Bike Hire On The Camel Trail
With The Award Winning Cornish Family Bike Hire
Bike Hire On The Camel Trail
With The Award Winning Cornish Family Bike Hire
Award Winning Camel Trail Bike Hire
43, years of hire established in 1983
Safe, direct, traffic free access to the Camel Trail
Family & Group friendly with bikes for all ages and abilities
Offers available all year round with a warm welcome for everyone
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The Original Camel Trail Bike Hire
Bridge Bike Hire Enjoyed For Generations
Welcome to our multi-award winning bike hire on the Camel Trail. Start your Camel Trail journey right from our forecourt, the only traffic free cycle entrance to the Camel Trail in Wadebridge. Established in 1983, we have a bike for every ability making your day cycling on the Camel Trail an experience to remember.
With Awards for customer service, accessibility and sustainability plus offers all year round, Bridge Bike Hire provides the best value bike hire in Cornwall and on the Camel Trail.
We cater for all ages and abilities and include super comfort bikes, e-bikes, tandems, loads of options for kids and trikes and wheelchair bikes. Perfect for all families, couples, and groups, and those with additional needs. Use our safe and secure online booking system to rent bikes from Bridge Bike Hire and cycle the camel trail from Wadebridge.
View the Live Camel Trail Webcam
Check out the weather on the Camel Trail live with the Camel Trail webcam. See how busy the trail is, watch the sunset or just dream of your next visit!
The Camel Trail in Wadebridge starts right at our front door. It is completely flat and accessed directly from our property.
You can find out more about the Wadebridge to Padstow Trail Here
To access the Camel Trail to Bodmin you need to navigate through Wadebridge town center. Once you are there you are once again on a completely traffic free route to Bodmin, with a lovely picnic places, cafes and the Borough Arms en-route.
Find out more about the Camel Trail from Wadebridge to Bodmin here
For the adventurous among you, you’ll enjoy explore all the way up to Wenfordbridge. To access the Camel Trail to Bodmin & Wenfordbridge you need to navigate through Wadebridge town center. With many places to stop and picnic, seasonal cafes and the Borough Arms along the way. It’s slightly uphill but you really only notice it on the way back!
Find out more about the Camel Trail from Wadebridge to Wenfordbridge here
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Wheelchair Bike & Accessible Bike Hire for the Camel Trail
The Wheelchair bike is available for hire for the Camel Trail alongside a range of bikes for people of all needs including recumbent Ice Trikes. You can find out more about all our Accessibility bikes on this page along with useful information which may help you plan your day.
If you would like to hire the wheelchair bike please call us so we can run through the operation with you. If you would prefer to do a test run before hire we are happy to accommodate this. The wheelchair bike is £35 per day and must be returned before closing.
Choose Us For Wadebridge Bike Hire
With over 40 years of bike hire experience on the Camel Trail, Bridge Bike Hire are here to help you plan the perfect Cornish adventure, plan your day here , hire bikes online, check out the Camel Trail Map. Large groups - get in touch for discounts
We’re Winners!
This year we have been acknowledged by both Cornwall Sustainability Awards and Cornwall Tourism Awards for the outstanding service we provide, the work we do for our local community, our steps towards creating a circular economy and caring for the environment.
Why Cycle The Camel Trail
The Camel Trail is an 18-mile cycling paradise in North Cornwall, available for cyclists, horse riders and walkers, the trail runs from Wenfordbridge to Padstow with Wadebridge being the perfect starting point to explore either one way or the other or both! Once an old railway track, it has been transformed into a scenic, mostly traffic-free route, the trial is easy to cycle so it’s perfect for riders of all levels.
Cycle the Bodmin route surrounded by nature, this enjoyable route that takes you past old railway stations, spectacular scenery and all the way to the base of Bodmin Moor. Plan your route using the Camel Trail Map
Wadebridge To Padstow on the Camel Trail
Cycling on the Camel Trail to Padstow is by far the more popular route, with direct access from Bridge Bike hire onto the Camel Trail on this scenic route you will follow the picturesque camel estuary as it travels downriver to meet the sea. Take a break mid-ride at Spite Quarry, the perfect spot for a scenic picnic surrounded by nature. Then, cycle across the historic Iron Bridge, soaking in stunning estuary views as you head into Padstow, a charming fishing harbour renowned for its coastal beauty and Rick Steins Fish Restaurant.
See Bridge Bike Hire and The Camel Trail on Country File.
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Choose Your Bikes
View our range of bikes, trailers and specialist bikes.
Use our simple booking system to order what you need for the days you would like to explore the Camel Trail.
Enjoy a fabulous day out in Cornwall.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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The Camel Trail is 18 miles in total.
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Wadebridge to Bodmin is 5 miles.
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Wadebridge to Padstow is 5 miles.
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Wadebridge to Wenfordbridge is 12 miles.
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Yes, the Camel Trail is open to all walkers, cyclist and horse riders.
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Parts of the Camel Trail are Tarmac mostly it is compressed gravel
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The Camel Trail gets it’s name because it follows alongside the Camel River.
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The best hire bikes are from the original bike hire - Bridge Bike Hire in Wadebridge - click here to book
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See our free to download Camel Trail Map for all the stop off along the Camel Trail
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Yes absolutely!
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In Wadebridge use Piggy Lane Car Park - this page can help you further
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There are toilets in Wadebridge and Padstow. There are no public toilets on the route from Wadebridge to Bodmin or Wenfordbridge.
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Bridge Bike Hire offers one way bike hire.
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Yes, dogs are welcome but they must be kept under control - see the Code of Conduct For The Camel Trail
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Yes, walking horses are allowed and use the trail
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The Camel Trail is compact gravel and in some places tarmac. To be comfortable you may need to use an off road wheelchair. Bridge Bike Hire has the option of a wheelchair bike.
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Ice Trikes are available to hire from Bridge Bike Hire in Wadebridge - click here to book
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Bridge Bike Hire on the Camel Trail offers a range of accessible bikes and information for those wanting to use the Camel Trial - see guide