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Ride-UK The National Bridleroute Network

UK: East of England: Cambridgeshire: Peterborough

The Peterborough Millennium Green Wheel is a network of cycleways, footpaths and bridleways that provide safe, continuous routes around the city and 'spokes' linking the Wheel to residential areas and the city centre. The circular route is some 54 miles (87km) long.

Status: Open

Promotion

The Peterborough Green Wheel map helps riders plan their journey and identify places to visit and facilities on route. Maps are available from

Peterborough Tourist Information Centre
Cathedral Precincts
All good cycle shops in Peterborough

A schematic version of the map is available from Peterborough City Council.

Ordnance Survey
This paths and tracks making up this route can be seen on the following Ordnance Survey maps. The Landranger series at 1:50,000 are useful route maps covering large areas of land, while the Explorer series at 1:25,000 show greater detail.

Landranger Map 142: Peterborough, Market Deeping & Chatteris

Explorer Map 227: Peterborough

Where to stay
People wishing to try out the riding away from home may wish to know where they can keep their horses overnight. A useful book entitled Bed and Breakfast for Horses which lists places to keep a horse overnight can be purchased from the British Horse Society.

Further Information
The Peterborough Green Wheel will become the junction for the H1 Great Northern Bridleroute and the H47 Peterborough to Peddars Way Bridleroute.

Other Web Links
Information about the Peterborough Green Wheel can be found on the web site of the Peterborough Environment City Trust.

Acknowledgements
The £11 million project was 50% funded by the National Lottery through the Millennium Commission, matched by contributions from public and private businesses and voluntary organisations.