Cycle lanes and routes

• What cycle routes are there within Kirklees?
• Are there any cycling maps available?
• What types of cycle facility are there within Kirklees?
• What cycle tracks and greenways are there within Kirklees?

• The Central Kirklees Cycling Map and Guide, gives details of where to cycle in Huddersfield, Mirfield, Heckmondwike and Dewsbury.
• Spen Valley and North Kirklees Cycling Map and Guide, gives details of where to cycle in the Spen Valley, Dewsbury, Batley, Cleckheaton and Birstall.

• Why cycle?
• Local cycling publications
• Kirklees cycling clubs
• Cycling contacts
• Bike shops
• Public rights of way
• Bikes on Trains
• Kirklees Greenways
• Cycle parking within Huddersfield and Dewsbury Town Centres

• Advisory Cycle Lane – This is marked by a broken line and cycle symbols on the road surface. Motorists should not enter the lane unless it is clear of cycles.
• Mandatory Cycle Lane – This is marked by a continuous line, cycle symbols on the road and a blue and white sign plate. Motorists must not enter or park in the lane at anytime.
• Contra-flow Cycle Lane – A one–way street can be more inconvenient for cyclists than for other road users. A contra–flow cycle lane let a cyclist travel against the direction of flow of the one–way street in safety and offers a more convenient and direct route. The lane is marked by a solid white line, and like mandatory cycle lanes, no parking or waiting is allowed by vehicles. Examples within the Kirklees District are Fall Lane in Thornhill, Dewsbury and Cross Church Street in the Huddersfield Town Centre.
• Shared Bus and Cycle Lane – Cyclists are allowed to use the bus lane. Motorists must not enter or park in the lane unless signs indicate times when they can.

• Unsegregated shared use – cyclists and pedestrians share the same stretch of pavement. Cyclists should give way to pedestrians.
• Segregated shared use – A Solid white line marked on the ground separates pedestrians and cyclists. Sign plates and painted symbols indicate which side of the route each type of user is allocated.

• Birkby Bradley Greenway, north Huddersfield. This is signposted as National Cycle Network Route 69 and connects Birkby, Fartown and Bradley along a former rail corridor. A route to the start is signposted from St. George's Square , Huddersfield . At Bradley it connects to the Calder Valley Greenway.
• Spen Valley Greenway, Thornhill to Oakenshaw. This is National Cycle Network Route 66 along a former rail corridor. In the north it extends traffic free to the Euroway Trading Estate, Low Moor. From there a signposted route via Bierley and Bowling Park leads to the heart of Bradford City Centre at Centenary Square.
• Spen Ringway, Littletown to Heckmondwike. This is a signposted National Cycle Network Route 66. There are link paths to Littletown and Millbridge Schools . The remainder of the former rail corridor is protected for landuse development as a pedestrian and cycle route to connect to Cleckheaton Viaduct and the Spen Valley Greenway.
• Calder Valley Greenway, Bradley, Huddersfield to Dewsbury. This is signposted as National Cycle Network Route 66. The route from Bradley to Lower Hopton is built on former rail corridor. A section of traffic free route has yet to be built through Mirfield. Another section of route on former rail corridor connects to Holroyd Park , Ravensthorpe and a signed route to the Spen Valley Greenway at Dewsbury Moor. Here the routes are shared to Scout Hill where a toucan crossing of the main road connects to a section of riverside path to Dewsbury ring road.
• Meltham Greenway. The first phase of this route is complete. It runs from Meltham ( Station Street ) and passes alongside Morrisons supermarket and out on the former rail corridor to Huddersfield Road at Meltham Mills. There is an active committee known as Friends of Meltham Greenway which maintains the route on a voluntary basis.

• Colne Valley Greenway – Huddersfield to Marsden
• Fenay Greenway – Kirkheaton to Kirkburton
• Dalton to Deighton Greenway ( Huddersfield)
• Dewsbury – various routes including a crossing of the River Calder from Earlsheaton to Saviletown and a rail corridor from Earlsheaton to Ossett