Long distance rides

The iconic long distance rides that the National Cycle Network is famous for.

• England
• Scotland
• Wales
• Northern Ireland and the Border Counties
• Land's End to John O'Groats

England

• Avenue Verte (NCN Routes 4, 20, 21 and 2)
• C2C (Sea to Sea) (NCN Routes 7 and 71)
• Coast & Castles South (NCN Route 1)
• Cornish Way (NCN Routes 3 and 32)
• Derby to York (NCN Routes 6 and 62)
• Devon Coast to Coast (NCN Route 27)
• Downs and Weald (NCN Routes 2, 20 and 21)
• Fakenham to Harwich (NCN Route 1)
• Garden of England (NCN Routes 1, 2 and 18)
• Hadrian's Cycleway (NCN Route 72)
• Hull to Fakenham (NCN Route 1)
• North Sea Cycle Route (NCN Route 1)
• Pennine Cycleway (North Pennines) (NCN Route 68)
• Pennine Cycleway (South Pennines) (NCN Route 68)
• Pennine Cycleway (Peak District) (NCN Routes 68, 6, 62 and 67)
• Severn & Thames (inc Kennet & Avon Cycle Route) (NCN Routes 4 and 41)
• South Midlands (NCN Routes 6 and 51)
• Thames Valley (NCN Routes 4 and 5)
• Three Rivers (NCN Routes 1, 7, 72 and 14)
• Trans Pennine Trail - Central (NCN Route 67)
• Trans Pennine Trail - East (NCN Routes 62 and 65)
• Trans Pennine Trail - West (NCN Route 62)
• Walney to Wear & Whitby (W2W) (National Routes 70 and 165)
• Way of the Roses
• West Country Way (NCN Route 3)
• West Midlands Cycle Route (NCN Routes 5 and 54)
• White Rose Cycle Route (NCN Routes 65 and 66)
• Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route (NCN Route 66)

Scotland

• Aberdeen to Shetland (NCN Route 1)
• Forth & Clyde Cycle Route (NCN Route 75)
• Coast & Castles North (NCN Route 1)
• Coast & Castles South (NCN Route 1)
• Lochs & Glens - North (NCN Route 7)
• Lochs & Glens - South (NCN Route 7)
• North Sea Cycle Route (NCN Route 1)
• Oban to Campbeltown (NCN Route 78)
• Round the Forth (NCN Route 76)
• Salmon Run (NCN Route 77)

Wales

• Celtic Trail East (NCN Routes 4, 8 and 47)
• Celtic Trail West (NCN Routes 4 and 47)
• Lôn Las Cymru - North (NCN Route 8)
• Lôn Las Cymru - South (NCN Routes 8 and 42)
• Lôn Cambria & Lôn Teifi (NCN Routes 81 and 82)
• Taff Trail (NCN Route 8)
• North Wales Coast cycle route (NCN Route 5)
• Radnor Ring
• Dolgellau loops (NCN Route 8)
• Carmarthen & Llanelli Loop (NCN Routes 4 and 47)

Northern Ireland and the Border Counties 

• Ballyshannon to Ballycastle (NCN Routes 91,92 and 93)
• Belfast to Ballyshannon (NCN Routes 9, 91, 92 and 93)
• Kingfisher Trail (NCN Route 91)
• Loughshore Trail (NCN Routes 94 and 96)
• The Sperrins Region (NCN Routes 92, 93 and 95)
• The North West Trail (NCN Routes 92,91)
• Strangford Lough Cycle Trail (NCN Route 99)

Land's End to John O'Groats

There isn't currently a set route for Land's End to John O'Groats using the National Cycle Network. However, you can download this information sheet (pdf) to help plan your route on the National Cycle Network. The information sheet also contains extensive information about the many other ways to make the journey.

We also stock various books about cycling from Land's End to John O'Groats on our online shop.