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Active Travel

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Welcome to Active Travel Rochdale. The goal is to make active travel the preferred choice for as many short trips as possible.

Working alongside other boroughs in Greater Manchester, if residents throughout Rochdale borough walk, wheel and cycle more, it will benefit our health & wellbeing, improve air quality and reduce congestion.

Each year in Greater Manchester we make millions of journeys by car that could either be walked or cycled instead;

  • 200 million car journeys shorter than one kilometre, the equivalent of a 15-minute walk or a four-minute bike ride.
  • 800 million car journeys are under 5 kilometres, which is a 20-minute bike ride.

Throughout the borough, we’ve have a number of activities to support walking, wheeling and cycling.

A caucasian senior couple wearing sports clothing and cycling helmets on a summers day. They are cycling down a road with trees in the background.Adult Bike Rides
Portrait of a woman riding her bicycle in a park.Adult Learn to Ride Course
Adult Cycling Improvers
Nature WalksAdult Led Walks
Bike Donations
Two people each on a bicycle. They are on a path in the park.Bike Libraries
Smiling child girl in a protective helmet on a bicycle in the park.Children’s Learn to Ride
Group of people shown stood with their bikes ready to set off on a family bike rideFamily Bike Ride and Picnic
Group of friends looking at a map together travel and teamwork conceptIntroduction to Orienteering
Pictured are 6 adults stood in a field. They are holding a toddler each in their arms. They are stood looking over a stone wall watching a steam train pass by on the other side of the wall.Snail Trails Toddler Walks

For more information

If you’d like to speak to a member of the Active Travel team about any active travel activity, please contact activetravel@yourtrustrochdale.co.uk or call 01706 922437

Active Travel is delivered by Your Trust Rochdale in partnership with Rochdale Borough Council, Transport for Greater Manchester and Endurance Hub.