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Whitehaven to Maryport - Ports and Forts

Grade

Easy to Moderate

Type

Cycle

Description

ROUTE OVERVIEW Start/Finish: Whitehaven NX971 128 Distance: 23km (14m) medium distance with easy hills Map: OS Landranger 89 (West Cumbria) This route travels between two busy harbour towns along the route of Hadrian's Cycleway (NCN72). In Roman times defensive structures such as forts were dotted along this coast providing strategic viewpoints out to sea and supply routes to Hadrian's Wall. A fort at Moresby stood high above the modern town of Whitehaven, looking out over the Irish Sea, and the fort of Alauna overlooked the Solway Coast from Maryport. This route is simple to navigate, it is well signed along its length and can be followed without too much reference to a map. As it is a linear route the recomended start is in Maryport from the Wave Centre on Irish Street, where electric and standard bikes can be hired. It is then a short train ride to the route start in Whitehaven, before cycling back to the Wave Centre.

Cycle Waypoints

  1. 1 NY 971 182 - This route starts from the C2C Monument on the harbour. With your back to the monument, follow the harbour to the Left, cross over the road and follow the cycle path uphill behind the railway station. Follow the path tp Parton.
  2. 2 NX 977 204 - The cycle path joins the road in Parton, follow this through the village, up the hill to a T-junction.
  3. 3 NX 983 213 - At the T-junction turn left and cross over the road, to turn Right, following the blue NCN72 signs through houses, continue onto the tarmacked cycle path. Follow the blue NCN72 signs all the way to Workington.
  4. 4 NY 002 282 - Take care as the cycle way emerges onto a road, cross it using the crossing and re-join the cycle path.
  5. 5 NY 002 286 - The cyle path merges on to a road, take care and continue Straight Ahead through a tunnel to re-join the cyle way again, crossing the new Navvies Brideg and following the cycle path. Take care at the split of the cycleway to follow NCN72 signs to the Left. Follow the cycleway to the main road.
  6. 6 NY 002 312 - At the main road follow the cycle path alongside the road, take care crossing the road, and continue to follow the path and the other side of the road.
  7. 7 NY 014 329 - Turn R and follow the cycle path to Flimby, passing through 3 gates and following the blue cycle signs.
  8. 8 NY 023 332 - The route emerges onto a road in Flimby, turn Left at the T-junction and follow this road down the hill until it meets the busy main road.
  9. 9 NY 023 342 - At the T-junction with the main road keep to the shared path and continue through Flimby to the designated cycle crossing point.
  10. 10 NY 026 347 - Carefully cross the main road and join the cycle path to its end in Maryport.
  11. 11 NY 030 362 - At the end of the cycle path, turn Right onto a road, at the T-junction turn Left and the turn Right back to the Wave Centre, the end of this route.