Reivers Way Off-Road Coast-to-Coast Cycle Route Gravel Biking Adventure 157 miles Maryport-Tynemouth

Follow the 2024 journey of four brave souls on gravel bikes, as they take on the Reivers Off-Road Cycle Route. A coast-to-coast (Irish Sea to North Sea) multi-day adventure, first starting in Whitehaven and navigating to Maryport (official start point of Reivers), then finishing in Tynemouth.

157 miles of a mixture of tarmac and off-road sections, gravel in places, but also technical more suited to MTB.

Thanks to Pedal Power for their support during the trip: https://pedal-power.co.uk

Route statistics*:
• Day 1: Whitehaven to Maryport, 17 miles, 800 ft climbing
• Day 1: Maryport to Carlisle, 43 miles, 3619 ft climbing
• Day 2: Carlisle to Bellingham, 69 miles, 5,634 ft climbing
• Day 3: Bellingham to Tynemouth, 53 miles, 2645 ft climbing

Contents:
– 00:00 Introduction
– 00:35 Day 0 – Pre-ride activities in Whitehaven
– 00:49 Day 1 – Leaving Whitehaven
– 01:25 Day 1 – Maryport – Official start-point of Reivers Cycle Route
– 01:58 Day 1 – Cockermouth
– 03:50 Day 1 – Lunch at Mucky Duck Cafe & Tea Room, Caldbeck
– 03:55 Day 1 – Path closure
– 04:30 Day 1 – Rear hanger destroyer
– 04:33 Day 1 – Landslide
– 05:33 Day 1 – Entering Carlisle
– 06:09 Day 2 – Leaving Carlisle
– 06:39 Day 2 – Things get tasty!
– 07:00 Day 2 – Wet tarmac drifting
– 07:09 Day 2 – Lunch at The Olive Tree, Newcastleton
– 07:16 Day 2 – 7 Stanes blue route
– 07:26 Day 2 – Kielder Forest
– 08:03 Day 2 – Technical single track
– 08:49 Day 2 – HIIT session
– 09:05 Day 2 – Leaving Kielder Water reservoir
– 09:10 Day 2 – Just when you thought it couldn’t get more tasty!
– 09:23 Day 2 – River crossing
– 09:34 Day 2 – Arriving in Bellingham
– 09:37 Day 3 – Departing Bellingham
– 11:23 Day 3 – Cow herding
– 11:34 Day 3 – Triffids
– 12:16 Day 3 – Lunch at Matfen Village Store & Coffee Shop
– 12:27 Day 3 – More bog-fest
– 13:05 Day 3 – Weetslade Country Park Drill Heads
– 13:16 Day 3 – Drifting gravel
– 13:46 Day 3 – First site of North Sea
– 14:11 Day 3 – Long Sands beach
– 14:16 Day 3 – Tynemouth Rowing Club – End of Reivers Cycle route

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