National Cycle Route 165

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 165 is a Sustrans National Route that runs from Barnard Castle to Whitby. The route is 116 km (72 miles) long and is fully open and signed in both directions.[1]

National Cycle Route 165
Route 165 near Commondale in the North York Moors
part of the W2W Cycle Route
Established2007 (as Regional Route 52)
Length116 km (72 mi)
Location
DesignationUK National Cycle Network
TrailheadsBarnard Castle (west) to Whitby (east)
UseCycling
Elevation
Highest pointCommondale, 247 m (810 ft)
Lowest pointRuswarp, 5 m (16 ft)
Cycling details
Trail difficultyModerate
Waymark 165 
Websitewww.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-165/

History

The W2W was launched on 1 June 2005 as a cross-country cycle route from Walney Island in Cumbria to Sunderland on the River Wear . In 2007 a southern branch from Barnard Castle to Whitby was added.[2] This southern branch was originally classified as regional route 52, it was upgraded to National Cycle Network Route 165 in 2012.[3] The Walney to Whitby route is 179 miles (288 km).[4]

Route
National Cycle Route 165
   70  to West and North
0
 Barnard Castle
4
   715  to North
 River Tees
20
 Croft-on-Tees
 River Tees
 River Tees
31
 Appleton Wiske
32
37
   65  joins from South
39
 Hutton Rudby
 River Leven
40
   65  Leaves to North
47
 Great Ayton
50
 Kildale
52
   168  to North
56
 Commondale
 River Esk
58
 Castleton
 River Esk
60
 Danby
68
 Egton
72
 Sleights
74
 Ruswarp
 River Esk
74
  1  to South
River Esk
76
 Whitby
   1  to North

The western trailhead is in Barnard Castle at a junction with Route 70. The route descends off the Durham Dales along the lower Tees Valley for 20 miles (32 km) to Croft-on-Tees near Darlington. Continuing on flat roads for 27 miles (43 km) until it reaches the North York Moors at Great Ayton. Following the Eskdale for the final 27 miles (43 km) the route crosses the River Esk four times before reaching its eastern trailhead at a junction with Route 1 on the outskirts of Whitby. This section includes serval steep climbs and descents, some of them are on off-road tracks.[5]

Route 165 is part of the W2W route along with:[6]

Route 165 meets the following routes:

  • 70 at Barnard Castle
  • 715 at Whorlton
  • 65 at Hutton Rudby
  • 168 at Kildale
  • 1 at Whitby

References
  1. {{cite web |title=Route 165 |url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-165/ |website=Sustrans |access-date=2020=03-08}
  2. Sustrans (2007). Discover Three Rivers : cycle routes map (Rev. ed.). Bristol: Sustrans. ISBN 1901389685.
  3. "W2W renumbered to Route 70 / 165". cyclingw2w.info. 8 May 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  4. "W2W — Walney to Wear & Whitby Cycle Route". cyclingw2w.info. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  5. "W2W — Route Map". cyclingw2w.info. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
  6. "Walney to Wear and Whitby (W2W) - Map". Sustrans. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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