This Ravens Route Itinerary outlines the plans for our annual group cycling summer tour for 2018. As usual, we will be touring with some of our friends from Stockport Community Cycling Club – all of whom have been regulars on previous tours. The team this year will be – Andy P,  Sarah, Andy S, Andy S, Neil, Des and Ian.

This year we are completing an English coast-to-coast route from Ravenglass to Ravenscar. It is a route we have put together ourselves – though it incorporates sections which we have cycled on previous tours, such as Hadrian’s Cycleway, Sea-to-Sea (C2C), Pennine Cycleway, and Wainwright Coast-to-Coast.

Our route will take us through the fantastic scenery of the Lake District, Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. While along the way we will visit historic towns such as Keswick, Penrith, Appleby-in-Westmoreland, Kirkby Stephen, Barnard Castle and Whitby.

You can view our Ravens Route itinerary below:

Day 1 – Ravenglass to Cleator

Train to Ravenglass.
Then cycle from Ravenglass to Cleator (Distance: 16 miles – Ravens Tour: 16 miles)
Stay at Grove Court Hotel, Cleator.

Day 2 – Cleator to Keswick

Cycle from Cleator to Keswick (Distance: 31 miles – Ravens Tour: 47 miles).
Stay at Lyndhurst Guest House, Keswick

Day 3 – Keswick to Appleby-in-Westmorland

Cycle from Keswick to Appleby-in-Westmorland (Distance: 41 miles – Ravens Tour: 88 miles).
Stay at Royal Oak, Appleby-in-Westmorland.

Day 4 – Appleby-in-Westmorland to Barnard Castle

Cycle from Appleby-in-Westmorland to Barnard Castle (Distance: 41 miles – Ravens Tour: 129 miles).
Stay at The Red Well Inn, Barnard Castle.

Day 5 – Barnard Castle to Great Ayton

Cycle from Barnard Castle to Great Ayton (Distance: 46 miles – Ravens Tour: 175 miles).
Stay at Mill Farm B&B and the Royal Oak Hotel, Great Ayton.

Day 6 – Great Ayton to Whitby

Cycle from Great Ayton to Whitby (Distance: 29 miles – Ravens Tour: 197 miles).
Stay at The George Hotel, Whitby.

Day 7 – Whitby to Ravenscar to Scarborough

Cycle from Whitby to Ravenscar, and complete Ravens Route coast-to-coast tour (Distance: 11 miles – Ravenglass to Ravenscar: 217 miles).

Finally, cycle from Ravenscar to Scarborough, and journey home (Distance: 10 miles).