National Cycle Route 165

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 165 is a Sustrans National Route that runs from Barnard Castle to Whitby. The route is 116 km (72 miles) long and is fully open and signed in both directions.[1]

National Cycle Route 165
road snaking up a hill
Route 165 near Commondale in the North York Moors
part of the W2W Cycle Route
Length116 km (72 mi)
Location
Established2007 (as Regional Route 52)
DesignationUK National Cycle Network
TrailheadsBarnard Castle (west) to Whitby (east)
UseCycling
Highest pointCommondale, 247 m (810 ft)
Lowest pointRuswarp, 5 m (16 ft)
DifficultyModerate
WaymarkUK traffic sign identifying a cycle route 165 
Websitewww.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-165/ Edit this at Wikidata

History

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The W2W was launched on 1 June 2005 as a cross-country cycle route from Walney Island in Cumbria to Sunderland on the River Wear . In 2007 a southern branch from Barnard Castle to Whitby was added.[2] This southern branch was originally classified as regional route 52, it was upgraded to National Cycle Network Route 165 in 2012.[3] The Walney to Whitby route is 179 miles (288 km).[4]

Route

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National Cycle Route 165
 
 
 
 
  70  to West and North
 
0
Barnard Castle
 
 
4
  715  to North
 
 
 
River Tees
 
 
20
Croft-on-Tees
 
 
 
River Tees
 
 
 
River Tees
 
31
Appleton Wiske
 
32
 
 
37
  65  to South
 
39
Hutton Rudby
 
River Leven
 
 
40
  65  to North
 
 
 
 
47
Great Ayton
 
 
 
 
50
Kildale
 
 
52
  168  to North
 
 
 
 
56
Commondale
 
 
 
River Esk
 
 
 
 
 
58
Castleton
 
 
 
River Esk
 
 
 
 
 
60
Danby
 
 
 
 
 
68
Egton
 
 
 
 
 
72
Sleights
 
 
 
 
 
74
Ruswarp
 
 
 
River Esk
 
 
 
 
74
 
 
 
  1  to South
 
 
 
 
 
River Esk
 
 
 
 
 
 
76
Whitby
 
 
  1  to North

The western trailhead is in Barnard Castle at a junction with Route 70. The route descends off the Durham Dales along the lower Tees Valley for 20 miles (32 km) to Croft-on-Tees near Darlington. Continuing on flat roads for 27 miles (43 km) until it reaches the North York Moors at Great Ayton. Following the Eskdale for the final 27 miles (43 km) the route crosses the River Esk four times before reaching its eastern trailhead at a junction with Route 1 on the outskirts of Whitby. This section includes several steep climbs and descents, some of them are on off-road tracks.[5]

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Route 165 is part of the W2W route along with:[6]

Route 165 meets the following routes:

  • 70 at Barnard Castle
  • 715 at Whorlton
  • 65 at Hutton Rudby
  • 168 at Kildale
  • 1 at Whitby

References

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  1. ^ "Route 165". Sustrans. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ Sustrans (2007). Discover Three Rivers : cycle routes map (Rev. ed.). Bristol: Sustrans. ISBN 1901389685.
  3. ^ "W2W renumbered to Route 70 / 165". cyclingw2w.info. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. ^ "W2W — Walney to Wear & Whitby Cycle Route". cyclingw2w.info. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. ^ "W2W — Route Map". cyclingw2w.info. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Walney to Wear and Whitby (W2W) - Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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