Journey planner
Photomap
FeaturesFeatures of CycleStreets
Here's a quick summary of just some of the features of CycleStreets - have you discovered them all yet?
Choice of route types
The planner gives the fastest, quietest and balanced route, catering for your cycling preferences.
1,500 area homepages
Customised homepages for every town/city/borough around the UK are available - try yourtown.cyclestreets.net .
Elevation profiles
See at a glance how hilly your route will be - with hills taken into account in the journey planner.
Itinerary listing
Scroll down to the itinerary and you'll see each street, turn-by-turn, and a mini-map of the area.
Photos én route
Get a feeling for what a journey is like before you take it (if there are photos in the area).
Photo categories
Want to see all the cycle parking problems people have found? Or all obstructions? You can browse these.
Fly in Google Earth
If you have Google Earth on your computer, click on the Google Earth link to get a flyover of your route.
Add your own photos
You can add photos of cycling-related problems that need fixing, or things you like.
GPX export for GPS
Every journey gives you a GPX export for GPS devices, as well as a KML (Google Earth) file.
OpenStreetMap
Data from OpenStreetMap: if you find an error in the street data - you are welcome to fix it yourself!
Give feedback
It's easy to give us feedback on routes or any part of CycleStreets: we're keen to know what you think..
Easy linking
We've made sure that you can link to any page easily - with each journey or photo getting a simple number.
Donate and help us!
CycleStreets is a community-based venture, for cyclists by cyclists. Help and donations are very welcome!
Satellite view
You can switch to other map layers in the Photomap, such as the satellite photography view.
Photos near on map
You can browse photos nearby the photo you're looking at - just click on the tab above.
Find out how it works
We've published lots of information about how the journey planner works, in our extensive help section.