Healthway Solar Cycling Track: Hyderabad's Traffic-Free Ride for Any Weather, Any Hour

The Healthway Solar Cycling Track is the ride that removes every excuse. Too sunny? You’re under a solar roof. Raining? Same roof. Too late in the evening? The panels above you power the lights that keep the track alive well into the night. Twenty-three kilometres of smooth, traffic-free tarmac along the ORR — and all you have to do is show up.

See it for yourself

We chose this walkthrough by an independent creator because it covers the track’s facilities and features end to end — exactly what you’ll find when you arrive.

Why we think it’s outworthy

This track is our home ride — we’re on it almost every day, and it has quietly changed how much we cycle. The reason is simple: it deletes the two things that keep most people off a bicycle in this city, traffic and weather. The full 23 km stretch is completely separated from cars, smooth and well laid out, so you ride exactly as far as you feel like — enter at the TSPA access and a full out-and-back gives you a proper 50 km morning 🧭✓. The solar shelter overhead is the feature that makes it week-after-week sustainable: it shields you from the sun, keeps you dry when it rains, and at night the solar-powered lights make riding after dark completely normal — you’ll see plenty of people out here late into the evening ⭐✓. On days we don’t feel like taking our own bike, we walk into the Narsingi Smartbike hub and rent one on the spot. And if you’re bringing along someone who doesn’t love cycling yet, rent them an electric bike — yes, that’s an option — and let them cruise the rolling ups and downs; they will fall in love with it 💚✓. Well-maintained restrooms and water at both the Narsingi hub and the TSPA entrance round it off — it just feels like home. One honest note: this is engineered infrastructure along a highway, not forest — for birdsong and greenery, Pala Pitta Cycling Park is our pick 🌿✓. This is where you come to actually ride.

Is this for you?

Best for: anyone who wants real riding distance in complete safety — beginners on rentals, daily fitness riders, and night owls alike.

Probably not for: riders looking for a nature-immersed, quiet forest experience — this is a purpose-built corridor along the highway.

From the organisers

Healthway is India’s first solar-roof cycling track, built by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) along the Outer Ring Road and opened in October 2023. The 23 km, 4.5-metre-wide bidirectional track runs in two stretches — Nanakramguda to TSPA (8.5 km) and Kollur to Narsingi (14.5 km) — under a roof of around 16,000 solar panels that generate power and light the track at night. It is open 24/7, year-round, with five access points (Narsingi, Kollur, TSPA, Vattinagulapalli, Nanakramguda) offering parking, cycle rentals, repair stalls, first-aid stations and rest areas.

Know before you go

Location: along the Outer Ring Road service corridor, Financial District side. Two separate stretches — pick your entry: Nanakramguda, TSPA, Vattinagulapalli, Narsingi or Kollur.
Timings: open 24/7 — the solar roof makes early-morning, midday and night rides all workable.
Rentals: Smartbike hub at Narsingi — regular and electric bikes; rental stations at other access points too.
Facilities: well-maintained restrooms and drinking water at Narsingi hub and TSPA entrance; parking, repair stalls and first-aid at access points.
Terrain: smooth tarmac with gentle rolling ups and downs — fun on any bike, manageable for beginners.
Worth knowing: the two stretches don’t connect — check which section suits your start point before you head out.

Why you can trust this recommendation

Outworthy exists to answer one question: if a close friend had just one free morning this month, would we confidently tell them to spend it here? If the answer isn’t an easy yes, we don’t publish it. We’re not affiliated with the organisers of this experience, we don’t accept payment for recommendations, and we research every one through independent sources — not just the organiser’s own material. For this recommendation: this is our regular ride — we cycle here almost daily — and we’ve cross-checked the facts against independent local coverage. No place is perfect, and where something might affect your experience, we say so.

Official resources

Healthway Cycling Track on Google Maps
Built and operated by HMDA (Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority).

Healthway Solar Cycling Track: Hyderabad’s Traffic-Free Ride for Any Weather, Any Hour