National Cycle Route 688

NCN Route 688
A typical Route 688 sign showing the Way of the Roses red and white roses, a direction arrow and route number
Length55 mi (89 km)
LocationYorkshire, United Kingdom
Established2010
DesignationUK National Cycle Network
TrailheadsWinterburn (west)
54°01′21″N 2°06′09″W / 54.0226°N 2.1025°W / 54.0226; -2.1025 (Route 688 (Winterburn terminus))
Linton-on-Ouse (east)
54°02′19″N 1°14′06″W / 54.0387°N 1.2351°W / 54.0387; -1.2351 (Route 688 (Linton-on-Ouse terminus))
UseCycling
Highest pointGreenhow, 404[1] m (1,325 ft)
Lowest pointLinton-on-Ouse, 16 m (52 ft)
DifficultyHard
Waymark
SurfaceOn-road
Website[1]
National Cycle
Route 688
Legend
   68 
Western trailhead
Burnsall
River Wharfe
Appletreewick
Greenhow
River Nidd
Pateley Bridge
Brimham Rocks
  67  to S
Fountains Abbey &
Studley Royal Park
 Ripon
Boroughbridge
River Ouse
Eastern trailhead
  65 

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 688 is a Sustrans National Route that runs from Winterburn to Linton-on-Ouse.[2] It is 55 miles (89 km), fully open and signed.

History

Route 688 was created as an integral part of the Way of the Roses coast-to-coast route between Morecambe and Bridlington which opened on 11 September 2010.[3]

Route

The western trailhead is at Winterburn (54°01′21″N 2°06′09″W / 54.0226°N 2.1025°W / 54.0226; -2.1025), in the Yorkshire Dales, where it meets Route 68, the Pennine Cycle Way. It passes through Cracoe and Burnsall before climbing to the routes high point at Greenhow followed by a steep descent into Pateley Bridge. A further climb to Brimham Rocks is followed by a gradual descent on to the Vale of York via Fountains Abbey and Ripon. From here the route is flat as it follows the River Ouse via Boroughbridge and crossing it at Aldwark Bridge. The eastern trail head is at a junction with Route 65 at Linton-on-Ouse (54°02′19″N 1°14′06″W / 54.0387°N 1.2351°W / 54.0387; -1.2351).[4]

Route 688 is part of the Way of the Roses along with:[5]

Route 688 meets the following routes:

References

  1. ^ "Way of the Roses – LDWA Long Distance Paths". www.ldwa.org.uk. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Route 688 - Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  3. ^ "Way of the Roses flyer" (PDF). bridlingtonrenaissance.com. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Way of the Roses – Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  5. ^ Douglas, Rupert (2013). Way of the Roses : the official guide to the National Cycle Network coast to coast cycle route from Morecambe to Bridlington. ISBN 1901389871.
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