Recent years have seen significant growth in the use the bicycle both for leisure purposes and as a means of transport. The benefits of cycling are manyfold - it is cheap, healthy and environmentally friendly.

There are principally two main cycle-ways in Ware - Eastwards along the River Lee towards Stanstead Abbotts and beyond; and Westwards through to Hertford and onwards along the path of the old railway to Welwyn Garden City - The Cole Green Way.

Excursions

The District and County Council jointly publish leaflets describing two circular cycle rides through the countryside to the North and South of the town. These leaflets are available from the Town Council Offices at the Priory:-
 

A Circular Ride from Ware to Hertford visiting Brickendon, Bayford and Hoddesdon 18 Miles

A Circular Ride from Ware to Hertford visiting Bramfield, Burnham Green, Bulls Green and Tewin 13 Miles

There is also a guide to a circular ride that takes in Sawbridgeworth, Bishops Stortford, Braughing and The Pelhams. The nearby Lee Valley Park also features a 9 mile circular ride with a cycle hire facility at Broxbourne.