New Aylesbury Greenway opens for walking and cycling

The new Greenway provides walkers and cyclists 1.7km of shared use path from Berryfields to Buckingham Park as part of the Aylesbury Gardenway project.

The traffic free route connects to other greenways and key locations such as Aylesbury Vale Parkway station, Waddesdon Greenway leading to Waddesdon Manor, and access to the Platinum and Ruby Way Gemstone routes.

Bucks Council’s Cabinet Member for Transport Steven Broadbent said: “Before the opening of this Greenway, you only had the choice of using the shared path running next to Martin Dalby Way – which is a busy road – or using a path by the River Thame which was prone to flooding.

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“Now this wide path with its hard standing and gentle gradient is a much more attractive and accessible proposition for walking, cycling and wheeling."

Costing around £400,000, the joint Bucks Council, Department for Transport and developer scheme was completed under the budget in six weeks to provide a route through landscaped corridors and parks.

Light green marks the new Berryfields to Buckingham Park route (Credit: Buckinghamshire Council) (Image: Buckinghamshire Council)

Mr Broadbent added: “Creating these greenways makes it easy and enjoyable for people to walk and cycle which is great for both mental and physical health.

“It also makes it easier for people to make low-carbon journeys by active travel, train and bus.

“Over the winter we will be working with local groups to plant up hedges and small woodland areas along the path, and in the spring we will be tidying up the verges so that they are level for mowing.”

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