Description
The Coast to Coast Cycle Route Cicerone guide book
In The Coast to Coast Cycle Route details the 137 mile sea-to-sea / C2C cycle route.
This much loved short cycle tour across northern England takes you from Whitehaven or Workington on the west coast to Tynemouth or Sunderland on the east across 3 days.
The ride is suitable for all bike types (including e-bikes) with detailed on and off road alternatives routes given.
The guide contains easy-to-use route descriptions accompanied by 1:100,000 maps and useful gradient profiles.
Facilities are given for each stage of the ride and a useful accommodation guide is included in the appendices.
The ride weaves through the Lake District National Park, northern Pennines and County Durham, providing a balance of challenge and reward as you climb through the mountain passes of Whinlatter, Hartside Top and Black Hill.
The C2C cycle tour is a ‘must have’ on on any cycle tourers ticklist.
Contents
- Map key
- Overview map
- Route summary tables
- Introduction
- Why choose the C2C?
- How tough is the ride?
- How many days?
- Where to start and where to end
- West to east or east to west?
- What kind of bicycle?
- Unsurfaced off-road options
- Getting there and back
- Where to stay
- Before setting off on your bike
- Equipment
- Carrying your gear
- What to wear
- Maps and apps
- Signage
- Using this guide
- The C2C
- Day 1 Whitehaven to Greystoke
- Day 1A Workington to Greystoke
- Day 2 Greystoke to Allenheads
- Day 3 Allenheads to Tynemouth
- Day 3A Allenheads to Sunderland
- Appendix A Accommodation
- Appendix B Bike shops and other useful contacts
This is a link to the Guardian newspaper’s article online on the route.
The Coast to Coast Cycle Route Cicerone guide book