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Hadrian’s Cycleway Itinerary

Hadrian’s Cycleway Itinerary

This Hadrian’s Cycleway itinerary covers our second tour of the year, one we will be undertaking in July. The route is described by Sustrans as ‘a ride through some of England’s most dramatic and wild countryside, taking in magnificent coastal views, breathtaking countryside and Roman forts’. As you can see below, our Hadrian’s Cycleway itinerary is shaping up nicely: Day 1 – Ravenglass to Cockermouth Travel to Ravenglass.Cycle from Ravenglass to Workington and then on to Cockermouth (distance approx 39 miles).Stay at Cockermouth Travelodge, Cockermouth….

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E2E Day 13 – Windermere to Carlisle

E2E Day 13 – Windermere to Carlisle

E2E Day 13. We are in to the second half of our End-to-End now and today was our last day in England. And what a lovely day it was. Upon leaving Windermere YHA we headed up the Kirkstone Pass. Their had been talk the previous evening of how ‘horrendous’ this climb was. Frankly however this proved false. Maybe we are seeing that we are now much stronger riders, maybe we treated it with respect but the 5 mile pass proved…

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E2E Day 12 – Day Off!

E2E Day 12 – Day Off!

E2E Day 12. Today is a day off and very welcome it is too!  Windermere Youth Hostel is actually at Troutbeck Bridge and has amazing views down across the valley and the lake. The team has all been doing different things. However three of us went off for a walk in the sunshine this morning – Andy S, Andy P and I (Sarah). We set off for the local shop (down a steep hill) but then walked on further. We…

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E2E Day 11 – Lancaster to Windermere

E2E Day 11 – Lancaster to Windermere

E2E Day 11. Following the tough day in to the winds yesterday, today offered a more leisurely ride. Not so many miles (just 37 of them), not alot of wind blowing, the chance of more great scenery, a BBQ in the evening, and a rest day tomorrow. And so it proved. It was a relatively leisurely ride all day. The first 10 miles out of Lancaster for instance were canal based. We stopped at Milnthorpe and Kendal for lunch. The…

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