Bay Cycle Way


The Bay Cycle Way is a cycling route around Morecambe Bay in Lancashire and Cumbria in north west England. Most of it forms National Cycle Route 700, while other sections are waymarked as NCN 6, NCN 69 and NCN 70.
It has been recommended by The Daily Telegraph, the I newspaper and the Touring Club Italiano.

Route

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. 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. 99.0% of the road is on asphalt roads or paths, and 28.2% is on traffic-free paths. The route ascends to between Grenodd and Cartmel, and goes above in three sections. There are said to be three "challenging climbs": leaving Ulverston, ascending Bigland Hill and Warton Crag. The total ascent has been calculated to be. Sustrans estimates total cycling time as 6 h 46 min at an average pace of, while the Morecambe Bay Partnership suggests a four day itinerary.
The route passes through: