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SEPTEMBER 2025

Ride the Route

Tackle challenging routes and forge lasting friendships whilst raising vital funds for vulnerable children alone and at risk around the world.

Event Details

Start date:
03/09/2025

End date:
06/09/2025

Location:
UK

Registration Fee:
£70

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Ride the Route 2025

Now in its fourth year, Ride the Route is back again for 2025, bringing the rail community together to deliver social value, demonstrating the industry's desire to do collective good. After tackling the East and West Coast we are now going to take the event coast to coast as we travel across the country covering around 350km in three days.

Since it began, Ride the Route has raised over £200,000 for Railway Children.

READY TO TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE?

This is the perfect event for individuals and teams alike!

Whether you are a seasoned cyclist, or a novice on the pedals, you can choose the full three-day challenge or take on a one-day ride all with like-minded people by your side!

Our September event marks 200 years (to the month!) since the first locomotive travelled 26 miles between Shildon, Darlington and Stockton, therefore Darlington is the perfect place for us to finish our ride!

All funds raised will go to Railway Children, providing protection and opportunity for children with nowhere else to go and nobody to turn to.

 

THE ROUTE

We are still refining the route, but we will be starting at Liverpool Station and heading to Darlington. It will see us travel through Bolton and Rochdale, before carrying on towards Leeds. We will then hit York, which has become a pivotal location for this event with it having been part of all previous routes. We then get a taste of the sea air from Bridlington as we head up the coast past Robin Hood's Bay, and finally head back inland to Darlington.

Participants can sign up to the full 3-day event or join us for a 1-day leg. This event is suitable for all levels of cyclists with multiple pelotons being created to support all abilities.

Registration for the full event is £70, with a minimum fundraising pledge of £350, single day rider registration is £50.

What's included

We'll provide support vans - which will include lots of snacks! Plus, medical support, daytime food, water and electrolytes, Peloton navigation leaders, route maps and GPX files for bike computers. We will also provide hotel suggestions for the event, but please note, accommodation is not included in this event and will need to be organised separately.

We have multiple sponsorship packages available for this event which include free rider registration and a generous marketing package surrounding the event. Please get in touch for more information.

 

RIDE THE ROUTE GALA

You are invited to join us for our Ride the Route annual Gala on 13th March 2025 in Manchester at the Midland Hotel.

This formal evening will celebrate the success of the 2024 TRILINK ride as well as launch our 2025 TransPennine ride – this is a great chance to meet fellow cyclists who have taken on the challenge before, or are looking to join us in 2025. If you would like more information about the gala, or to book tickets, please contact our events team on events@railwaychildren.org.uk