Cumbria Sea to Sea (C2C) Four Day Bike Adventure

Our now many ATF (Almost Traffic Free) and Coast to Coast bike rides have been tremendous fun and great camaraderie. Whilst these have included classics like the Way of the Roses (Morecambe to Bridlington), Hadrians Wall Coast to Coast and Tarka Trail in the South West we have always had a notion to do the BIG one. The Cumbria Sea to Sea or C2C crossing both the Lake District and the Pennines to travel from Whitehaven in the West to Tynemouth in the East. Easily doable in four days.

Leave your car in Newcastle or Tynemouth and get the train (with your bike) to Whitehaven ready to start the ride at 10:30am from Whitehaven train station. There is a 7:02am train from Newcastle that gets you in at 10:10am or obviously travel the night before and stay over in Whitehaven.

Day 1: We cycle across the Lake District to Keswick aiming to stay at the YHA there which has bike storage facilities. A mere 31.6miles. Yes, there are a few hills!

Day 2: A rather hillier day up and over the Pennines to Alston which is 40.8 miles.

Day 3: Still quite a lot of ascent to take us to the outskirts of Consett. 28.7 miles.

Day 4: Final Day to Tynemouth, mostly downhill! 35.7 miles

Our cost includes 3 nights hostel accommodation but all other costs need to be individually paid for. In the evenings we will eat out at a pub if we can.

Don't forget you need a bike (!) and bike helmet which is obligatory on all group rides. Please also bring a spare inner tube to fit your bike to save time if punctures occur.

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