Ravens Route Day 7 was the last day of our Ravens Route cycle tour. It was a fine day in Whitby as we gathered outside The George Hotel. To Ravenscar We began by joining NCN Route 1 (we would follow this all day) and heading along the River Esk estuary and crossing over the bridge. A little further on, we climbed up Larpool Lane. We joined the Scarborough to Whitby Cinder Track. TheTrack follows the old railway line from Scarborough to Whitby…
Thursday was Ravens Route Day 6 of our cycle tour. We left the Mill Farm B&B where 4 of us had been staying and cycled over to the Royal Oak where the others had been staying. The day started climbing, heading towards the hills in the distance. There were quite a number of sneaky little climbs! At Commondale we turned off the road and followed a track that ran along the valley. Giving us some great views. We rejoined the road…
Day 4 of our Ravens Route had been a challenging one. Our legs were, therefore, hoping Ravens Route Day 5 would prove a little easier. Indeed, the day almost turned out to be a case of the sublime to the ridiculous … with a sting in the tail! We left a little later than usual due to having a service wash to collect. This was also going to be the longest daily distance we would cycle on the tour, so…
Tuesday was Ravens Route Day 4. We left the Royal Oak in Appleby-in-Westmorland, which was a great place to stay. We took a slight detour and crossed over a footbridge. We spotted a sign for the Rutter Falls Waterfall and so took a detour to investigate. It was well worth the detour! We then continued along the route. We stopped at the Church Gallery cafe in Kirby Stephen for a morning break. We then started our climbing up towards Tan…
Monday was Ravens Route Day 3. We left our B&B and cycled into the centre of Keswick and then headed out into the old railway line. After a couple of miles, we had to divert off the old railway line as it was closed. During the 2015 floods the bridges, we damaged and haven’t been restored as yet. We climbed up to the Castlerigg stone circle. We then continued along the Sea-to-Sea (C2C) alternative route towards Threlkeld. We made our…
