Route 10 forms the majority of the 278 km (173-mile) Reivers Cycle Route[2] which was conceived to be a mirror image of the popular C2C cycle route.[3] Originally Route 10 was designated as Sustrans regional route and signed with blue numbers.[4] It has been reclassified as a national route with red numbers.[5]
Route
Cockermouth to Carlisle
The western trailhead is at Cockermouth. It uses minor roads as far as Dalston where it joins Route 7 and follows the Caldew Cycleway riverside traffic-free path into central Carlisle.
Carlisle to Bellingham
Heading north out of Carlise the route continues to follow Route 7 on minor roads as far as Westlinton and continues as Route 10 into the Kershope Forest where it meets the Scottish border.[6] Mainly traffic-free through the Kielder Forest to the reservoir where it continues on minor roads to Bellingham.
Bellingham to North Shields
Heading east the route follows minor roads to Ponteland. Passing to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne the route reaches its eastern trailhead at Percy Main, North Shields.
Related NCN routes
Route 10 is part of the Reivers Cycle Route along with:[2]
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Official website
January 07, 2023
national, cycle, route, national, cycle, network, route, sustrans, national, route, that, runs, from, cockermouth, north, shields, route, miles, long, fully, open, signed, both, directions, route, northumberlandpart, reivers, routelength217, locationcumbria, n. National Cycle Network NCN Route 10 is a Sustrans National Route that runs from Cockermouth to North Shields The route is 217 km 135 miles long 1 and is fully open and signed in both directions 1 National Cycle Route 10Route 10 in NorthumberlandPart of Reivers RouteLength217 km 135 mi LocationCumbria and Northumberland UKDesignationUK National Cycle NetworkTrailheadsCockermouth west 54 39 51 N 3 21 41 W 54 6642 N 3 3614 W 54 6642 3 3614Percy Main east 54 59 47 N 1 27 53 W 54 9965 N 1 4646 W 54 9965 1 4646UseCyclingHighest pointCaplestone Fell 366 m 1 201 ft Lowest pointPercy Main 6 m 20 ft DifficultyChallengingWaymark 10 Websitewww wbr sustrans wbr org wbr uk wbr find a route on the national cycle network wbr route 10 wbr Contents 1 History 2 Route 2 1 Cockermouth to Carlisle 2 2 Carlisle to Bellingham 2 3 Bellingham to North Shields 3 Related NCN routes 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditRoute 10 forms the majority of the 278 km 173 mile Reivers Cycle Route 2 which was conceived to be a mirror image of the popular C2C cycle route 3 Originally Route 10 was designated as Sustrans regional route and signed with blue numbers 4 It has been reclassified as a national route with red numbers 5 Route EditCockermouth to Carlisle Edit The western trailhead is at Cockermouth It uses minor roads as far as Dalston where it joins Route 7 and follows the Caldew Cycleway riverside traffic free path into central Carlisle Carlisle to Bellingham Edit Heading north out of Carlise the route continues to follow Route 7 on minor roads as far as Westlinton and continues as Route 10 into the Kershope Forest where it meets the Scottish border 6 Mainly traffic free through the Kielder Forest to the reservoir where it continues on minor roads to Bellingham Bellingham to North Shields Edit Heading east the route follows minor roads to Ponteland Passing to the north of Newcastle upon Tyne the route reaches its eastern trailhead at Percy Main North Shields Related NCN routes EditRoute 10 is part of the Reivers Cycle Route along with 2 7 71 72 68 1 Route 10 meets the following routes 71 at Cockermouth 7 at Dalston and Westlinton 68 at Bellingham 72 at Percy MainReferences Edit a b Route 10 Sustrans Retrieved 4 March 2020 a b Reivers Cycle Route Sustrans Retrieved 4 March 2020 The Reivers Cycle Route NCN Route 10 Cycle Pad Northumberland Everything Cycling Retrieved 2 March 2018 Discover Three Rivers cycle routes map Bristol Sustrans 2007 ISBN 1901389685 Route numbering system Sustrans Archived from the original on 3 March 2018 Retrieved 2 March 2018 Reivers Route Day 3 Tarset to Newcastleton Cycleit2 Cycleit2 9 June 2016 Retrieved 2 March 2018 External links EditMap all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML Wikimedia Commons has media related to National Cycle Network route 10 Official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title National Cycle Route 10 amp oldid 1013522623, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
