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Recommend a route near Newcastle
| VisitorfromLondon | 29 Sep 05:56 |
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Joined: 29 Sep 2011 Posts: 2 Bike: | I am visting Newcastle for 3 days in mid-October nd have a day to do some cycling. I would like to do about 30 miles - some flat, some hills, some coast, no major roads if at all possible. Can anyone recommend a nice route? |
dan_b23 
| 29 Sep 12:30 |
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Joined: 12 Mar 2009 Posts: 21 Bike: My Profile | Hi I would recommend cycle routes 1 or 72. They are both on a mixture of traffic-free paths and quiet roads. Route 1 goes along the coast and you could for example head north towards Alnmouth. Route 72 heads west along the Tyne and you could go to Hexham. These maps show the main cycle routes in the area: http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/cyclemap/Northumberland http://www.gps-routes.co.uk/routes/home.nsf/cyclemap/Tyne%20and%20Wear Also if you have a car you could also drive to Kielder reservoir which is about 50 miles away. There is a path the whole way round which is just under 30 miles. Hope this helps :) |
| My Latest Route: Apr 2010 Ponteland to Matfen and Kirkheaton Loop | |
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albion
| 30 Sep 10:46 |
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Joined: 11 Jul 2010 Posts: 99 Bike: My Profile | For relaxation I would an anti-clockwise route 72, route 14, route 7 probably connecting back at Pelton. It is mainly a quality traffic free surface with the riverside to some as appealing as the coast. |
| My Latest Route: Feb 2012 Bowes Railway Path Start to End | |
| VisitorfromLondon | 12 Oct 07:57 |
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Joined: 29 Sep 2011 Posts: 2 Bike: | Hello Albion and Dan b23 Thank you very much for your route suggestions. In the end, I did route 72 coming out of Newcastle and then onto route 1 up to Whitley Bay. Fantastic day and lovely route - thank you both very much for your suggestions - I wouldn't have found this route without them. Particularly liked that stunning view of the Priory at Tynemouth as you turn the corner! It was a really good route for a first time visitor as well as both routes were really well signposted. Found a great place for lunch - Sambucca 2 on Union Quay in North Shields - they did 3 courses for £3.95 - you'd never get that in London! Will be up there again and will see if I can get to Kielder as suggested. All the best. |
| mickytin | 16 Nov 04:23 |
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Joined: 16 Nov 2011 Posts: 1 Bike: | Hello, I'm new to this and Newcastle, see when you'd say route 1 and 72 etc where can I find those. They sound great. Thanks |
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txbnet
| 16 Nov 08:59 |
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 Joined: 29 Jun 2010 Posts: 149 Bike: My Profile | Some of the local bike shops have free supplies of maps showing cycle tracks and routes in Northumberland, Tyne and Wear and Durham. If not, then the local authority will be pleased to send you one if you pop onto their website and ask, they're free to encourage us onto our bikes and away from traffic. Get the full set, they're always useful! |
| My Latest Route: Jan 2011 Whitley Bay to Bellingham | |
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