National Cycle Route 164

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NCN Route 164
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Length51 km (32 mi)
LocationYorkshire
Established2011
Designation National Cycle Network
Trailheads
UseCycling
Elevation gain/loss375 metres (1,230 ft) gain 425 metres (1,390 ft) loss
Highest point Huggate , 191 m (627 ft)
Lowest point Beverley , 9 m (30 ft)
Waymark NCN Route Sign 164.svg
Website https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-164/

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 164 is a Sustrans regional route in the Yorkshire Wolds. The Northern section between Pocklington and Hutton Cranswick is part of the Way of the Roses, opened in 2010. [1] The southern section links Beverley and Kiplingcotes via Newbold. Both sections are key parts of the 146 mile Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route, [2] opened in 2011. [3] It is fully open and signed.

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Route

Pocklington to Hutton Cranswick

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Tibthorpe, Main Street

The northern section is entirely on road using quiet country lanes. Its western end is in Pocklington in the Vale of York. [4] The route climbs up the Yorkshire Worlds through Millington Dale. It is a gentle climb compared to most of the roads up the scarp slope of the wold. The village of Huggate is shortly after the top of the climb. The route runs downhill to the Holderness Plain. Its eastern end is about two miles west of Hutton Cranswick where it meets NCN 1.

Kiplingcotes to Beverley

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Kiplingcotes Lane
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Walkington Gate house, Beverley Westwood

The western end of the southern section is in Kiplingcotes at a junction with NCN 66. [5] The route heads south to Newbold, with steep roads in and out, then turns east to Walkington, Beverley Westwood. Its eastern end is in Beverley at a junction with NCN 1.

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Junction of National Cycle Network routes 1 and 164

Route 164 meets the following routes:

Route 164 (northern section) is part of the Way of the Roses along with:

69   68   688   65   658   66   1

Route 164 is part of the Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route with:

66   1   166   167

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References

  1. "Route Opening". Way of the Roses cycle route. Cooper Douglas Partnership. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. "Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route". Cycle the Yorkshire Wolds. Cooper Douglas Partnership. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  3. Wills, Dixie. "Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route: 146 miles of back roads and huge skies". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  4. Way of the Roses Sustrans' Cycle Route Map. Sustrans. 2010. ISBN   1901389839.
  5. Yorkshire Wolds, York & the Humber Cycle Map 28. Sustrans. 2014. ISBN   1900623455.