National Cycle Route 665
National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 665 is a Sustrans route from Wetherby to South West York. Two sections of the route are open. As of summer 2020 the route is not fully signed. The central section between Tadcaster and Newton Kyme is still a proposal.
Route
Wetherby to Newton Kyme
Starting on Linton Road Wetherby the route is a railway path before it goes through a housing estate and uses an underpass to cross the
Newton Kyme to Tadcaster
As of summer 2020 this route is still a proposal. The planned route follows the A659 to Tadcaster.[5]
Tadcaster to York
The route uses a longstanding verge-side cycle-path next to the A64. NCN 665 ends where it meets Route 65 at Askham Bar Park and Ride site. This section of the route is mainly unsigned.
This section is paralleled to the south by NCN 66, which follows quiet country lanes.
Related Routes
Route 65 meets the following routes:
- 65 at Askham Bar, York 53°55′31″N 1°06′45″W / 53.9253°N 1.1126°W
- 66 at Tadcaster 53°53′14″N 1°15′27″W / 53.8871°N 1.2575°W
- 67 at Wetherby 53°55′59″N 1°22′43″W / 53.933°N 1.3786°W
References
- ^ "Local path for all seasons joins Route 66". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "The Wetherby Railway Path" (PDF). Leeds City Council. Sustrans. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ "Bridging Newton Kyme and Thorp Arch | Redrow". www.redrow.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Cycle network expansion in area". www.wetherbynews.co.uk. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Paths for Everyone: North of England" (PDF). p. 16. Retrieved 4 December 2018.