Avon Cycleway - Distance 78 miles.
Easy through to challenging. Circular, way marked route. The
full route runs through the countryside around Bristol and passes
by Chew Valley lakes. Shorter circuits are available ranging
from 34 to 67 miles. The full route can take up to two days
to complete, especially for beginners. Contact Bristol City
Council, Planning Dept. 0117 903 6829
The Cheshire Cycle Way - Distance
135 miles. Challenging. A sign-posted circular route which combines
the scenery of the Cheshire plains and the Pennine moors with
historic Chester. The rout
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runs through villages, forests, woods, gardens and past historic
mills, churches and castles. The full route will take two to
five days. Contact: Tourism and Marketing Unit. 01244 603107
Cumbria Cycle Way - Distance
259 miles. Easy through to challenging. Fully way-marked route
through Cumbria's often hilly countryside. The route officially
starts in Carlisle and passes through the beautiful Eden Valley.
It is divided into seven stages. Contact Planning Dept. 01226
772574
The Tarka Trail - Distance 23
miles. Easy. Way-marked, traffic free route that runs along
a converted railway line from Barnstaple to Petrockstow. It
offers a rich variety of countryside from the salt marshes of
the Taw and Torridge estuaries to the valleys of ancient woodland.
Mostly flat, it's ideal for family cycling. Takes from two to
four hours to complete. Contact Country Tourism Association
01271 45008
Colchester Cycle Routes - Distance
12 - 14 miles. Moderate. The local council has mapped out seven
routes which follow mostly quiet roads. Highlights include Layer
Marney Tower, Langham and Boxted, Coggeshall, Hedingham Castle,
and the East Anglian Railway Museum. Contact 01245 437287
C2C Cycle Route (i.e. Sea to
Sea) - Distance 140 miles. Challenging. Way-marked route, running
coast to coast across England. It starts from Whitehaven (or
Workington) on the west coast, skirts the Lake District, climbs
from Keswick and crosses dramatic Pennine scenery on the way
to Sunderland (or Newcastle). Contact Sustrans 0117 929 0888
Glasgow to Inverness - Distance
213 miles. Challenging. Long-distance route running on quiet
roads and traffic-free paths. The route passes through spectacular
scenery on its way through Stirlingshire, the Tay and Spey valleys
and up through the Grampian Mountains to Inverness and Moray
Firth. It takes about a week to complete.
