Newcastle to Edinburgh Cycle Epic

Road Cycling
Sep 23
2017

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175 miles (280 km)

3 days

A three day journey by cycle, taking in the spectactular Northumberland coast, castles, Berwickshire cliff-tops and Firth of Forth.

Saturday: Our route will follow the Sustrans 'Coast and Castles' route 1 along the north bank of the Tyne before heading northwards along the coast through Whitley Bay, Blyth and Amble to our first stop over at the youth hostel in the large market town of Alnwick (approx. 55 miles)

Sunday: We'll rejoin the coastal route through Seahouses, past Bamburgh Castle with a possible option (dependent on tide times) of a detour to visit the Holy Island (Lindisfarne) accessible at low tide via a causeway. Our destination for that evening will be the youth hostel in the historic Berwick-upon-Tweed - England's most northerly town (approx. 50 miles plus an additional 8 miles or so if including the Holy Island).

Monday: Our final day is our longest day, so after a reasonably early start we'll leave Route 1 shortly after Berwick, cross over the border and follow the Sustrans 'Round the Forth' route 76 northwards through the fishing port of Eyemouth, past the fine beach at Coldingham, through the East Lothian towns of Dunbar and Haddington to arrive in Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh by late afternoon / early evening (approx. 65 miles).

Following marked cycle routes for the entire route, much of it will be on minor roads with a few well-surfaced off-road and traffic-free sections. The trip is best suited to road cycles or hybrids.

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