Memorials & monuments · North East England
Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route
In or near Gilmonby.
Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route in England North East, United Kingdom.
Matthew Hatton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bowes Moor SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route (or W2W) is the name of a cross-country cycle route in Northern England. It runs from Walney Island in Cumbria to Sunderland on the River Wear or Whitby.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The route was launched on 1 June 2005 to complement the popular Sea to Sea Cycle Route (C2C) that runs from Whitehaven to Sunderland. It is designed to be slightly harder and longer than this other route, totalling either 149 or 151 mi. When launched, the route used sections of NCN Routes 72, 68, and 71 west of the Pennines. From Tan Hill to Sunderland, a new Regional Route was created and given the number 20, with a blue background. In 2012, after improvements to meet National Cycle Network standards, it was upgraded to National Route 70. Route signs were changed to the number 70 with a red background. Around the same time, the sections on the route that had previously been Route 71 and 72…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.4663, -2.1013
Sources
- wikidata: Q7946170 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Little Black Hill
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Great Black Hill
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Tan Hill Inn Camping
Campsites · 4.0 km
Tan Hill Inn
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Tan Hill Inn
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Tan Hill
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Arkengarthdale Gunnerside and Reeth Moors
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Bowes Moor
Archaeological sites · 4.7 km
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Where to eat & stay near Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route
Places to stay
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Park House Camping & Keld Bunkhouse
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The Old Armoury Campsite
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Hoggarths campsite
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Places to eat & drink
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route?
- Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route is in North-East England, United Kingdom.
- What is Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route?
- Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route?
- Its coordinates are 54.4663°, -2.1013°.
- Is Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route a protected site?
- Yes — Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route is part of the Bowes Moor SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Arkengarthdale, Gunnerside and Reeth Moors SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route free to visit?
- Yes, Walney to Wear and Whitby Cycle Route is free to enter.