Thanks - I have amended WikipediaWhere to start.
Lancaster to Morecambe.
Preston, well from West View Leisure centre up towards Grimsargh on the old Longridge line mostly footpath though about 100 metres plus is cycle path for the Guild Wheel cycle route.
Preston towards Bamber Bridge on the old East Lancs line out of Preston including part of the triangle towards Southport as that path now drops down to Leyland road in Penwortham.
Hawarden Bridge back towards Chester on the old avoiding line from Shotton steelworks to Mickle Mickle Trafford line.
The Granite way footpath cycle route from okehampton to Lydford over Meldon viaduct.
This forms part of the Devon coast to coast cycle route from ilfracombe to plymouth which also includes the previously mentioned tarka trail route barnstaple to meeth and the ilfracombe to barnstaple cycle and footpath routes.
All three cycle routes are great to explore.
The innocent railway cycle footpath at the back of Arthur's seat in Edinburgh.
Elgin towards lossiemouth
Forgot to mention the
Padiham greenway on the old line from rose grove towards Blackburn.
Certainly cycle footpath through padiham towards Great Harwood.
M&SWJ Railway in Swindon Wiltshire is a good line to walk.
It starts at Rushey Platt to Swindon Town.
I have walked it several times.
If you know where to look you can find the remains of Rushey platt Upper station.
It can get a bit of water in places if its wet.
Several good views from the cycleway. also a good view of the old canal.
Honeybourne Link in Cheltenham
The former LMS line from Swansea Victoria along the bay and up to Gowerton has been a cycle path for many years. Very popular on a nice day @
1 mile of the former Waveney Valley Line east of Bungay has become part of cycle route 30. Macadam surface.
4.5 miles of the Midland & Gt Northern from Bengate to Stalham and 4.5 miles from North Walsham to Aylsham are parts of the Weaver's Way local cycle route.
3 miles of the Stour Valley Railway through Haverhill and 3 miles north from the current open section's terminal at Sudbury are cycle routes. Part of the Sudbury one is route 13.
About eight miles of the trackbed between Yelverton and Princetown is open for walkers and cyclists on Dartmoor, complete with a rebuilt bridge over the B3212, though it's a pretty rough track and not up to the standard of many formal cycle paths.
Is that because it's interrupted by Tesco's car park at that point?Thanks- I have added these to Wikipedia. Have amended Haverhill to 1.5 miles
About a mile of the Longmoor Military Railway, from Liss station as far as the road crossing north of Liss Forest, is a very attractive walk and cycle path with interpretation boards and a nature trail running off it. The LMR platform at Liss, complete with canopy, still stands beside the line and there are quite a few "WD" marked concrete sleepers buried in the undergrowth beside the trail over the first couple of hundred yards where there was a siding. The bridges over the Rother and Blackwater have been rebuilt for pedestrian/cycle use.
About another two miles running through the Longmoor military area is accessible at certain times, I think, but I haven't managed to get there when the army isn't using it as yet! Maybe someone else can help with this bit.
Thanks - now added to Wikipedia as " Milford Haven"Another obscure one:
About half a mile of the former Newton Noyes branch in Milford Haven is a surfaced footpath / cycle path.
The southern half of the Stokes Bay line in Gosport is now a footpath and cycle path.
The footpath from South Bermondsey station to the away end at Millwall follows, for the most part, one of the lines that used to go into Bricklayers Arms.
I didn't put this up to get it added but it's an edited version of a post I put on another thread:I estimate a very short section of approx 100 yards.
For the same reason I have not added Croydon Central branch (part of Queens Gardens in Croydon) as only a short section available.
The footpath from South Bermondsey station to the away end at Millwall follows, for the most part, one of the lines that used to go into Bricklayers Arms. The path continues behind one of the stands (though it is locked when a game is on) and between the path and the stand there are remnants of the railway tracks.
I didn't put this up to get it added but it's an edited version of a post I put on another thread:
The path following the old railway is considerably longer than 100 yards as it continues behind the stand. It also continues in the opposite direction from South Bermondsey station as the NLS map shows
The line to Thorp Arch has been extended to Newton Kyme across the recently renovated bridge over the River Wharfe. The funding for this was provided by the developers of a large housing state at Newton Kyme. It makes a very useful off-road route to the Thorp Arch trading estate and Wetherby.There are loads! Some Sustrans-type, and some which are just muddy footpaths.
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Part of two of the lines out of Wetherby - to Spofforth going north, and Thorpe Arch going south.
The line to Thorp Arch has been extended to Newton Kyme across the recently renovated bridge over the River Wharfe. The funding for this was provided by the developers of a large housing state at Newton Kyme. It makes a very useful off-road route to the Thorp Arch trading estate and Wetherby.
That's great.Having passed Millwall Football Ground many times by train I assumed the path only led the short distance to South Bermondsey Station.
I have now had chance to examine the map more carefully and I can now understand the footpath system. Accordingly I agree it follows the alignment of the former Bricklayers Arms branch including a new bridge over Rotherhithe New Road. I have therefore added it to the Wikipedia list under Bermondsey. I estimate the distance is about 0.5 miles. Please comment further if required. Thanks for the gen.
The former Weymouth and Portland Railway is part of the Rodwell Trail. Wikipedia claims it opened in 2000, but I remember walking it in the early 1980s
Parts of the Maiden Newton to Bridport and West Bay line. I think the plan is to reopen the full length as a cycle path at some point, but progress is slow and there may be a few problems in the Bridport area.
The Two Tunnels Greenway meets the Colliers Way at Midford, so the whole of the S&D route from Bath Green Park to the outskirts of Wellow is accessible. There's another section of the old S&D route in North Dorset from Sturminster Newton to Spetisbury which forms part of the North Dorset Trailway.
The signs on the Rodwell Trail state it opened in 2000. Presumably it was accessible some years before that though.
Part of the Derwent Valley Light rail (York), From the Nestle factory to Osbaldwick.
Cheers - Didn't know that! Must pay a visit. That bridge was in quite a state a few years ago so there must have benn a fair bit of money available.
The Wirral Way.. West Kirby to Hooton via Neston.Abandoned railway lines that were converted to a cycle/footpath. Of the top of my head, I can remember the Bristol - Bath cycle path.
Two paths I'm familiar with from my Uni days in Bath are:
-The Two tunnels greenway, which incorporates the old Somerset & Dorset railway from Bath through to Midford and a bit beyond, which includes Combe Down tunnel and music occasionally playing inside.
The Two Tunnels Greenway is already on Wikipedia list and have added NCR4 to Wellow.
Two Tunnels Greenway is NCN 244
Colliers Way is NCN 24 (NCN 4 is from Bath to Bristol)
I've update wikipedia to suit.
Continues east of East Grinstead to Groombridge as the Forest Way. Here is a photo taken on the Forest Way (near Withyham) a few days ago. Also of note that the trackbed for several miles was built for double line but only a single line was ever laid.Also the Three Bridges to East Grinstead, now known as 'The Worth Way'?