National Cycle Route 165

National Cycle Route 165
road snaking up a hill
Route 165 near Commondale in the North York Moors
part of the W2W Cycle Route
Length116 km (72 mi)
Location
Established2007 (as Regional Route 52)
DesignationUK National Cycle Network
TrailheadsBarnard Castle (west) to Whitby (east)
UseCycling
Highest pointCommondale, 247 m (810 ft)
Lowest pointRuswarp, 5 m (16 ft)
DifficultyModerate
WaymarkUK traffic sign identifying a cycle route 165 
Websitewww.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-165/ Edit this at Wikidata

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 165 is a Sustrans National Route that runs from Barnard Castle to Whitby. The route is 116 km (72 miles) long and is fully open and signed in both directions.[1]

History

The W2W was launched on 1 June 2005 as a cross-country cycle route from Walney Island in Cumbria to Sunderland on the River Wear . In 2007 a southern branch from Barnard Castle to Whitby was added.[2] This southern branch was originally classified as regional route 52, it was upgraded to National Cycle Network Route 165 in 2012.[3] The Walney to Whitby route is 179 miles (288 km).[4]

Route

National Cycle Route 165
Legend
mi
  70  to West and North
0
 Barnard Castle
4
   715  to North
River Tees
20
 Croft-on-Tees
River Tees
River Tees
31
 Appleton Wiske
32
37
   65  to South
39
 Hutton Rudby
River Leven
40
   65  to North
47
 Great Ayton
50
 Kildale
52
   168  to North
56
 Commondale
River Esk
58
 Castleton
River Esk
60
 Danby
68
 Egton
72
 Sleights
74
 Ruswarp
River Esk
74
  1  to South
River Esk
76
 Whitby
  1  to North

The western trailhead is in Barnard Castle at a junction with Route 70. The route descends off the Durham Dales along the lower Tees Valley for 20 miles (32 km) to Croft-on-Tees near Darlington. Continuing on flat roads for 27 miles (43 km) until it reaches the North York Moors at Great Ayton. Following the Eskdale for the final 27 miles (43 km) the route crosses the River Esk four times before reaching its eastern trailhead at a junction with Route 1 on the outskirts of Whitby. This section includes several steep climbs and descents, some of them are on off-road tracks.[5]

Route 165 is part of the W2W route along with:[6]

Route 165 meets the following routes:

  • 70 at Barnard Castle
  • 715 at Whorlton
  • 65 at Hutton Rudby
  • 168 at Kildale
  • 1 at Whitby

References

  1. ^ "Route 165". Sustrans. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ Sustrans (2007). Discover Three Rivers : cycle routes map (Rev. ed.). Bristol: Sustrans. ISBN 1901389685.
  3. ^ "W2W renumbered to Route 70 / 165". cyclingw2w.info. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. ^ "W2W — Walney to Wear & Whitby Cycle Route". cyclingw2w.info. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. ^ "W2W — Route Map". cyclingw2w.info. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Walney to Wear and Whitby (W2W) - Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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