Hadrian’s Cycleway - day 1: Ravenglass to St Bees, via Sustrans NCN Route 72
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- Ravenglass to St Bees
Day 1 - The start of our our first long distance cycle tour. Travelling by train from Northumberland to the start of a 332 Kilometre journey beginning at Ravenglass on the Cumbrian coast, UK.
What'up! useful channel,buddy- 👏
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Hi. I have watched your HCW with great interest as I’m doing that route myself in July, loved the content of your trip. I’m curious to know if you had any problems between Seascale and Sellafield? I’m reading reports that the route between these two places is now out of bounds because of coastal erosion. I would find it useful for any feedback.
Thanks for the comments David, you are correct the Seascale section is just about impassible, we like idiots gave it a go which added quite a bit of time on our journey. By the time we battled through the dunes, unloaded our panniers to carry the bike down a section of step then tried to navigate the river channel we could have gone under the railway bridge at Seacale and traveled along the road which runs along the other side of the railway. I hope you enjoy your journey.
@@graham-kirby Hi Graham, thanks for your help. Does this road you mentioned take you to Sellafield?
@@davidcaush5036 The official suggestion from Sustrans is to get the train to Sellafield, which is not the most useful suggestion. Aside from that depending on how much luggage you are carrying you could try your luck along the old route, there are two main issues, a section of scrub land just before the river Calder that has a rare species of toad that you have to pass through and the other bing if it has been raining the river could make it difficult to get under the rail bridge.
The other two suggested I have you will have to do additional research, I have not actually tried either of them. The first is to hope that the B5344 and A595 are not too busy and you can pick the route up again at Beckermet. The other suggestion is a bridalway that can be picked up by traveling east out of Seascale on the b5344 and taking a left turn at the cross road as you leave Seascale,I guess it will be signed for Sellafield. After a cops of trees on the right hand side there is a bridalway that heads through Seascale Hall and the skirts round Sellafield. You will still have travel on the A595 for a short while before crossing the river Calder then turning back towards the main gates of the nuclear plant, Route 72 should be on your right.
Hi David, did you get to do the HCW?