The C2C And Northern Cycle Routes Forum

the signage around the newcastle area is very good, its an easy ride along tyne past the sage,baltic and millenium bridge,plenty of outside bars etc.is this link of any use to you?

http://www.reivers-guide.co.uk/

Thanks John, that's useful info. Is it mainly roads or are there stretches on paths in Newcastle? If the latter what is the glass/youth/hassle situation like? I had some problems on the outskirts of Sunderland from a gang of lads deliberately smashing bottles at the barriers and spoiling what would have otherwise been an excellent end to my solo C2C, so I'm now more cautious on paths in cities.

the area of newcastle is very cosmo now ,have a look at the gallery on the hadrian route 74 etc,

geocycle wrote:Thanks John, that's useful info. Is it mainly roads or are there stretches on paths in Newcastle? If the latter what is the glass/youth/hassle situation like? I had some problems on the outskirts of Sunderland from a gang of lads deliberately smashing bottles at the barriers and spoiling what would have otherwise been an excellent end to my solo C2C, so I'm now more cautious on paths in cities.

I would not let a small minority of Dickheads stop you, because that's what their want. Probably had too much Double Maxim and gone to their micro little brains.

too right, my mate used to carry a big old blumels aluminium pump, we were threatened by bunch of scroats sniffin glue around the back of metrocentre but when we stopped and faced em they soon ran away,but they kept fallin over with the glue.

Thanks again guys. I'll probably give it a go.

Well just back from a cold but enjoyable Reivers. The weather is just so unpredictable at the moment. Still some snow on the tops in Kielder but otherwise OK.

Here are some pics.

http://www.thorncycles.co.uk/forums/ind ... pic=1741.0

Glad to hear you completed the ride, in such harsh conditions. I would like to do the Reiver's again sometime, maybe later in the year.

What is the range of hills in the 1st photo, looks like the Skiddaw range.

Yes, that's Skiddaw with bassenthwaite in the foreground.

I really enjoyed the Reivers although did find it a significant challenge. There are few 'easy' miles to recharge the batteries between the climbs. It is also very remote (in an English context at least) and you need to be self-sufficient.

Thanks for that. I have thought about doing another Coast to Coast in September doing from St.Bees to Robin Hood's Bay with the Packhorse Co., that is going to cost at least £500. Which works out about £100 a day. So I maybe would like to do the Reiver's instead, that is get the train to Carlisle, then cycle to Penrith via the link route. Then over to Whitehaven, up to Workington and Cockermouth, then do the Reiver's to Whitley Bay.

Or maybe do the route in reverse.

Have you any suggestions about campsites along the Reiver's, apart Leapish Water, too many midgies there. The map I have is out of date (1998), so need to update it.