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The C2C cycle route was opened in 1994 and runs from Whitehaven on the west coast of Cumbria to the North East coast of England at Sunderland. At 140 miles long the C2C is Britain's most popular long distance cycle route. |
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The route
starts in the former coal mining and industrial lands of West Cumbria, travels
through the stunning scenery of the northern Lake District via the notorious
Whinlatter Pass and then heads into Keswick before passing through Penrith and the
Eden Valley. It then starts the long, hard climb up to Hartside and onto the
Northern Pennines. There then follows an undulating ride as the C2C meanders
through old lead mining villages, such as Garrigill and Nenthead, on the way to
the highest point of the C2C at Black Hill and thence down into the Durham Dales
before entering the old steel town of Consett. From here on in it's an easier ride
through one of Britain's old industrial heartlands to the North Sea and
Sunderland. |
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