Run since 1984 by Nottinghamshire County Council, this annual programme of short and middle distance rides was started by Pedals in 1983 to encourage more people into the saddle. We continue to play a crucial role in devising routes and leading rides.

A copy of the Rural Ride 2010 programme may be downloaded as a PDF (Adobe Acrobat Reader is required) from:
http://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/home/environment/countryside/cycling/ruralrides.htm
or by email contact to:
countrysideaccess [at] nottscc [dot] gov [dot] uk
Telephone - (0115) 977 2166

Printed copies can also be obtained from local cycle shops and libraries.

Rural Ride from Trent Bridge (County Hall) to Radcliffe on Trent via the National Water
Sports Centre at Holme Pierrepont on 16 June 2010

Other rural ride photos from previous years:

For details contact:

Pete Jarman
Nottinghamshire County Council Countryside Management Service, c/o Dukeries Complex, Whinney Lane, New Ollerton, Newark, Notts., NG22 9TD
Tel.(01623) 861406
Email: peter.jarman [at] nottscc [dot] gov [dot] uk

Steve Jones
Countryside Section, County Council Communities Department, Trent Bridge House, Nottingham.
Tel.(0115) 977 4207
Email: steve.jones [at] nottscc [dot] gov [dot] uk

Photos from some early Rural Rides in the 1980s after the programme was started by Pedals, before being taken over by Nottinghamshire County Council in 1984:

and a ride starting from outside the Council House in 1988, run jointly with Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust:

Rural ride to Wysall:

ride from the top of Queen's Bridge Road (by Nottingham Station) in 1999 to launch the third edition of the Pedal Pushers Guide to Nottingham