National Cycle Route 164

Cycle route in Yorkshire Wolds, England

53°55′48″N 0°46′34″W / 53.93°N 0.776°W / 53.93; -0.776

Hutton Cranswick

1 53°57′14″N 0°30′00″W / 53.954°N 0.5°W / 53.954; -0.5

Kiplingcotes

66 53°53′02″N 0°35′31″W / 53.884°N 0.592°W / 53.884; -0.592

Beverley

1 53°50′N 0°26′W / 53.84°N 0.43°W / 53.84; -0.43

UseCyclingElevation gain/loss375 metres (1,230 ft) gain 425 metres (1,390 ft) lossHighest pointHuggate, 191 m (627 ft)Lowest pointBeverley, 9 m (30 ft)Waymark

Websitehttps://www.sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-164/

National Cycle Network (NCN) Route 164 is a Sustrans regional route in the Yorkshire Wolds. The Northern section between Pocklington and Hutton Cranswick is part of the Way of the Roses, opened in 2010.^[1] The southern section links Beverley and Kiplingcotes via Newbold. Both sections are key parts of the 146 mile Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route,^[2] opened in 2011.^[3] It is fully open and signed.

Route

Pocklington to Hutton Cranswick

The northern section is entirely on road using quiet country lanes. Its western end is in Pocklington in the Vale of York.^[4] The route climbs up the Yorkshire Worlds through Millington Dale. It is a gentle climb compared to most of the roads up the scarp slope of the wold. The village of Huggate is shortly after the top of the climb. The route runs downhill to the Holderness Plain. Its eastern end is about two miles west of Hutton Cranswick where it meets NCN 1.

Kiplingcotes to Beverley

The western end of the southern section is in Kiplingcotes at a junction with NCN 66.^[5] The route heads south to Newbold, with steep roads in and out, then turns east to Walkington, Beverley Westwood. Its eastern end is in Beverley at a junction with NCN 1.

Related NCN Routes

Route 164 meets the following routes:

1 at Hutton Cranswick 53°57′14″N 0°29′53″W / 53.9539°N 0.498°W / 53.9539; -0.498 and Beverley 53°50′26″N 0°25′44″W / 53.8406°N 0.429°W / 53.8406; -0.429
66 at Pocklington 53°55′51″N 0°46′33″W / 53.9309°N 0.7758°W / 53.9309; -0.7758 and Kiplingcotes 53°53′01″N 0°35′32″W / 53.8835°N 0.5921°W / 53.8835; -0.5921
167 at Huggate 53°59′02″N 0°39′49″W / 53.984°N 0.6636°W / 53.984; -0.6636

Route 164 (northern section) is part of the Way of the Roses along with:

69 68 688 65 658 66 1

Route 164 is part of the Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route with:

66 1 166 167

References

^ "Route Opening". Way of the Roses cycle route. Cooper Douglas Partnership. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route". Cycle the Yorkshire Wolds. Cooper Douglas Partnership. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ Wills, Dixie. "Yorkshire Wolds Cycle Route: 146 miles of back roads and huge skies". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ Way of the Roses Sustrans' Cycle Route Map. Sustrans. 2010. ISBN 1901389839.
^ Yorkshire Wolds, York & the Humber Cycle Map 28. Sustrans. 2014. ISBN 1900623455.