Cycling & Cycle Routes in Salisbury

Cycling in and around Salisbury

The centre of Salisbury is relatively flat with several cycle paths offering both on and off road routes making it ideal for families wanting to take a short bike ride around. 

There are enjoyable short bike rides from the city centre along the river path north towards Old Sarum or around the edges of the Cathedral Close. To help plan your routes, download a copy of the Salisbury Cycling Map provided by Connecting Wiltshire.

The downloadable Salisbury Cycling Map indicates cycle routes (both on and off road) from the city to the World Heritage Site of Stonehenge. 

Long-distance cycling routes through Salisbury

If you prefer longer distance routes then National Cycle Way routes 24 and 45 both cross through the city. Route 24 connects Bath to Eastleigh and totals 75 miles. Whereas, route 45 is 270 miles long and links Chester with Salisbury. 

The Wiltshire Cycleway is a circular cycle route that circles most of the county of Wiltshire. Totalling 160 miles, this route can however be broken down into 16 more manageable sections. Sections 6 and 7 encompass Salisbury however, many of the other sections also cross into the beautiful countryside that’s close to our city including some steeper areas in the Broad Chalke area. 

Connecting Wiltshire have also recently developed a cycle map which details a route from Salisbury into the New Forest National Park as well as links to routes in the Cranborne Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty which is close by to our city.

For details of other cycling routes across Wiltshire click through to the VisitWiltshire website where you’ll find more downloadable routes in and around the Salisbury area. 

Bringing your own bike to Salisbury

If you decide to bring your own bike on a visit to Salisbury you’ll find many of our accommodation providers will make special provisions for cyclists such as secure storage for your bikes.

There are two dedicated bike shops in Salisbury; Hayball Cyclesport (Winchester Street) and Stonehenge Cycles (Fisherton Street) who sell not only clothing and accessories but also offer repairs and servicing. Some clothing and accessories can also be bought from Halfords (Southampton Road) and Sports Direct (Churchill Way West).

Cycling events in Salisbury

Keep an eye on our what’s on pages for forthcoming cycling events. For the past few years, Salisbury has seen the Cycle Wiltshire Grand Prix, featuring professional cyclists come through the city as well as many participatory cycle races for road cyclists. If you are organising a cycling event that you’d like featured on our website then please submit details of it via our event form.