Where to Ride

Where to Ride in Blackpool

Blackpool encompasses a diverse and lovely landscape from a beautiful coastline to distinctive attractions and landmarks with a relatively flat gradient. The promenade (National Cycle Route 62) covers over 12 miles along the promenade at Blackpool, making it the UK’s longest seafront cycle route, even passing the Iconic Blackpool Tower with plenty of places to stop off for food and drink. 

The primary route in Blackpool is the National Cycle Network (NCN) route 62, which runs along the coast from Fleetwood in the north through Blackpool to Lytham and beyond. A branch of NCN62 runs inland through the town centre, Stanley Park and Blackpool Zoo. The maps below show these routes in more detail. 

Check out these two cycling Maps and Routes in Blackpool:

North Blackpool Cycle Network Map

South Blackpool Cycle Network Map

Local rides for new cyclists

The Promenade is great for a traffic-free, flat route on an amazing coastline. However, it can have high footfall through seasonal periods. Therefore, in and around the circumference of Stanley park is great for a leisurely, relaxed, off-road ride. 

More info on rides

For more local info on where to ride in Blackpool check out this Cycle Commuting Guide from British Cycling.

Local bike hire

Blackpool doesn’t currently have any bikes to hire. A bike hire scheme will hopefully come into place soon in the future!

Brompton bikes can be bought for businesses to use for business purposes e.g cycling to a meeting. You can find out more about Brompton Bike Hire for Business here. 

I already cycle

More challenging routes in terms of time and distance can be found on Komoot here. The list of top 20 Bike Rides and Cycling Routes around Blackpool range from 50 minutes (7 Miles) to over 7 hours (77 miles). 

Where to get more information

Active Blackpool has an 'Active Travel' page on their website with further Information for cyclists and contact information. Check it out here.

The Big Bike Revival is running an exciting schedule of bike-themed free events over the summer and into the autumn. All events are completely free and all equipment will be provided. Sign up using this link.