National Cycle Route 64
| NCN Route 64 | |
|---|---|
Owston, 191 m (627 ft) | |
| Lowest point | Lincoln, 4 m (13 ft) |
| Website | sustrans.org.uk |
National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 64 is a Sustrans National Route that runs from Market Harborough (52°28′37″N 0°54′54″W / 52.477°N 0.915°W) to Lincoln (53°13′41″N 0°31′37″W / 53.228°N 0.527°W). The route is 68 miles (109 km) in length and is fully open and signed in both directions.[1] There are three sections to the route, NCN 63 and NCN 15 form the links between these sections.
History
Between Cotham and Newark the route uses the track bed of the old Newark to Bottesford railway.[2] From Harby to the outskirts of Lincoln the route is a railway path along the trackbed of the Lancashire, Derbyshire and East Coast Railway.[3]
Route
Route 64 starts in Market Harborough at a junction with NCN 6. It heads north through the Leicestershire countryside to Goadby where it is interrupted by NCN Route 63.
It restarts at
Route 64 reappears at another junction with NCN 15 near
Related NCN routes
Route 64 meets the following routes:
- 6 at Market Harborough (52°28′39″N 0°54′56″W / 52.4775°N 0.9155°W)
- 63 at Goadby (52°35′17″N 0°53′13″W / 52.588°N 0.887°W) and Owston and Newbold (52°40′N 0°51′W / 52.66°N 0.85°W)
- Woolsthorpe-by-Belvoir (52°54′22″N 0°44′47″W / 52.906°N 0.7465°W) and Thoroton (52°57′52″N 0°52′41″W / 52.9645°N 0.878°W)
- 647 at Harby (53°13′59″N 0°40′59″W / 53.233°N 0.683°W)
- 1 at Lincoln (53°13′39″N 0°31′37″W / 53.2275°N 0.527°W)
References
- ^ "Route 64 - Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- ^ "Newark to Cotham - Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Harby to Lincoln - Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Melton Mowbray Cycle Map" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ISBN 978-0-319-22929-3.
- ISBN 978-0-319-23162-3.
- ^ "Newark to Cotham Railway Path" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
- ^ "Lincoln to Harby Cycle Trail" (PDF). Retrieved 22 September 2018.
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