The National Cycle Network runs right by the Tees in places. There are also nearby on-road routes, traffic-free routes and routes along minor roads.
Hamsterley Forest on the edge of Teesdale and Weardale covers an area of 2000 hectares, and there are plenty of things to do, like nature and forest walks, orienteering courses and mountain bike routes. All sorts of events are organised year-round. You can also hire bikes from Rush Cyclery there.
To cycle along the towpath, you will need a British Waterways cycling permit which you can download free of charge.
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