Active travel: walking and cycling

Active travel refers to:

• walking
• scooting
• cycling and
• park and stride

The Council promotes active travel as a healthy and sustainable means of transport.

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Active travel maps

The active travel maps show:

• key locations including schools, local shops and green spaces
• how to get to them on foot, by bike or by public transport
• further information about walking and cycling routes in the local area
• a handy distance/time calculator

Download the maps for free below:

• Bodmin
• Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth
• Falmouth and Penryn
• Hayle, St Erth and St Ives
• Newquay
• Saltash
• St Austell
• Truro

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Public e-bike hire schemes

Beryl Bikes

We have partnered with Beryl Bikes to deliver public e-bike hire schemes in:

• Falmouth and Penryn
• Newquay
• Penzance
• Truro
• Saltash

The scheme allows people to hire bikes from any bay in a town zone and return it to any bay within the same zone. The scheme provides a practical, active, low carbon way of getting around for everyday and leisure trips. The Saltash scheme operates alongside the Plymouth scheme so bikes can be used between the two places.

The easiest way to book an e-bike is to download the app on the Beryl website and get riding.

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Wheels 2 Work

Wheels 2 Work Electric is a subsidised hire programme delivering 3 month eBike loans to residents of Cornwall.

Applications can be made via the Wheels 2 Work website

Wheels 2 Work: eBike and Scooter hire
Tel: 07970480807
Email: admin@wheels2worksouthwest.org
Web: www.wheels2worksouthwest.org

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Local cycling and walking infrastructure plans

In 2020 the Government produced a Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy. Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs) feature in the strategy. They are a strategic approach to identifying cycling and walking improvements.

Use our interactive mapping to view LCWIP's

They enable a long-term approach to developing local cycling and walking networks. In turn, increasing the number of trips made on foot or by cycle.

The key outputs of LCWIPs are: 

• a network plan for walking and cycling with preferred routes and core walking zones
• a prioritised programme of infrastructure improvements for future investment
• a report which sets out the context for the identified improvements and network

The LCWIP will be the basis of bids for funding to deliver these improvements.

You can read Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans below:

Truro

• Truro LCWIP document

Newquay

• Newquay LCWIP document

Falmouth

• Falmouth LCWIP document

Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth

• Camborne, Pool, Illogan and Redruth LCWIP document

Liskeard

• Liskeard LCWIP document

Helston 

• Helston part 1
• Helston part 2
• Helston part 3

St Austell

• St Austell part 1
• St Austell part 2
• St Austell part 3
• St Austell part 4

Wadgebridge and Padstow 

• Wadebridge and Padstow part 1
• Wadebridge and Padstow part 2
• Wadebridge and Padstow part 3
• Wadebridge and Padstow part 4

Penzance

• Penzance LCWIP

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Community Cycle Tracks

Nine cycle tracks have been built at schools around Cornwall for community groups and clubs to hire.

The community cycle tracks are multi-purpose, all-weather facilities for all ages and abilities. They provide a safe environment to develop bike handling skills and confidence. They also contain features designed to challenge riders.

We hope the tracks will help encourage more people to cycle - swapping four wheels for two. It's not only good for our health, but our environment too!

We have funded the tracks with British Cycling and the schools themselves. The tracks are a legacy of Cornwall hosting the 2021 Tour of Britain.

The tracks are available for hire by community groups and clubs. Bikes and helmets are also available at some schools.

For information on how to hire the track and equipment, please contact the school.

• Mounts Bay Academy, Penzance
• St Meriadoc Junior, Camborne
• Falmouth School , Falmouth
• Truro Learning Academy, Truro
• The Bishops C of E Academy, Newquay
• Hillfort Primary, Liskeard
• Berrycoombe School, Bodmin
• Stratton School, Stratton – booking is not required for Stratton’s track

Shared Prosperity Fund Active Travel programme

Cornwall Council is delivering 22 walking and cycling infrastructure schemes that help people walk and cycle for everyday journeys through the Shared Prosperity Fund. These schemes are distributed across Cornwall and provide new crossings, paths and other physical interventions that help people walk, wheel and cycle more. In addition, the fund has increased the number of bikes available for the Beryl branded public e-bike hire scheme and has completed a Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan for Wadebridge and Padstow.

Schemes are located at;

• Tregolls Road, Truro
• Rock Road, Pityme
• Camborne School
• Par Green
• Phernyssick Road, St Austell
• Trevarth, Redruth
• Quenchwell Road, Carnon Downs
• Treleigh School, Redruth
• New Road, Penzance
• Rosemellin School Street, Camborme
• Boilerworks Road, Camborne
• Nancegollan, Helston
• London Apprentice
• Bude cycle network
• Barrowfields, Newquay
• Mount Pleasant
• Antony
• Carkeel
• Longdowns, Penryn
• Newquay Tretherras

This project is part-funded by the UK Government through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. Cornwall Council has been chosen by Government as a Lead Authority for the fund and is responsible for monitoring the progress of projects funded through the UK Shared Prosperity Fund in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

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Our Projects

Here are some films showcasing some of the exciting projects we are involved in, please click on a project title a see each project: