Walking & Cycling

Walking & Cycling are great ways to stay active whilst reducing your carbon footprint. See below more information on Walking & Cycling from Saffron View.

Walking

Walking is a great way to get around and the best thing is that it is free! It’s also an easy way to get fitness into your daily routine. Many local facilities are within a walking distance of Saffron View, such as; the supermarket, doctors surgery, primary school and town centre which are all within a 30-minute walking time.

It is recommended that adults get 150 minutes of exercise per week (which works out as 30 minutes per day over 5 days during the week). One of the easiest ways to accomplish this is heading out for a brisk walk! There are many benefits to walking:

• Can help maintain body weight and lower the risk of obesity;
• Can lower the risk of chronic diseases and high blood pressure;
• Improvements to your mood and wellbeing; and also
• Studies show that it can encourage and improve creativity.

For suggestions on local places to go for leisure walks head over to the Visit Saffron Walden website. You’ll find information there about the beautiful Bridge End Gardens, Jubilee Gardens and The Common.

Some useful websites and apps for walking:

• Go Jauntly – Are you looking for walking routes near Trelawny Place? Go Jauntly is a free walking app that shows you some nearby routes to walk around. You can also record and curate your own walking routes.
• Open Street Map – This is good for people who are looking or finding footpaths around their area.
• The Ramblers: The Ramblers Association provides a variety of regular programmes of walks. For walks around Suffolk and more information, visit their website.

Cycling

Cycling is an excellent way to get about and is a great alternative to walking as it makes more places accessible. Cycling is around three times faster than walking and in some cases, it’s quicker than driving too! National Cycle Route 11 runs close by to the town and there is also an off-road cycle route from Saffron Walden to Audley End train station. Cycling from Saffron View to Audley End train station should take just under 20 minutes at an average speed. To plan cycle routes from Saffron View, visit Cycle Streets.

Cycling has a huge number of benefit including;

• Improving wellbeing by relieving stress;
• Helps prevent chronic and life-threatening illnesses;
• Being more cost effective than running a car. Did you know that maintaining a bike for a year costs twenty times less than maintaining and driving a car; and
• Reducing congestion and pollution on our roads.

Some useful websites and apps for cycling:

• Love to Ride: Love to ride has something for everyone. Similar to Go Janutly, you can record your rides and compete in competitions. You can also make new cycling buddies.
• Sustrans: This is a UK based charity that aim to encourage walking and cycling, and is a UK wide Wide network of signed paths and routes for walking, cycling, wheeling and exploring outdoors.
• Cycle Streets: This is one of the most comprehensive cycle route planners. It is free to use and is also available as a mobile app.
• National Cycle Network: To find a route on the National cycle network, or to find out whether the route is traffic free.

Cyclescheme

Is your employer part of the Cyclescheme? This allows you to save 25-39% of the cost of a new bike & accessories whilst also spreading the cost. Find out more information on how this works and how to sign up on the Cyclescheme website.

Walking & Cycling from Saffron View has many benefits, however for those less able to walk or cycle, check out the Saffron View public transport page here.