Leeds to Edinburg

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no_pro 28 Feb 19:36  

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Hi.

I was wondering if anybody knows of a good route from leeds to ed.

Looking to do this over the easter break and taking 5 days or so.

First time I will attempt a multi day ride. We are thinking of heading out from the East Coast and up through Newcastle etc to avoid the A1.

Any route ideas would be great!

Ta

txbnet 03 Mar 06:22  

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My Profile 		Hi I have no experience of cycling routes around Leeds, but the NCR 1 goes up the East Coast and I've used it in reverse from Whitley Bay to Scarborough, and I've followed the Coast and Castles route from Edinburgh to Tynemouth (9 miles along the Tyne from Newcastle).

You could head for Hartlepool day one about 75 miles mainly gentle downhills, and pick up the NCR1.

From there, the NCR1 hugs the coastline most of the way and you could do another 70 miles to Warkworth or Alnmouth by the end of day 2 both nice Northumbrian villages where there are bars, eating places and b&bs.

The Coast and Castles route then takes you mainly off road to Berwick, then west to Kelso which you could manage in a further day and is a lovely ride if you follow the blue NCR1 signs and don't take the busy road (60 miles). Kelso has some great stop over deals, we got twin rooms and breakfast for around £25 each with safe bike storage.

The ride from Kelso to Edinburgh (70 miles) is quite challenging but magnificent in its scenery. One hill in the Moorfoots from Innerleithen (good lunch stop) makes you feel like you're going across the top of the world with fantastic views for miles and miles.

So I'd go for four days, three nights out and enjoy!

My Latest Route: Jan 2011 Whitley Bay to Bellingham

tweets72 03 Mar 07:42  

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Hi,

Take a look on www.sustrans.org.uk - you should be able to download a map of the National Cycle Network which may give you an idea of the best routes to take.

Good Luck - will be a wicked ride!

Tracey


no_pro 03 Mar 19:48  

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Thanks Tracey and txbnet............ Some great tips..

Hopefully the sun will be shining and I can let you know how it went!

Cheers

Fadi


cyclops king 16 Mar 22:21  

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Hi Guys

Were also thinking of doing the Leeds to Edinburgh Route. so far we seem to have established we need route 636 to Route 66 to Route 164. Which then takes you to NCR 1 and should take us all the way to Edinburgh is this correct?

However we're all new to cycling long distance and dont really understand cycling routes. We need to know if the cycling routes are well sign posted or if were going to get lost every corner we turn. If anyone can share any knowledge about cycle routes an sign postage or recommended books that will help us map this perfectly please do.

We're not intending to do this until the summer but were desperate to get things organised.

Thanks

Cyclopse King
AKA Matthew Toothill