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Completed Routes
- Jennyfield Drive Cycle Route
- Oakdale Glen to Oakdale Avenue
- Mire Lane
- Woodlands Junction
- Rossett Drive
- Silverfield Road Contra flow Cycle Lane
- Beryl Burton
- Forest Lane Head (Bogs Lane - Bilton Hall Drive link)
- Victoria Avenue westbound cut through at Station Parade
- King James Cycle Route
- Hookstone Chase Toucan Crossing
- Luchon Way Cycle Track
- Stonefall Park Cycle Route
- Bilton Triangle
- Dragon Cycle Route (alongside the railway under Skipton Road)
- East Parade to Stray Rein Route
- Rossett High School Cycle Track
- Victoria Avenue - Beech Grove crossing of West Park
- Rossett Drive to Blenheim Way cycle track improves the walking and cycling routes to several local schools and it provides the missing link in a route which will connect large areas of Rossett with Harrogate town centre
- St James Retail Park - The existing northern footway on Grimbald Crag Way has been widened to form a cycle track linking Grimbald Bridge to the retail park .
- Dragon Junction Cycle Bridge - Opened August 2005. It provides and important link to the schools and residential areas, to the south of the Dragon Cycle Way, in addition to providing an easier and safer access into Harrogate town centre.
- Harrogate HIgh School - The construction of a shared use pedestrian/cycleway has created a valuable link in the Harrogate Cycle Network.
Routes in progress
- Harrogate Road Cycle Track in
Knaresborough
The first and second phases of the route alongside the A59 are complete. Land negotiations are still delaying the completion of the final stage to link the path to High Bridge. The route will then become much easier to use. - St Georges - This path will link St Georges Road to Leadhall Drive
Consultation
There is extensive consultation on the proposed routes which will affect the network as proposals are adjusted and refined. Often consultation is guided by statutory procedures such as the Planning Act, The Road Traffic Regulation Act, the Cycletracks Act or the Highways Act. However, consultation is always in excess of the statutory requirements and includes letters to nearby residents, site notices, press releases and radio interviews. Additionally, negotiations are being held with the NYCC Education Authority, Railtrack, Northern Spirit, Department of Leisure and Amenity Services, the District Hospital, housing developers and various other bodies whose land is crossed by the proposed routes.
Motorcycle Barriers
Motorcycles are not allowed in parks or on traffic cycle routes. It is an offence to drive a motorvehicle away from the highway under Section 34 of the 1984 Road Traffic Act. In addition to signing, some routes have barriers to motorcycles. The barriers are designed to be too narrow for motorcycles, but wide enough for cycles. Wheelchairs and prams should not be obstructed.
Leisure Cycling
Many of the routes in "Breakfree Country Walks" by Open Country are also suitagble for gentle leisure cycling.
The "Breakfree Country Walks" pack can be obtained from Tourist Information Centres for £2.
Beryl Burton Cycle Way
2.8km in length. Allows cyclists to travel between Harrogate and Knaresborough without using the A59. Beryl Burton OBE was World Champion 7 times. Sadly Beryl died in 1996 at the early age of 58. This cycleway is dedicated to her memory.