You'll see lots of nature.

Spurred on by this you will also wonder at the changing landscape. Beginning with the Carboniferous coal measures (300 million years old) of the plain from Whitehaven to Ennerdale, you gradually encounter the rising hills of Lakeland where the Skiddaw slates (440 million years) have been lifted by molten granite rising from the mantle below. By the end you will have seen carboniferous limestone, Permian new red sandstone (290 million years) and further coal measures at Tynemouth.

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Sustrans publish lots of information about the National Cycle Network, sell books and have a range of information brochures on all aspects of cycling.
www.sustrans.org.uk

Cyclists’ Touring Club (CTC) is a voluntary organisation that represents cyclists fighting for rights of way and other issues but also gives information on cycling routes, training and safety. The club publishes a bi-monthly magazine, ‘Cycling’.
www.ctc.org.uk