Sea to Sea (C2C)
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Route: Whitehaven or Workington to Newcastle or Sunderland (Irish Sea off Cumbrian Coast to North Sea off Northumbrian Coast). Map includes Penrith-Carlisle Link to Scottish route.
Distance: 140 miles. Map shows 202 miles of route, of which 79 traffic-free.
The UK's most popular 'challenge' cycle route passes through the northern Lake District before climbing the Pennines, 'the roof of England', and then descending to the railway paths of County Durham. It includes Black Hill, the highest point on the National Cycle Network (609m) and the Consett-Sunderland railway path and sculpture trail.
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Map: The official NN7A Sea to Sea Cycle Route map is available to buy from the Sustrans Shop.
Links to The Three Rivers, the Coast and Castles South and the Lochs and Glens South cycle routes.