National Cycle Route 165

NCN Route 165
road snaking up a hill
Route 165 near Commondale in the North York Moors
Established 2007 (as Regional Route 52)
Length 119 km (74 mi)
Location Yorkshire, UK
Designation UK National Cycle Network
Trailheads Barnard Castle (west) to Whitby (east)
Use Cycling
Elevation
Highest point Commondale, 247 m (810 ft)
Lowest point Ruswarp, 5 m (16 ft)
Cycling details
Trail difficulty Moderate
Website sustrans.org.uk

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 165 is a Sustrans National Route that runs from Barnard Castle to Whitby. The route is 74 miles (119 km) in length and is fully open and signed in both directions.[1]

History

The W2W was launched on 1 June 2005 as a cross-country cycle route from Walney Island in Cumbria to Sunderland on the River Wear . In 2007 a southern branch from Barnard Castle to Whitby was added.[2] This southern branch was originally classified as regional route 52, it was upgraded to National Cycle Network Route 165 in 2012.[3] The Walney to Whitby route is 179 miles (288 km).[4]

Route

National Cycle Route 165
 Route 70 to W and N
0
 Barnard Castle
4
 Route 715 to N
 River Tees
20
 Croft-on-Tees
 River Tees
 River Tees
31
 Appleton Wiske
32
37
 Route 65 joins from S
39
 Hutton Rudby
 River Leven
40
 Route 65 Leaves to N
47
 Great Ayton
50
 Kildale
52
 Route 168 to N
56
 Commondale
 River Esk
58
 Castleton
 River Esk
60
 Danby
68
 Egton
72
 Sleights
74
 Ruswarp
 River Esk
74
Route 1 to S
River Esk
76
 Whitby
 Route 1 to N

The western trailhead is in Barnard Castle at a junction with Route 70. The route descends off the Durham Dales along the lower Tees Valley for 20 miles (32 km) to Croft-on-Tees near Darlington. Continuing on flat roads for 27 miles (43 km) until it reaches the North York Moors at Great Ayton. Following the Eskdale for the final 27 miles (43 km) the route crosses the River Esk four times before reaching its eastern trailhead at a junction with Route 1 on the outskirts of Whitby. This section includes serval steep climbs and descents, some of them are on off-road tracks.[5]

Route 165 is part of the W2W route along with:[6]

Route 165 meets the following routes:

  • 70 at Barnard Castle
  • 715 at Whorlton
  • 65 at Hutton Rudby
  • 168 at Kildale
  • 1 at Whitby

References

  1. ↑ "Route 165 - Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  2. ↑ Sustrans (2007). Discover Three Rivers : cycle routes map (Rev. ed.). Bristol: Sustrans. ISBN 1901389685.
  3. ↑ "W2W — W2W renumbered to Route 70 / 165". cyclingw2w.info. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "W2W — Walney to Wear & Whitby Cycle Route". cyclingw2w.info. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "W2W — Route Map". cyclingw2w.info. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ↑ "Walney to Wear [and Whitby] (W2W) - Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
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