Cycling

A guide to Bikepacking

Up for a new adventure? How about a spot of bikepacking. Read our quick guide to find out what it is and what you need to take with you.

Cycling with kids this school holidays: #Reasons To Ride

Cycling can be one of the easiest outdoors activities you can access as a family on a daily basis. A bit of planning and preparation can avoid meltdowns, and allows you to #GetOutside and have safe adventures.

Bike exploring: Help for Heroes

OS GetOutside Champion, Helen Pollard, takes us on a great Mountain Bike (MTB) route used as part of the delivery of MTB leadership training to Phoenix House staff in collaboration with Cycling UK.

Championing women in the outdoors

The freedom, if not the desire, to explore the planet has been a long time coming for women. The playing field is a lot more even now than when the first female pioneers of mountaineering and derring-do were on the scene, yet when I am out hiking, in the line-up or on a climbing wall I often find myself in a very male-dominated world. I reckon it’s time we changed that.

One Hour Outside. Every day in 2018.

Oh the dreaded New Year resolutions. Do you make them? Do you keep them? How about challenging yourself to GetOutside for just one hour each day.

Drawing circles on Scottish sand

Annie Evans describes her Scottish Adventure.

Cycling for all in the Peak District

The Peak District National Park is a fantastic place to cycle, with routes suitable for all ages and abilities.

Tips for tandem cycling

GetOutside Champion Jude loves riding tandems and regularly takes out visually impaired riders. Discover her top tips for getting started.

GetOutside more with OS Greenspace

It's not always easy to find new places to enjoy the outdoors, especially in urban areas. The new OS Greenspace layer now available for free in OS Maps is a great new way to discover greenspaces near you!

How to find easy walking and cycling routes

If you prefer traffic-free cycling routes, need a footpath that's stile-free so you can walk with a pram or are looking for a route suitable for a wheelchair, former railway lines can be the ideal solution.