Autumn's red carpet is officially rolled out. Now is the time to head outside and explore the National Cycle Network in its full autumn colour glory 🍂 We share with you nine of our favourite routes across the UK. What's yours? 🤔

🧵 2/3 The Strawberry Line is mainly traffic-free, with no steep gradients. Along the way you’ll appreciate the beauty and variety of Somerset as you pass cider apple orchards, steep wooded valleys and the spectacular Cheddar Gorge 🍓

🧵 1/3 Rachel, our Senior Content Marketing Officer recently took a solo camping trip via the Strawberry Line aka Route 26 on the National Cycle Network 🚴⛺️

🧵 1/3 We're heading over to Wales for this week's Route of the Week - the Taff Trail! 🚲️ Have you done this route before? ------------------------------------- Rydym yng Nghymru ar gyfer Llwybr yr Wythnos wythnos yma - y Daith Taf! Ydych chi wedi gwneud y llwybr yma o'r blaen?

🧵 1/2 Last week, the National Cycle Network took us to Labour conference! We met MPs, attended the conference walk and held a debate with the Sustainable Transport Alliance.

We recently shared the story of how a dilapidated 150-metre railway tunnel in Alloway has been transformed into a stunning art mural with help from the local community and Transport Scotland funding through the ArtRoots programme. Hear about the positive impact of the project in this video.

We recently shared the story of how a dilapidated 150-metre railway tunnel in Alloway has been transformed into a stunning art mural with help from the local community and Transport Scotland funding through the ArtRoots programme. Hear about the positive impact of the project in this video.

🧵 1/2 Last week, it was announced that Walk Wheel Cycle Trust will receive significant multi-year funding for National Cycle Network from Active Travel England. 📷 Mike Brogden

🧵 2/3 The 7.6-mile route takes you between the cathedral city of Canterbury and the harbour of Whitstable. The route is mostly traffic-free, taking you through Blean Woods, one of the largest areas of ancient broadleaved woodland in southern Britain 🍃

🧵 1/3 This week we're travelling down to the Kent coast for our Route of the Week. It's the Crab and Winkle Way! 🦀

🧵 2/3 A group of Walk Wheel Cycle Trust volunteers have been busy transforming part of the National Cycle Network between Redcar and Saltburn into a vibrant wildflower haven 🌼

🧵1/3 Behind every thriving route on the National Cycle Network are the people who care for it 🤝 Across the UK, volunteers give their time, energy and enthusiasm to help create places that are safer, greener and more enjoyable for everyone who walks, wheels and cycles 🌱