Cycle routes to Devizes from the South.

There will be growing numbers of residents to the South of Devizes as houses are built off Marshall Road. There will also be some people wanting to reach Devizes South from other parts of town, whether to visit the allotments, the skateboard park or the Treatment Centre.

 

The pavements along Marshall Road are shared between walkers and cyclists, and generally traffic is slow and sparse.

 

 

 

 

You can reach the rest of Devizes through the bus gate at the old Roundway Hospital site, this takes you to Wick Lane and Pans Lane.

 

 

You can also cut through the traffic free link to Brickley Lane.
 

 

 

 

 

Bypassing the fuel pumps, North East Devizes.

More cycle routes to travel round Devizes without using expensive petrol or diesel.

 

If you live to the East of the London Road you may be (rightly) concerned about using the painted cycle lanes on the main road. However there are alternatives. 

 

There is a network of paths radiating from the East end of Brickham Bridge, and a light controlled crossing which gives a safe connection to Roundway Park. To get into the town centre you can then go via Quakers Walk.  

 

 

The other way is to cycle down Spitalcroft Road, Meadow Drive and Brickley Lane. You can then use Church Walk, the light controlled crossing and the shared path across the Green to reach Devizes School or the Leisure Centre.

 

If you follow the paths to Windsor Drive you then reach the shared pavement route to B&Q, Lidl and the Hopton Trading Estate. This also arrives at the new Coate Lane houses, and the Walk, Wheel, Cycle Route 4, that eventually leads to London.
 

Bypassing the fuel pumps.

 

With uncomfortable increases in the price of fuel, some may be looking at cycling into town to work, school, shop or meet friends.

 The roads can be a bit intimidating at first, but there are some low traffic routes and short cuts that may help. This first post might be useful if you live to the North of the town, future posts will look in other directions. When cycling on these routes you need to take care, stay slow and use a bell, the shared paths are well used by walkers, often with dogs or children. 

 

The path to the East of Quakers Walk is shared by walkers and cyclists and gives access to the homes on Keepers Road, Winchcombe Avenue and the roads between. 

 

 

 

 

 

This can lead to the Market Place through contraflows on Couch Lane & Snuff Street, allowing cyclists to ride both in and out of town. There are bike racks close to the Pelican and near the fountain. The ones by the island bus shelter may be fenced off until the shelter is repaired.