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Silloth to Abbeytown

Grade

Easy to Moderate

Type

Cycle

Description

ROUTE OVERVIEW Start/Finish: Silloth NY 106 536 Distance: 34km (21 miles) Medium distance with easy hills. Map: OS Landranger 85 (Carlisle & Solway Firth) This stunning route explores the countryside and coastline of the Hadrian's Wall World Heritage Site and the Solway Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. As well a amazing scenery and important wildlife, this area has a fascinating history spanning many centuries. Imagine the Roman forts and turrets positioned along the coast, and the monks of Holme Cultram Abbey hard at work developing the agriculture and salt panning industries that helped shape this wonderful area.

Cycle Waypoints

  1. 1 NY 106 536 - Start at the car park, turning Left and heading towards Silloth town centre.
  2. 2 NY 109 535 - At the T-junction, turn Right onto the cobbled main street.
  3. 3 NY 109 534 - Turn Left following the signs for NCN72 and turn Right again following the cycle signs and the cycleway until it 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. Follow this road for just over a mile.
  6. 6 NY 118 512 - Turn Right signed for Beckfoot and continue heading for Beckfoot, passing Wolsty Hall, before following the road to the right signed for Silloth.
  7. 7 NY096 502 - At the T-junction, turn Left onto the B3500, signed Mawbray, taking care on the busier road. This road follows the coastline and can be windy and exposed in places, but it gives a stunning view of the sea and the Lakeland fells of Blencathra and Skiddaw.
  8. 8 NY 079 447 - Turn Left after 4 miles on the B5300, signed for Edderside and Tarn, following the signs for NCN72. Continue on this lane through the farm buildings at Edderside.
  9. 9 NY 112 463 - Continue Straight Ahead. Following NCN72 up hill, with the Tarn on the Left.
  10. 10 NY 118 472 - At the next T-junction, turn Left and then continue Straight Ahead no longer following NCN72 (which goes off to the Left).
  11. 11 NY 118 478 - At the cross-roads turn Right signed for Aldoth and Abbeytown, continue along this road for 3 miles as it undulates through farmland following signs for Abbeytown.
  12. 12 NY 160 506 - At the T-junction, turn Right signed Abbeytown.
  13. 13 NY 163 507 - At the T-junction, turn Right signed for Wigton and continue into Abbeytown.
  14. 14 NY 172 507 - In Abbeytown, turn first Left signed Brownrigg and continue for 1.5 miles.
  15. 15 NY 166 527 - Turn Left (unsigned) cycling down the country lane and through farmland.
  16. 16 NY 152 523 - At T-junction, go Straight Ahead signed Wolsty taking care over this junction and travel down this long straight road.
  17. 17 NY 138 520 - Turn first Right signed for Blackdyke Industrial Estate.
  18. 18 NY 126 530 - At T-junction turn sharp Left signed West Causeway, and not onto B5302.
  19. 19 NY 115 523 - At T-junction, turn Right signed for Silloth.
  20. 20 NY 112 526 - At T-junction, turn Right signed for Silloth on the NCN72, follow this road round and turn Left into Bridge View Cul-de-Sac following the route back through Silloth to the car park.