Bay Cycle Way

Cycle route around Morecambe Bay in NW England

NCN Route 700 / Bay Cycle Way

Map of Morecambe Bay, showing almost all the route

Length| 80 mi (130 km)
Location| Morecambe Bay (Cumbria and Lancashire), England
Established| 2015
Designation| UK National Cycle Network
Trailheads| Walney Island (west)
54°6′9″N 3°15′45″W﻿ / ﻿54.10250°N 3.26250°W﻿ / 54.10250; -3.26250﻿ (Route 700 (Walney Island terminus))
Glasson Dock (east)
53°59′53″N 2°50′48″W﻿ / ﻿53.99806°N 2.84667°W﻿ / 53.99806; -2.84667﻿ (Route 700 (Glasson Dock terminus))
Use| Cycling
Elevation change| 1777m[1]
Lowest point| start and finish, 0 m (0 ft)
Waymark|  700
Surface| 28.2% Traffic-free, 99.0% Asphalt
Website| Sustrans route description

The Bay Cycle Way is an 80-mile (130 km) cycling route around Morecambe Bay in Lancashire and Cumbria in north west England.[2][3] Most of it forms National Cycle Route 700 (NCN 700), while other sections are waymarked as NCN 6 (London to the Lake District), NCN 69 (Hest Bank to Cleethorpes) and NCN 70 (Walney to Sunderland).[1]

It has been recommended by The Daily Telegraph ("20 amazing ways to enjoy the English seaside this summer"),[4] the i newspaper ("20 best cycle routes in the UK: from coastal pathways to woodland rides")[5] and the Touring Club Italiano ("Inghilterra, Scozia e Galles in bicicletta, le ciclabili più belle per una vacanza green").[6]

## Route[edit]

The end points of the route are Walney Island, west of Barrow-in-Furness, and Glasson Dock, a former port on the River Lune south west of Lancaster.[7] The route goes inland to Milnthorpe to cross the River Kent at Levens Bridge, near Levens Hall, the lowest crossing point of the river by road; there are hopes that a footpath and cycleway may some time be installed alongside the railway viaduct which crosses the river at Arnside, further downstream.[8] 99.0% of the road is on asphalt roads or paths, and 28.2% is on traffic-free paths.[2] The route ascends to 170 metres (560 ft) between Grenodd and Cartmel,[9] and goes above 100 metres (330 ft) in three sections.[9] There are said to be three "challenging climbs": leaving Ulverston, ascending Bigland Hill (between Bigland Tarn and Bigland Barrow, north of Cartmel) and Warton Crag.[10] The total ascent has been calculated to be 1,777 metres (5,830 ft).[1] Sustrans estimates total cycling time as 6 h 46 min at an average pace of 12 miles per hour (19 km/h),[2] while the Morecambe Bay Partnership suggests a four-day itinerary.[11]

The route passes through:[11][9]

Walney
Island

Barrow-in-Furness

Rampside

Roosebeck

Ulverston

Greenodd

Cartmel

Cark

Flookburgh

Grange-
-over-
-Sands

Milnthorpe

Arnside

Silverdale

Carnforth

Hest Bank

Morecambe

Lancaster

Glasson Dock

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Places on the Bay Cycle Way

* Walney Island
* Barrow-in-Furness
* Rampside
* Roosebeck (8 miles (13 km))
* Ulverston (19 miles (31 km))
* Greenodd
* Cartmel
* Cark
* Flookburgh
* Grange-over-Sands (37 miles (60 km))
* River Kent crossing at Levens Bridge
* Arnside (53 miles (85 km))
* Silverdale
* Carnforth (outskirts) (62 miles (100 km))
* Hest Bank
* Morecambe (70 miles (110 km))
* Lancaster (73 miles (117 km))
* Glasson Dock (80 miles (130 km))

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "The Bay Cycle Way- NCN 700". Sporty after Forty. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Bay Cycle Way". Sustrans. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
3. ^ "Bay Cycle Way". www.morecambebay.org.uk. Morecambe Bay Partnership. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
4. ^ Baxter, Sarah (25 June 2020). "20 amazing ways to enjoy the English seaside this summer". The Telegraph. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
5. ^ "20 best cycle routes in the UK: from coastal pathways to woodland rides". inews.co.uk. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
6. ^ Touring Club Italiano. "Inghilterra, Scozia e Galles in bicicletta, le ciclabili più belle per una vacanza green" (in Italian). Retrieved 25 June 2020.
7. ^ "Bay Cycle Way - Cycle Route in Morecambe, Morecambe Bay". www.visitlancashire.com. Visit Lancashire. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
8. ^ "£50,000 awarded to test Arnside viaduct walkway and cycle crossing". Cumbria Crack. 28 November 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
9. ^ a b c "Bay Cycle Way". cycle.travel. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
10. ^ "Bay Cycle Way - The Route". www.morecambebay.org.uk. Morecambe Bay Partnership.
11. ^ a b "Bay Cycle Way - 4 Day Itinerary". www.morecambebay.org.uk. Morecambe Bay Partnership. Retrieved 26 June 2020.

## Further reading[edit]

* The Bay Cycle Way : cycle route map (2nd ed.). Sustrans. 2017. ISBN 978-1910845387.

## External links[edit]

* Map of route from Sustrans and Ordnance Survey
* Description including elevation profile

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