August 18, 2026 - 262 views
People across Conwy are being asked to have their say on how the county's walking, wheeling and cycling network should develop over the coming years.
Conwy County Borough Council, working with the WalkWheelCycle Trust, has launched a public consultation on existing and proposed active travel routes across the county.
Residents are being encouraged to comment on routes they already use, identify problems or gaps in the network and suggest where improvements or new connections are needed.
Active travel covers journeys made by walking, cycling and wheeling, including wheelchair and mobility scooter users. The aim is to make it easier and safer for people to make everyday local journeys without relying on a car.
For Conwy, that could mean better connections between residential areas, town centres, schools, workplaces, railway stations and other community facilities.
The consultation is being carried out under the Active Travel (Wales) Act 2013, which places a legal duty on Welsh local authorities to continuously improve facilities and routes for walking, wheeling and cycling.
Conwy's current active travel network map was approved by the Welsh Government in August 2022.
Since then, the council says it has continued to develop and improve infrastructure, including new routes and facilities intended to benefit pedestrians, cyclists and people who wheel.
The latest consultation is intended to provide an opportunity to review how the network has developed and identify priorities for its next stage.
That is particularly significant as Conwy has a mixture of urban and rural communities, with very different transport needs. A route that works well in a town centre may not provide the same benefits to people living in smaller villages or more rural parts of the county.
The council says feedback will help shape both existing and future routes.
The consultation will remain open until Monday, November 9, 2026, with the revised active travel map due to be submitted to the Welsh Government in December.
Residents can take part online through the Welsh Government's DataMapWales consultation.
Have Your Say on Walking, Wheeling and Cycling in Conwy
Drop-in consultation events will also be held, with details of locations and dates expected to be advertised once arrangements have been confirmed.
The council is encouraging people who walk, cycle or wheel regularly – as well as those who currently do not – to take part.
The consultation could therefore provide an opportunity for residents to highlight not only where existing routes work well, but also where missing links, difficult crossings, poor surfaces or other barriers discourage people from choosing active travel.
With transport, health and the environment all increasingly part of discussions about how Conwy's communities should develop, the council says residents' views will help determine what the county's active travel network should look like in the future.
