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Standard details and drawings

This section contains a range of standard details and drawings produced by Sustrans and others.

Sustrans has developed a range of greenway drawings based on our extensive experience of cycle path design and construction. They cover many aspects of route design and associated features that we have found to be useful and are available in pdf format. They are grouped under the following headings:

These drawings are available for you to use with appropriate acknowledgement and are accurate to the best of our knowledge. They are intended for guidance only and you will be wholly responsible for whatever use you may make of them. We would welcome any feedback on these which should be sent to designandconstruction@sustrans.org.uk

Transport for London publishes detailed design drawings in the London Cycling Design Standards. Drawings are grouped under the following headings:

Cycling Scotland has published a set of standard details, based on those from TfL.

Countryside Access Design Guide, Scottish National Heritage 2002, includes design sheets for a wide range of traffic free path furniture, fencing details and gate details etc.

Path Cross Sections
01. Dense bitumen macadam (DBM) bound surface (pdf)
02. Limestone dust surface (pdf)
03. Hot-rolled asphalt (HRA) surface (pdf)
04. Tar spray and chip surface (pdf)
05. Reinforced grass track for cyclists and pedestrians only (pdf)
06. Reinforced sand track (pdf)   
07. Grassed gravel track-for horses only (pdf)
08. Standard DBM path with surface dressing-chips (pdf)

Other Path Details
10. Drainage ditch (pdf)
11. Filter drain (pdf)
12. Concrete pad farm vehicle crossing (pdf)
13. Concrete path edging (pdf)
14. Timber path edging (pdf)
15. Stone headwall (pdf)

Access and Barriers
20. Sheep grid (pdf)
21. Cattle grid (pdf)
22. Horse barrier-sleeper type (pdf)
23. Bollard (pdf)
24. Chicane (pdf)
26. Adjustable A-frame installation (pdf)

Fences
30. Post and wire-timber posts (pdf)
31. Post and pig net-timber posts (pdf)
32. Timber post and rail (pdf)
33. Post and wire-metal posts (pdf)
34. Metal railings (pdf)
35. Post and pig net with top rail-timber posts (pdf)
36. Post and wire with top rail-timber posts (pdf)

Gates
40. Metal field gate (pdf)
41. Vehicle barrier (pdf)
42. Pedestrian gate (pdf)
43. Bridle gate (pdf)

Other useful details
50. Flush kerb detail (pdf)
51. Timber steps (pdf)
52. Motorcycle speed humps (pdf)
53. Steel wheeling ramp-retrofit (pdf)
54. Concrete wheeling ramp-new build (pdf)

Path Furniture
60. Sleeper bench (pdf)
61. Layout of sitting area (pdf)
62. Layout of picnic table area (pdf)
63. Sleeper sign post (pdf)
64. Metal sign post (pdf)
65. Map display board (pdf)
67. Sheffield stands (pdf)
68. Milepost installation (pdf)
69. Art column installation (pdf)

Earth Works
70. Canal bank reinforcement with hessian bags (pdf)
71. Canal bank reinforcement with gabion baskets (pdf)
72. Canal bank reinforcement with coir rolls (pdf)
73. Path on causeway in cutting (pdf)
74. Ramp up/down embankment or cutting (pdf)
75. Small embankment (pdf)

Cross Section Arrangements
80. Section through path and railway line (pdf)

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