Stride news

Mountain biking in Dundee!

Fri, 10 Jun 2011 05:00:00 GMT

Mountain biking doesn't only take place in the Highlands, and with an estimated million mountain bikes in circulation in Scotland people are looking for new places to ride. Sometimes they just want to get started and not have to travel too far from home.

To help meet this demand, Dundee City Council has been working with Mountain Biking Development Scotland to create a set of route cards describing trails in some of Dundee's beautiful parks. The Green Circular has provided a link between many of the parks for cyclists and walkers for many years, and now mountain bikers can enjoy a spin around individual parks with help from the new route maps.

Although they are not too challenging, the trails will provide varied off-road experiences in the local area and are ideal for those who want to try this sort of thing for the first time.

The parks covered are: The Law; Balgay; Camperdown; Templeton; Caird Park; Reres Hill and Orchar Park; and Dighty Haughs, which extends into Monifieth.

Stride and the Ancrum Outdoor Centre also worked with the lead partners on this project.

Route cards are available from local libraries and the tourist office, and can be downloaded from the Stride website.

jogscotland 5k challenge in Dundee on 29 June

Fri, 20 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

jogscotland organises six running events in June for people of all abilities to run, walk or job around a 5k route (about 3 miles). One of these is being held in the beautiful surroundings of Camperdown Park on Weds 29 June. There's a junior run at 6.15 pm and the main run starts at 7 pm.

There are 5 local jogging groups in Dundee that help people to start running - gently, with good company and helpful advice. There's a list of local contacts on the jogscotland website at http://www.jogscotland.org.uk/local-groups/city-of-dundee

More details about the event and how to enter are on the Scottish Athletics website.

Camperdown Park and House

Stride launches its new website - 3 May 2011

Tue, 03 May 2011 05:00:00 GMT

The new website, www.stridedundee.com, enables anyone to find out more about active travel in and around Dundee. It explains the benefits of leaving the car behind for a few short journeys each week, both for your health and your wallet, as well as the environment.

"Active travel" covers walking and cycling, and any other active means of travelling. There are many benefits to those who take it up, as well as to their communities and the environment.

The "MyStride" area is for users to track their own progress, calculating the caloriesyou burn and the reductions in damaging carbon emissions.

Clubs and community organisations will be able to add their own pages, explaining what they offer and how people can get involved.

"Stride" stands for Sustainable Travel in Dundee East, where the initiative was first launched a year ago with support from the Climate Challenge Fund. However, the website now covers Dundee as a whole and surrounding areas.

Feedback on the site would be very welcome.