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Silloth-on-Solway Shoreline

Grade

Easy to Moderate

Type

Cycle

Description

ROUTE OVERVIEW Start/Finish: Silloth NY 106 536 Distance: 11km (7 miles) - short distance with easy hills. Maps: OS Landranger 85 (Carlisle & Solway Firth) This route travels north along the Solway Coast to Skinburness, with wonderful views across the Solway Firth to the lowland Scottish Hills in Southern Galloway. On a clear day it's easy to see why the Roman's had defensive milefortlets and turrets evenly spaced along this coast allowing soldiers to keep a close eye on activities out to sea. Once on the home straight there are lot of places to get on to the sea shore, before heading back into the Victorian seaside town of Silloth.

Cycle Waypoints

  1. 1 NY 106 536 - Start at the Royal National Lifeboat Institute visitor centre and car park on the sea front in Silloth. Leave the car park, turning Left heading towards Silloth centre.
  2. 2 NY 109 535 - At the road end and T-junction turn Right onto the cobble main street.
  3. 3 NY 109 534 - Turn Left following the signs for NCN72 and turn Right again following the cycle signs and cycle way until the path emerges in Bridge View Cul-de-Sac.
  4. 4 NY 108 531 - At the end of the Cul-de-Sac turn Right still following NCN72.
  5. 5 NY 112 526 - Turn sharp Left signed for Aspatria on the B5301.
  6. 6 NY 116 523 - Take next Left on to the Causeway and continue along until the staggered Cross Roads.
  7. 7 NY 126 530 - At the cross-roads turn Right onto the B5302 for Abbeytown, take care on this short stretch of busier road.
  8. 8 NY 138 537 - Turn Left signed for Skinburness and follow this road all the way to Skinburness village, following the sea dyke. There are wonderful views of the coast and a clear day the lowland Scottish hills.
  9. 9 NY 127 559 - Continue through the village of Skinburness following the road along the coast back into Silloth and the cobbled main street, turning Right back to the RNLI car park.